DW Image # 131: “The Messenger” airplane, front view (Neg #66), circa 1918

Front 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 front section looking toward the tail while the aircraft is sitting in the middle of an open field. The negative is numbered 66.