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DW Image # 210: De Havilland DH-4 crash, wings broken with heavy front-end damage, A.S. 63432, identified as Springfield, Ohio (Neg #93), circa 1918

 Item — Box: 19, Folder: 2, Item: 210

Scope and Contents

De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company that crashed. The photograph shows a De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company that crashed, circa 1919. The DH-4 has the wings broken and heavy damage to the front-end. The tail number of the aircraft is A.S. 63432. A note on the back of the print reads, "Wreck of DH-4 at Springfield, Ohio. Plane was en route to Mt. Clemens, Michigan and struck a tree and crashed. Photo shows advantage in change of pilots seat."

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 Print

General

View this item (ms152_210) online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms152_photographs/210.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
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