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Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4s lined up outside of a factory of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 lined up in a row along a driveway that leads to the entrance to a factory, circa 1918. The aircraft do not have wings or tails and some lack propellers. Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work outside of the factory and construction materials are seen throughout the image. Other buildings and power lines are visible in the...

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4s lined up outside of a factory of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company July 24, 1918. The photograph shows fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 lined up in a row along a driveway that leads to the entrance to a factory. The aircraft do not have wings or completed tails. Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work outside of the factory and construction materials are seen in the foreground. Other buildings marked with P1 and P and power lines are visible in the...

Scope and Contents Orville Wright and Howard Rinehart with a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field May 14, 1918. Orville Wright and Howard Rinehart stand by a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. In the background a Standard J-1 training aircraft can be seen. Both Wright and Rinehart are dressed in typical apparel for pilots of the time. The title of the photograph, labeled as 52 is "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co., South Field - May 14-18". The...

Scope and Contents Howard Rinehart piloting a De Havilland DH-4 with military weapons and equipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field May 14, 1918. The photograph shows a wide angle view of the De Havilland DH-4 equipped with military weapons at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. The pilot is Howard Rinehart and the gunner is Bernard Whelan, both employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The aircraft is number 32098 and has twin Lewis guns mounted on the Scarff ring and...

Scope and Contents The Engineering Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company April 24, 1918. The photographic print is a group shot of the Engineering Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The group is gathered around a large table with papers stacked on it. Behind the group is a map of the United States and a map of Ohio. In the back row standing from left to right is: unidentified, Arch Freeman, N. S. Clunet, unidentified, unidentified, and C. P. Nellis. Seated from left to right is:...

Scope and Contents Motor test of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company at Plant 1 July 29, 1918. The photograph shows the 1000 and 1001 De Havilland DH-4s produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The 1000 ship is the center of the photograph and has an unidentified person sitting in the pilot's cockpit. The wings have been removed from both aircraft and the tails are down to the fuselage. The 1000 aircraft has the fixed Marlin machine guns at the pilot's cockpit. The...

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 with a Cadillac built Liberty Engine at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1, July 5, 1918. A De Havilland DH-4 with a Liberty Engine built by Cadillac is the center of the photograph. The aircraft is piloted by Bernard Whelan and the passenger in the second cockpit is unidentified. The Liberty Engine is exposed in the aircraft and the tail number of the aircraft is 32652. Another DH-4 is seen in the background and a sign painted on the side of a barn reads, "For best...

Scope and Contents Fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 in a circle outside of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. The photograph shows the fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 outside of Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company in a circle, circa 1918. The aircraft lack wings and most of the Liberty Engines are exposed. Early automobiles can be seen in the foreground. In the background residential buildings can be seen and one barn has a painted sign on it that reads "For best results use Lowe Bros...

Scope and Contents The fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 produced by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company set on sawhorses at Plant 1 at operation number one July 23, 1918 at 4:30 p.m.. The photographic print shows the fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 aircraft constructed on a set of sawhorses. The tail section is added but not covered and the engine mounts are visible in the front. On the side of the fuselage is a painted sign that reads, "I am ship 1000 will leave for France July 31 - 4:30 p.m." On...

Scope and Contents The fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 at operation number two at 2 p.m. July 24, 1918. The photograph shows the fuselage of the 1000 De Havilland DH-4 built by the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company laying on its side on a set of sawhorses. The interior of the empty fuselage is the center of the print. The engine mounts are visible and the area where the cockpits will be placed is visible. Two American flags hang from the front end of the...