DW Image # 35: De Havilland DH-4 Airplane with military markings, Exterior shot, circa 1918
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
- From the Collection: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company (Organization)
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
Wright State University Libraries
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