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DW Image # 35: De Havilland DH-4 Airplane with military markings, Exterior shot, circa 1918

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 35

Scope and Contents

De Havilland DH-4 with military markings at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. A De Havilland DH-4 with military markings, gun sites at the front cockpit, and what appears to be a set of guns covered on the Scarff ring of the second cockpit is the center of the photograph taken at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field, circa 1918. Generators that are attached to the landing gear were used for heat, lights, and electric power. Navigation lights and a flare dispenser are visible on the wing. The tail number of the aircraft is 40044. Hangars are visible to the right of the aircraft and the background shows local farms. A sign that lies on the ground behind the aircraft reads "Please Keep Off The Grass".

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1918

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_035) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/35.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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