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DW Image # 42: Howard Rinehart piloting De Havilland DH-4 with military weapons and Bernard Whelan as gunner, at South Field, 1918 May 14

 Item — Box: 5, Folder: 42

Scope and Contents

Howard Rinehart piloting a De Havilland DH-4 with military weapons and equipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field May 14, 1918. The photograph shows a De Havilland DH-4 equipped with military weapons at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. The pilot is Howard Rinehart and the gunner is Bernard L. Whelan, both employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The aircraft is number 32098 and has twin Lewis guns mounted on the Scarff ring, fixed Marlin machine guns at the pilot's cockpit, and is equipped with navigation lights. In the background buildings that are labeled D0, D1, and D2 can be seen. The photograph is titled "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co., South Field - May 14-19." Similar image to MS152_064.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 May 14

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_042) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/42.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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