DW Image # 81: Fuselage assembly of De Havilland DH-4 with tail section attached (Neg #9), circa 1918

Fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 with the tail section attached at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. The fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 sits on a table marked Operation Number 3 in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. The tail section is attached to the fuselage, however, the tail is not completely covered and assembled. In the background, extra parts for the tail section are visible as well as the brackets for mounting the Liberty Engine. A United States of America flag is hung in an office above the operation and a nearby post is labeled 268. The negative is titled "Dayton Wright Airplane" and labeled as 9.