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Item Identifier Number
ms152_064
Creation Date
5-14-1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photograph shows a wide angle view of the De Havilland DH-4 equipped with military weapons at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company South Field. The pilot is Howard Rinehart and the gunner is Bernard Whelan, both employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. The aircraft is number 32098 and has twin Lewis guns mounted on the Scarff ring and fixed Marlin machine guns at the pilot's cockpit. The aircraft is equipped with navigation lights and flare dispensers. In the background hangars can be seen and a Standard J-1 training aircraft with the number 1673 is parked in the field. The photograph is titled "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co., South Field - May 14-19" and the negative is 55. Similar photograph to MS152_042.
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
6-5-2007
Digitization Specification
Epson Expression 10000 XL
Keywords
ms152_064; Airplane factories; Aircraft industry--Employees; Rinehart, Howard Max, 1885-1949; Male aircraft industry employees; Electric power; De Havilland DH-4; Whelan, Bernard L.; 1890-1983; South Field Dayton-Wright Airplane Company; Hangars; World War, 1914-1918; Aircraft industry; Pilot apparel; Standard J-1; Military weapons; Experimental Station Dayton-Wright Airplane Company
