DW Image # 205: Men working on De Havilland DH-4, experimental station, circa 1918

Interior view of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Experimental Station. The photograph shows Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees working on airplane parts at the Experimental Station, circa 1918. The employees work on various parts and the tail of a De Havilland DH-4 is visible in the foreground. Various tools and supplies are seen throughout the room. A No Smoking sign hangs in the back of the room near a sign that reads, "Notice - All Employees are warned against using any defective material, or in any way concealing faulty workmanship. The life of the airplane operator depends on you and the wrecking of an airplane due to defective material or workmanship may mean the death of a company of your brothers in arms. The Dayton Wright Airplane Co." The title of the negative is, "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton, Ohio. Experimental Station."