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DAYTON-WRIGHT COMPANY. De Havilland DH-4,1917-1918. Creator: Dayton-Wright Company.

DAYTON-WRIGHT COMPANY. Two-seat, single-engine World War I biplane observation and bomber aircraft; 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 water-cooled engine. American-built version of a British design. Wings and tail natural finish overall. Fuselage light yellow on sides, brown on top. The United States possessed no combat-worthy aircraft upon entry into World War I in 1917. Several European aircraft were considered. The British DH-4 was selected because of its comparatively simple construction and its apparent adaptability to mass production. It was also well-suited to the new American 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine. American-built DH-4s were dubbed the "Liberty Plane." By war's end, 13 Army Air Service squadrons, five of them bomber squadrons, were equipped with them. In addition, four combined Navy-Marine squadrons were flying DH-4s along the Belgian coast.

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Auteur: DAYTON-WRIGHT COMPANY

Titre: De Havilland DH-4,1917-1918. Creator: Dayton-Wright Company.

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Two-seat, single-engine World War I biplane observation and bomber aircraft; 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 water-cooled engine. American-built version of a British design. Wings and tail natural finish overall. Fuselage light yellow on sides, brown on top. The United States possessed no combat-worthy aircraft upon entry into World War I in 1917. Several European aircraft were considered. The British DH-4 was selected because of its comparatively simple construction and its apparent adaptability to mass production. It was also well-suited to the new American 400-horsepower Liberty V-12 engine. American-built DH-4s were dubbed the "Liberty Plane." By war's end, 13 Army Air Service squadrons, five of them bomber squadrons, were equipped with them. In addition, four combined Navy-Marine squadrons were flying DH-4s along the Belgian coast.

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Taille de l'image: 8688 × 5792 px | 144.0 MB

Taille d'impression: 73.6 × 49.0 cm | 3420.5 × 2280.3 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés: ACIER • AMÉRICAIN • ANNEES 1910 • AVION • AVIONS • BIPLAN • COULEUR • DAYTON-WRIGHT COMPANY • GRANDE GUERRE • GUERRE 14-18 • GUERRE 1914-1918 • GUERRE MONDIALE I • MACHINE VOLANTE • OBJET • PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE (1914-1918) • PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE • SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • TECHNOLOGIE • TRANSPORT AVION