DW Image # 69: 1000th De Havilland DH-4 airplane produced, plant 1, operation 1 (Neg #713), 1918 July 23

The fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company set on sawhorses at Plant 1 at operation number one July 23, 1918 at 4:30 p.m.. The photographic print shows the fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 aircraft constructed on a set of sawhorses. The tail section is added but not covered and the engine mounts are visible in the front. On the side of the fuselage is a painted sign that reads, "I am ship 1000 will leave for France July 31 - 4:30 p.m." On the tail section of the fuselage another sign hangs that reads, "I am ship no. 1000 I leave for France on July 31st at 4:30 p.m. help me along." Two American flags are connected to the fuselage of the 1000 DH-4. OK is written on the fuselage in chalk. In the background other fuselages are being worked on by employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The title of the negative is, "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Plant-1 Operation no. 1 - July 23 - 4:30 p.m." and the negative is labeled as 713.