DW Image # 123: De Havilland DH-4 airplane in factory (Neg #36), circa 1918

A De Havilland DH-4 inside of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. A De Havilland DH-4 airplane inside of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory is the main subject of this photograph taken circa 1918. The aircraft only has the left side wings attached. The radiator and shutters for the radiator are visible and the aircraft has a modified exhaust system. The Aldis sights for the guns is attached to the pilots cockpit. The airplane is painted and has the stars on the wings and tail. In the background building materials and parts are visible and Dayton-Wright employees are working around other DH-4s. The negative is titled "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 36.