The de Havilland DH-4: A Fast Light Bomber In WW1
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America entered World War One on the 6th April 1917, and surprisingly, she did so without owning a single combat-worthy aircraft. Not only that, but the aircraft production industry in the US was also seriously under-prepared for war, and there were not even any American designs for combat aircraft on the drawing board.
The only answer that would allow for the rapid expansion of the air combat wing was to build aircraft that were already being produced in Europe, under licence. The selected candidates were the French Spad XIII, and the British designed R.A.F. S.E.5a, the Bristol F.2b and the de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4.
This replica de Havilland DH-4 is owned and operated by The Vintage Aviator Collection in New Zealand. The aircraft began life in the USA, making it an appropriately genuine American-built replica, and it was completed to airworthy status by T.V.A.L., upon it's arrival in New Zealand.
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Very, very nice. Love to hear the sound of the old Liberty V-12 engine. The Liberty was designed to give rated power at only 1700 RPM, hence it sounds like low power at cruise.
My grandfather flu one in France in the first war. He was shot down when his tail gunner drop the map and had to rummage around in the cockpit to find it. He survived and rest it out the war in recovery. We have a diary and it’s been transcribed by my by my uncle.
My grandfather flew in France also but the family story was that he flew Nieuport. He flew a DH4 for the mail service in 1919. I have a photograph of him in his pilot gear standing next to a DH4. He's buried at Arlington.
Sorry for the late reply. My grandfather flew for the Royal Air Corp as a Canadian. He flew into combat with less hours than a private pilot today!!
My great grandfather flew this plane, amazing.
What had he told you of his experiences of it in that role?
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Friday, 26 July, 2024)
The biplane was not “the de Havilland DH-4”, but the Airco DH-4. Geoffrey de Havilland had been Airco's aircraft designer. In 1920, he started his own company.
OMG! That is just MAGNIFICENT!
I love the DH.4 and had been waiting years to see one fly when this example did so at Wings Over Wairarapa 2019. I hope to see it again soon, but in the meantime this video is a fantastic substitute. Thanks team!
Nearly five thousand were made in America, of which only two remain: one in the National Air and Space Museum and the other in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre.
Magnificent
Guys talk about 375 hp Eagles in relation to this aircraft but there were no 375 hp Eagles ever, 300 hp more like it. Liberty blew that out of the water by delivering 400 hp.
Beautiful airplane, magnificent video production. Marvelous.
Many thanks!
The sound of that engine is thrilling. To become qualified to fly this airplane today would be no easy task: 375 to 400 horse power conventional gear airplane...? It would require a small fortune to become proficient. But what fun...
Very USA-orientated. No mention of the DH-4 being a mainstay of the British RFC and its subsequent use throughout the British Empire (including NZ).
Be fair there Peter - - it's a bit hard to get a complete history of an aircraft type into a five minute 'doco' !
Did the Observer have to remember to stop shooting when he swept his guns through the plane of the rudder? Or was there a mechanical lockout maybe? If there's an enemy plane right behind you and trying to kill you, I could see a guy getting a little excited and forgetting!
Nope, there was no mechanical lockout -- the gunner needed to stay alert!!! :-)
@@historicalmachines I am surprised. If they could build interrupter gear to stop shooting at propeller, why couldn't they build a lock to protect rudder. Surely, it should be a lot easier, technically. Do you know of any instance where shot his propeller accidentally.
@@aprendoespanol6833 They did build mechanisms for gunners in later planes, but never in these early planes. Probably because of the "Scarff Ring" mount for the gun, it's fully rotating so it can't be easily linked.
Lindbergh flew these when he flew the mail. The front cockpit served as a cargo bay.
When you compare it to its european counterparts that engine is incredibly smooth.
Great work! Love your content!
Much appreciated!
Impressive , well done !
Thank you! Cheers!
with an original engine, should we not call it partly original as opposed to replica
so what's the little propeller on the left side of the gunners cockpit? is that airspeed or is it some sort of generator? there is one displayed on a page where there are 2 of those one looks like a small generator and the other looks like what i have no idea
On this aircraft it's a generator.
Some aeroplanes also used this system for a fuel pump I think, although as the fuel tank was high in the wing I would have thought gravity would suffice?
@@453421abcdefg12345 Maybe to pump during manouvers that gravity would not suppport?
So beautiful thank you very much ❤😍🍒🏋️♀️🏋️♀️
Glad you like it!
Hey mate, I'm a fellow kiwi. If most of the flying featured on your channel is done in New Zealand, where would I go to see it? Are there any specific events where these get flown?
The Vintage Aviator Ltd used to have public open days in Masterton, but for a variety of reasons, for the past few years they haven't been doing so. They may do so again in future -- hard to say. Wings Over Wairarapa airshow in February 2021, in Masterton, will be one event to see them at.
@@historicalmachines It would probably be 2021 I would think, it's probably locked down right now cuz corona
Didn't this one recently Crash somewhere here in the US???
No, that was another one that had been built in the US -- it was also painted as a 50th Aero aircraft, but I think from memory it was '6'.
@@historicalmachines Hope they can get it fix and back into the air soon.
Engine idle like hq diareah
First comn my love for this airCraft
reconstruct gotha bomber and murometz too plz 🙏
Wouldn't that be great!?
Seems strange just to focus on the US service of this aircraft.
Why's that? It's only a short video and we can't cover everything, so why not focus on the history of the aircraft as depicted in the colour scheme?
How strange to hear British syntax, and sentences with clauses, in an American accent
It sounds like a text-to-speech programme, although I'd be glad to be corrected!
@@ZacYates Yes, giving the rare opportunity to hear that sentence construction coming through without a human inflection :-).
Yes. Thought we'd give it a go and see what the reaction was/is .......
@@historicalmachines if you ever wanted to try a new human alternative I'd be happy to audition?
@@ZacYates Might take you up on that -- will likely be a few weeks before we get my act together, but I'll send a sample script and you can record it as an audition tape for us.