DW Image # 70: 1000th De Havilland DH-4 airplane produced, plant 1, operation 2 (Neg #712), 1918 July 24

The fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 at operation number two at 2 p.m. July 24, 1918. The photograph shows the fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company laying on its side on a set of sawhorses. The interior of the empty fuselage is the center of the print. The engine mounts are visible and the area where the cockpits will be placed is visible. Two American flags hang from the front end of the fuselage. A sign hangs from the side of the fuselage that reads "I am ship no. 1000 I leave for France on July 31st at 4:30 p.m. Help me along." In the background Dayton-Wright Employees work and other sections of DH-4 fuselage can be seen. The title of the negative is "The Dayton-Wright Airplane Co. Plant-1. Operation No. 2 - July 24 - 2 p.m."