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 engineer Geoffrey de Havilland …

Hawker became the first widely known British ace with seven credited victories. The DH-2 used the 100 HP Gnome rotary engine, climbed to 6,500 feet in 12 minutes and did 86 mph at that …

The DH.2 heralded the emergence of the ‘air ace’ fighter pilot with the commander of N0., 32 Squadron, Lionell Rees being awarded the Victoria Cross after a solo attack on a formation of …

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 …

The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat biplane "pusher" aircraft which operated as a fighter during WW1. It was the second pusher design by Geoffrey de Havilland for Airco, based on his earlier …

The Airco D.H.2 was the first purpose built fighter aircraft to enter British service, and played a major part in the defeat of the Fokker monoplanes and the end of the Fokker scourge.

The Airco DH.2 was a single-seat biplane "pusher" aircraft which operated as a fighter during the First World War. It was the second pusher design by Geoffrey de Havilland for Airco, based on …

In the middle of 1915 Geoffrey de Havilland designed the DH2 for Airco without the benefit of such a device. It was designed as a pusher aircraft for the Royal Flying Corps to use as a fighter …

This new weapon quickly turned all kinds of DH into an ace. 2 pilots and shooting accuracy steadily improved, as did the kill count. Department of Health. The 2 measures 25 feet 2.5 …

First introduced on the Western front in February 1916, the DH.2 was the first effectively armed British single-seat fighter of the Great War. The aircraft was used effectively to...