Box 15

Scope and Contents A De Havilland DH-4 being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The De Havilland DH-4 is parked over a pallet just prior to having the landing gear removed at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The DH-4 has the wings removed and blocks of wood placed along the fuselage for packing in the crate. The aircraft is stripped down to just the fuselage and landing gear. Beside the airplane another DH-4 is seen already lowered onto a shipping pallet. In the background other...

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Two Kettering Bugs on a rail track ready for launch at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic print shows two Kettering Bugs on the rail carts ready to be launched, circa 1918. Four other Bugs are lined up along side the rail track resting on sawhorses. The rail track runs from a small building to an open field. Residential buildings can be seen in the background.

Scope and Contents Completed De Havilland DH-4 fuselage at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 June 28, 1918. The photograph shows the completed fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. The airplane is parked near a window and has no wings but is otherwise complete. The Scarff ring is installed and the aircraft does not have a hood so the Liberty Engine is exposed. Other DH-4 fuselages are visible in the same building. In the background outside the building other...

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De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1. A De Havilland DH-4 is parked behind Plant 1 of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The photograph is out of focus so the people around the aircraft are unidentified. Early automobiles are visible behind the airplane. A railroad gondola car is visible in the background with the marking of Michigan Central on the side.

Scope and Contents The modified De Havilland DH-4 named the Dayton-Wright Honeymoon Express at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic image shows the Honeymoon Express 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 passengers to protect them from the elements. The passenger area canopy is partially open. The photograph shows the...

Scope and Contents Two female employees work on a Liberty Engine in the Motor Department of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 July 1, 1918. The photograph shows two female employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company working on a Liberty Engine. The women work in the Motor Department of Plant 1. The Liberty Engine was the twelve cylinder engine used to power the De Havilland DH-4. In the background other Liberty Engines are visible and a chalkboard is on the back wall. The title of the negative is...

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A De Havilland DH-4 at the South Field of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The photographic image shows a De Havilland DH-4 with military weapons at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field, circa 1918. The DH-4 has twin Marlin guns attached by the front cockpit. The aircraft has a Scarff ring attached and is painted in a military paint scheme. In the background other buildings are visible and another DH-4 is being worked on by Dayton-Wright employees near a hangar marked D-0.

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Fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The fuselages of the De Havilland DH-4 are set up on sawhorses in this photograph taken in a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory circa 1918. Employees of Dayton-Wright work on the fuselages throughout the image. The fuselages do not have any components installed. In the background employees attach landing gear to a DH-4. The negative is titled "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and is labeled 11.

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Mark III high explosive bombs on a Mark V bomb release mechanism attached to a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field April 15, 1918. The photograph shows a set of five Mark III high explosive bombs attached to the wing of a De Havilland DH-4 at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. The bombs are held on to the wing and released by a Mark V release mechanism. The title of the photograph is "Dayton Wright Airplane South Field-Apr.-15-18."

Scope and Contents Fuselages of the Standard J-1 training aircraft at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Fuselage Department January 15, 1918. The photograph shows the fuselage of the Standard J-1 training aircraft at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Fuselage Department. The fuselages are painted and have the identification numbers on the sides. The motors have been installed with propellers attached and landing gear attached that has three tires. The fuselages in the front have the radiator installed but...