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Captain
John O Andrews
OC, A Flight
No. 24 Sqn RFC
December 1917
DH2 Datafile #48: 13
Image: © R. N. Pearson |
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| The D.H.2 biplane was Geoffrey de
Havilland's second design for the Aircraft
Manufacturing Company. This highly successful
pusher had good maneuverability with
an excellent rate of climb. Mounting
the engine to the rear of the fuselage
permitted the use of a fixed, forward-firing
machine gun before the advent of the
synchronous machine gun. Superior to
the Fokker E.III, the D.H.2 helped end
the "Fokker Scourge." Well
past its prime and almost two years
after its introduction, some squadrons
of the Royal Flying Corps were still
equipped with D.H.2s. |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Country: |
Great Britain |
| Manufacturer: |
Aircraft Manufacturing Company,
Ltd. |
| Type: |
Fighter |
| First
Service: |
1916 |
| Number
Built: |
400 |
| Engine(s): |
Gnome Monosoupape, 9 cylinder,
air cooled rotary, 100 hp |
| Wing Span: |
28 ft 3 in |
| Length: |
25 ft 2½ in |
| Height: |
9 ft 6½ in |
| Empty
Weight: |
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| Gross
Weight: |
1,441 lb |
| Max Speed: |
93 mph |
| Ceiling: |
14,000 ft |
| Endurance: |
2.75 hours |
| Crew: |
1 |
| Armament: |
1 machine gun |
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