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Item Identifier Number
ms152_027
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photographic print shows the fuselage of a De Havilland DH-4 with the tail section attached. The fuselage is on the base of the packaging crate. The engine is covered by the hood and the Scarff ring is installed. In front of the fuselage is two crates with airplanes inside and numbered 32065 and 32063. In the background another DH-4 is being prepared for packaging and Dayton-Wright Airplane Company employees are working. Aircraft wings can also be seen packaged in crates. 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
Special Collections and Archives provides reprints or digital copies of our materials for a fee. For further information please visit their website or call (937) 775-2092.
Date Digital
6-1-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_027; World War; 1914-1918; Airplanes--Parts; Airplane factories; Packaging; Aircraft industry; Packing for shipment; De Havilland DH-4; Aircraft industry--Employees; Construction equipment
