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DW Image # 141: De Havilland DH-4 over pallet being prepared for shipment (Neg #41), circa 1918

 Item — Box: 15, Folder: 141

Scope and Contents

A De Havilland DH-4 being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The De Havilland DH-4 is parked over a pallet just prior to having the landing gear removed at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The DH-4 has the wings removed and blocks of wood placed along the fuselage for packing in the crate. The aircraft is stripped down to just the fuselage and landing gear. Beside the airplane another DH-4 is seen already lowered onto a shipping pallet. In the background other DH-4s are prepared for shipment by Dayton-Wright employees. The title of the negative is "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 41. This image was taken circa 1918.

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_141) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/141.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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