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DW Image # 130: “Messenger” airplane (Neg #65), circa 1918

 Item — Box: 13, Folder: 130

Scope and Contents

Tail view of the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" airplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. "The Messenger" was a small airplane that was powered by a two-cycle four cylinder engine. The aircraft was a single seat model and resembled the De Havilland DH-4 in design. The view of the aircraft is from the tail section looking forward to the front while the aircraft is parked in the middle of an open field. The negative is numbered 65.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1918

Creator

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_130) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/130.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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