DW Image # 64: Wide angle view of De Havilland DH-4 with military weapons at South Field. (Neg #55), 1918 May 14
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 wide angle view of the 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 Whelan, both employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The aircraft is number 32098 and has twin Lewis guns mounted on the Scarff ring and fixed Marlin machine guns at the pilot's cockpit. The aircraft is equipped with navigation lights and flare dispensers. In the background hangars can be seen and a Standard J-1 training aircraft with the number 1673 is parked in the field. The photograph is titled "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co., South Field - May 14-19" and the negative is 55. Similar photograph to MS152_042.
Dates
- Creation: 1918 May 14
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_064) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/64.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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