COCKPIT, WW1 PLANE WITH LEWIS GUN, RUFFORD ABBEY, NOTTS_DSC_7594_LR_2.5
The AIRCO DH2 was the first effectively armed British single seater fighter plane. It was designed by Geoffrey De Havilland based on the earlier DH1 but with a Lewis Mk 1 machine gun. The propreller is behind the cockpit so the gun can shoot forward without a problem. It first flew in July 1915 but was shut down by German plane in Nov 1916 and later relegated to a training role.
The engine had 100 HP, max speed 93 mph, ceiling 14,000 ft & range 250 mls. Plane is a reconstruction. No airframes survived the war.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.
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COCKPIT, WW1 PLANE WITH LEWIS GUN, RUFFORD ABBEY, NOTTS_DSC_7594_LR_2.5
The AIRCO DH2 was the first effectively armed British single seater fighter plane. It was designed by Geoffrey De Havilland based on the earlier DH1 but with a Lewis Mk 1 machine gun. The propreller is behind the cockpit so the gun can shoot forward without a problem. It first flew in July 1915 but was shut down by German plane in Nov 1916 and later relegated to a training role.
The engine had 100 HP, max speed 93 mph, ceiling 14,000 ft & range 250 mls. Plane is a reconstruction. No airframes survived the war.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.
© rogerperriss@aol.com All rights reserved.