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DW Image # 24: Full size and model De Havilland DH-4 Airplane at South Field Experimental Plant, 1918 April 27

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 24

Scope and Contents

De Havilland DH-4 at South Field, Dayton-Wright Airplane Company April 27, 1918. A De Havilland DH-4 sits in front of the buildings of the South Field Experimental Plant of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company in this photograph. An unidentified pilot and unidentified gunner can be seen in the two cockpits of the airplane. A twin fixed Marlin machine gun is mounted in front of the pilot and the tail and wings have the red, white, and blue paint scheme finished. The tail is marked with the number 32073. A model of the aircraft sits on the ground beside the real one. In the background a soldier observes the aircraft. Three buildings are present in the background and they are labeled D-0, D-1, and D-2. The doors of the building labeled D-2 are partially open and the front of another De Havilland DH-4 can be seen. The title on the negative reads "Dayton Wright Airplane South Field Apr 27-18."

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 April 27

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please use CORE Scholar, the campus online repository at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/ , to view the images for reference.

Extent

1 item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

8x10 Glass plate negative

General

View this item (ms152_024) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/24.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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