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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 the first British two-seat light day-bomber capable of defending itself. It was designed and developed specifically as a bomber, as well as aerial reconnaissance missions.
Airco DH.5 [4] Fighter: August 1916: May 1917 Airco DH.6 [5] Trainer: 1916: 1917 Airco DH.9 [6] Bomber: July 1917: November 1917 Airco DH.9A [7] Light bomber/General purpose: March 1918: Introduced to the RAF in 1918 Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2 [8] General purpose: 1915: 1915 Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 [9] General purpose / Trainer: 1915: 1916 ...
Airco DH.4; British two-seat biplane day-bomber, used by the Air Service; DH-4-BP Experimental photographic reconnaissance version. Produced under licence in the United States and used by the Army Air Service until 1932. [2] AR-2 (Avion de Reconnaissance) Breguet 14; Salmson 2A2
A Sikorsky Ilya Muromets S-23. A surviving Airco DH.4, with US Army Air Service markings.. During World War I, day bombing was the normal form of bomber operations.While the same aircraft often also carried out night raids, the rudimentary bomb sight technology of 1914–1918 often made bombing sorties impractical at night.
Two-seat day bomber biplane DH.10 Airco DH.10 Amiens: 4 March 1918 Twin-engine heavy bomber biplane developed from the DH.3 DH.11 Airco DH.11 Oxford: 1919 Twin-engined day bomber DH.12 DH.12: Not built Improved DH.11 powered by Dragonfly engines and modified gunner's position – unbuilt [1] DH.13 Not used, probably due to superstition [1] DH ...
Airco DH.4 (1916) – Two-seat biplane day bomber with single tractor propeller Airco DH.4A Civil version. Built in the United Kingdom. Two passengers in glazed cabin behind pilot. Airco DH.4R Single seat racer - 450 hp (3406 kW) Napier Lion engine. Airco DH.5 (1916) – Single-seat biplane fighter with single tractor propeller
Airco DH.4: Single-engined biplane day bomber 1918–1919 de Havilland DH.9: Single-engined biplane bomber 1930–1940 Westland Wapiti: Single-engined general purpose biplane 1939–1940 de Havilland Tiger Moth: Single-engined biplane trainer 1939–1940 Hawker Hart: Single-engined biplane light bomber 1940–1942 Bristol Blenheim: IF Twin ...
The first DH.4-day bomber was delivered on 7 September 1918. As the American DH.4s and substituted Airco DH.9s became operational, they accompanied No. 217 and 218 squadron raids. The first daytime mission undertaken entirely by Northern Bombing Group aircraft was a 14 October raid by day wing squadron 9 dropping seventeen bombs with a total ...