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Item Identifier Number
ms152_076
Creation Date
1918
Collection
MS-152: Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs
Description
The photograph shows a De Havilland DH-4 with military markings, weapons and equipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, circa 1918. The aircraft is sitting in an open field. Navigation lights and flare dispensers are visible on the wings as well as Mark V release mechanisms for bombs. The landing gear has two generators attached to provide electricity for the lights, communication lines, flares, and heated suits. The Aldis sight is visible at the pilots cockpit but the twin Marlin guns are missing. Twin Lewis guns appear to be mounted on the Scarff ring in the second cockpit and they are covered. The tail number of the aircraft is 40044. In the background residential buildings are visible.
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_076; Military weapons; De Havilland DH-4; Electric power; Aircraft industry; World War, 1914-1918
