Box 14

Scope and Contents Front view of the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" airplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. "The Messenger" was a small airplane that was powered by a two-cycle four cylinder engine. The aircraft was a single seat model and resembled the De Havilland DH-4 in design. The view of the aircraft is from the front section looking toward the tail while the aircraft is sitting in the middle...

Scope and Contents Fuselage of the De Havilland DH-4 packed in a shipping crate at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows a De Havilland DH-4 that is packed in a shipping crate at a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. The aircraft has a Scarff ring attached and is secured in the shipping crate. Other parts of the aircraft are being packed in shipping crates and crates that are finished are visible to the right side of the image and one is labeled 32065. Tools, airplane parts,...

Scope and Contents The Dayton-Wright Honeymoon Express showing the passenger area to the front of the plane on the modified De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic image shows the interior of the second cockpit of the Honeymoon Express up to the front of the airplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The Honeymoon Express was a modified De Havilland DH-4 that could carry three people, one pilot and two passengers. A small canopy could be pulled over the...

Scope and Contents Howard Rinehart stands between a De Havilland DH-4 and the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field August 14, 1918. The photograph shows Howard Rinehart standing between a De Havilland DH-4 and the Dayton-Wright "The Messenger" at the South Field of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. Rinehart is resting his hand on the propeller of the DH-4. The design similarities are apparent between the two aircraft in this side by side view. In the background the...

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The Dayton-Wright Bull Head Biplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic print shows the Dayton-Wright Bull Head Biplane at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The airplane seated two and had an eight cylinder engine. The aircraft resembles the Standard J1 in some aspects of the design. A large number two is painted on the tail. In the background hangars are visible with building materials and horse drawn wagons.

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Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees working on De Havilland DH-4s. Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees work on a De Havilland DH-4 in a Dayton-Wright factory, circa 1918. The photograph shows a group of men working on the Liberty Engine of a DH-4. Other DH-4s are lined up in rows and do not have the wings attached.

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Standard J-1 training aircraft at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic print shows aircraft wings supported on sawhorses in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory, circa 1918. In the background several Standard J-1 training aircraft are visible. The J-1 training airplanes are completely finished and have numbers painted on the side. The numbers on the aircraft from left to right are: 1662, 1663, 1660, 1659, and 1658. The negative is labeled D49.

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Kettering Bug production at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photograph shows Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees building parts for the Kettering Bug, circa 1918. The three employees appear to be working on the propellers for the Bug. Throughout the image different parts of the Bug are visible and a completed Bug with military markings hangs from the ceiling.

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Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees work on the Kettering Bug. The photograph shows Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees working on a Kettering Bug, circa 1918. The completed Bug is hanging from a harness that is attached to the ceiling of the workspace. The employees appear to be testing the engine of the Bug.

Scope and Contents Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company remove the landing gear from a De Havilland DH-4. Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company remove the landing gear of a De Havilland DH-4 in preparation for packing the airplane for shipment. The DH-4 is held up by a block and tackle and is suspended over the pallet that it will be shipped on. In the background other DH-4s are visible and being prepared for shipment. The title of the negative is "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 43....