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    The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat pusher biplane fighter aircraft which operated during the First World War. It was the second pusher design by aeronautical...
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    designer Geoffrey de Havilland as a replacement for the obsolete Airco DH.2. The DH.5 was one of the first British fighters designed with the improved...
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    The Airco DH.4 is a British two-seat biplane day bomber of the First World War. It was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland (hence "DH") for Airco, and was...
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    The Airco DH.9A is a British single-engined light bomber that was designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War. It was a development...
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    The Airco DH.9 (from de Havilland 9) – also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 – is a British single-engined biplane bomber that was developed...
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    The Airco DH.1 was an early military biplane of typical "Farman" pattern flown by Britain's Royal Flying Corps during World War I. By the time the powerplant...
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    The Airco DH.16 was an early British airliner designed by Geoffrey de Havilland, the chief designer at Airco. It accommodated a pilot plus four passengers...
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    The Airco DH.9C was a British passenger aircraft. After World War I there were many surplus Airco DH.9 light bombers, designed by Geoffrey de Havilland...
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    The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including...
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  • designs for Airco were all marked with his initials "DH". Airco would design and produce numerous aircraft during the wartime years. Its DH.2, a pusher...
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    The Airco DH.3 was a British bomber aircraft of the First World War. The DH.3 was designed in 1916 as a long-range day bomber by Geoffrey de Havilland...
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  • numbers started with de Havilland's employment at the Airco company as chief designer. Although Airco built the planes, their design was owned[citation needed]...
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    The Airco DH.10 Amiens was a twin-engined heavy bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Airco. It performed the first nighttime...
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    The Airco DH.11 Oxford (later de Havilland) was a British twin-engined biplane bomber which was designed to replace the earlier Airco DH.10 Amiens. It...
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  • DH.2 or DH-2 or DH 2 may refer to: Airco DH.2, a British 1910s biplane fighter Häfeli DH-2, a Swiss 1910s reconnaissance biplane Die Hard 2, 1990 film...
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    twin-gunned Albatros D.I, rapidly making the DH.2 obsolete. On 23 November 1916, while flying an Airco DH.2 (Serial No. 5964), Hawker left Bertangles Aerodrome...
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  • Biplane No. 2" Designed by de Havilland at Airco Airco DH.1 2 seat pusher scout Airco DH.2 pusher scout Airco DH.3 twin engine bomber Airco DH.4 single engine...
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  • the 1915 Airco DH.2 fighter aircraft. When it was available the aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction. The DH-2 features...
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    Havilland DH.14 Okapi was a British two-seat day bomber of the 1910s built by de Havilland. The aircraft was designed as an Airco DH.4 and DH.9 replacement...
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    DH.18 was a single-engined British biplane transport aircraft of the 1920s built by de Havilland. The DH.18 was designed and built in 1919 by Airco as...
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    better luck. An alternative was to build a "pusher" scout such as the Airco DH.2, with the propeller mounted behind the pilot. The main drawback was that...
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    504 Avro 511 Bristol-Coanda G.B.75 Sopwith Pup Voisin L Avro 504 Airco DH.2 Airco DH.5 Blackburn Scout Blackburn Twin Blackburn Blackburn Triplane Bristol-Coanda...
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    ended with the arrival in numbers of the French Nieuport 11 and British Airco DH.2 fighters, which were capable of challenging the Fokkers, although the...
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  • Seeing a need for offensive fire, forward-firing weapons were devised. The Airco DH.2 pusher plane had its gun in the front while the engine was in the back...
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    1916. McCudden claimed his first victory in September 1916 flying the Airco DH.2. He claimed his fifth victory—making him an ace—on 15 February 1917. For...
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    Squadron RFC. Boelcke and Böhme chased the Airco DH.2 of Captain Arthur Knight, while Richthofen pursued the other DH.2, flown by Captain Alfred McKay. McKay...
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  • 2 seat military biplane, unk no. built AD Scout 1915 interceptor, 4 built AGO C.II 1915 reconnaissance biplane, 15 built Airco DH.1 1915 biplane, 2 seat...
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  • ended with the introduction of new aircraft such as the Nieuport 11 and Airco DH.2. During World War I, Fokker engineers worked on the Fokker-Leimberger...
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  • The aircraft is an 80% scale replica of the First World War British Airco DH.2 fighter, used to counter the Fokker Scourge of 1915. The replica is built...
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    Bombs: Up to 460 lb (210 kg) bombs Wikimedia Commons has media related to Airco DH.15. Jackson 1978, p. 153 Mason 1994, p. 129 Jackson, A.J. (1978). de Havilland...
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