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Scope and Contents Fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 with the tail section attached at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory. The fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 sits on a table marked Operation Number 3 in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. The tail section is attached to the fuselage, however, the tail is not completely covered and assembled. In the background, extra parts for the tail section are visible as well as the brackets for mounting the Liberty Engine. A United States of America...

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Rejected De Havilland DH-4 landing gear at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Wheel Assembly

Scope and Contents Construction work being done at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. Construction at the back of Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company is the subject of the photograph taken in circa 1918. Construction workers work around the building using various pieces of equipment and tools. A team of horses pulls a cart with materials on it in the background. An early automobile and an early motorcycle can be seen parked beside the building. Building materials are scattered throughout the...

Scope and Contents De Havilland DH-4 rear cockpit control stick at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The De Havilland DH-4 rear cockpit control stick is the subject of the photograph at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. When the stick moves forward and backward it pivots the horizontal bar. The elevators are connected to the bar by cables that run to the arms at the ends of the bar. If the stick moves side to side pivoting on the assembly attached to the bar it twists the bar connected to...

Scope and Contents Fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 showing the interior with the electrical components at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the interior of the fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The fuselage has one side supported on sawhorses. The view shows the electrical wiring of the fuselage from front to back. By the first cockpit a box is visible and is marked "off, two men, one man" and two wires run from the box leading to the...

Scope and Contents Fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 showing the interior with various components visible at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 set up on pallets at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. At the right side of the fuselage is the engine mount where the Liberty Engine will be attached. Moving left is the first cockpit where the pilot will sit. At the pilot's cockpit a flare gun is visible on the wall, the control stick used to...

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The left top elevator control arm and hinge of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the wiring connected to the left top elevator arm and hinge on the tail of the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The negative is labeled 36. This image was taken circa 1918.

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Exterior view of construction at Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows construction at Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. Construction workers work outside of the building creating sidewalks. Two horse drawn wagons wait outside the building. A water tower stands behind the building with DW Co labeled on it.

Scope and Contents Tail skid of the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the tail skid of the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The tail skid was a steerable unit that attached to the bottom of the fuselage near the tail. The skid was usually made of a single piece of ash or oak and encased in steel that had lightening holes cut into it. The unit would be mounted on a shaft that entered the fuselage and attached to a socket. The socket...

Scope and Contents Fuselage side for the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The interior side of the fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 is the main subject of the photograph at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The fuselage has the electrical wire attached. Near the second cockpit at the far right of the photograph are two levers. In the background woodworking tools can be seen on a table. Two employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company work in the background under a...