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Item Identifier Number
ms152_141
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
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 DH-4s are prepared for shipment by Dayton-Wright employees. The title of the negative is "Dayton-Wright Airplane" and labeled 41. This image was taken circa 1918.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
8x10 Glass plate negative
Permissions
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Date Digital
6-14-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_141; Male aircraft industry employees; Packaging; World War, 1914-1918; De Havilland DH-4; Aircraft industry; Airplanes--Parts; Aircraft industry--Employees; Airplane factories; Liberty Engine; Packing for shipment
