Restoring a World War I DH-4

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Key Takeaways:

  • The U.S. adopted the British-designed DH-4 as its primary combat aircraft for World War I, manufacturing it domestically with a Liberty engine and dubbing it the "Liberty Plane."
  • Very few of these historic DH-4 "Liberty Planes" survive today, with the article featuring a detailed video tour and restoration process of one such rare aircraft.
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When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, it had no suitable combat aircraft so the British-designed DH-4 was adopted and manufactured in volume in the U.S. Because the 400-HP Liberty engine was used, the American-made DH-4s were called Liberty Planes. Very few survive to this day, but in this AVweb video shot at AirVenture, we offer a detailed tour of the airplane and how it’s being restored.

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