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Home > University Libraries > Special Collections & Archives > Special Collections and Archives > Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs (MS-152)

Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Photographs (MS-152)

The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company was an integral part of aviation research and development during the World War I era. The company had three plants around the Dayton area. They performed research at the South Field where they developed advanced aircraft and weapons such as the Kettering Bug; an early cruise missile. Dayton-Wright built the De Havilland DH-4, the Liberty Engine, and the Standard J-1 to support the war effort. At the end of World War I Dayton-Wright continued to develop aircraft for the military. One of the innovative aircraft that came from Dayton-Wright was the RB-1 racer which had one of the first practical and operational retractable landing gear systems. The company was headed by Harold E. Talbott, Charles Kettering, and Orville Wright and had several well know early aviators among the ranks of the engineering division. The photographs in the collection show how the De Havilland DH-4 was built and allow a glimpse at the daily operation of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company.

For more information on this collection, please view the collection finding aid or visit Wright State University Special Collections and Archives.

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  • A De Havilland DH-4 being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    A De Havilland DH-4 being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

  • A De Havilland DH-4 in parts before being packaged at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    A De Havilland DH-4 in parts before being packaged at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

  • A De Havilland DH-4 inside of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    A De Havilland DH-4 inside of a Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory

  • Aerial photograph of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    Aerial photograph of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1

  • Aircraft parts being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    Aircraft parts being prepared for shipment at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

  • Aircraft parts production at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company for the Kettering Bug by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    Aircraft parts production at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company for the Kettering Bug

  • Aircraft wing parts at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1 by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    Aircraft wing parts at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Plant 1

  • Army Signal Corps personnel at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company by The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

    Army Signal Corps personnel at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company

 

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