Aircraft Photo of 63882 / AS63882 | Airco DH-4M-2 | USA - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	63882
Alternate Serial:	AS63882
Aircraft Original Type:	Airco DH-4
Aircraft Generic Type:	Airco DH-4
Aircraft Version:	Airco DH-4M-2
Licence-built by:	Atlantic
C/n (msn):	[ 63882 ]
Operator Titles:	USA - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Boston - General Edward Lawrence Logan InternationalMap
Region / Country:	Massachusetts, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KBOS IATA: BOS Local: BOS Other: -

Photo Date:	5 September 1924
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	640547

Photo Comment
Welcoming the Douglas World Cruisers to Boston. DH-4M-2 aircraft were remanufactured with steel tube fuselage frames by Atlantic Fokker. The autogenous welding technique of Fokker - or rather, his master welder, Reinhold Platz - was still advanced in the early 1920s, and the DH-4 work put the American Fokker factory into business. The badge worn seems to be a winged 1- see photo 649971. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library This photo was added on 10 January 2024, and has since been viewed 180 times.

Photo Comment

Welcoming the Douglas World Cruisers to Boston. DH-4M-2 aircraft were remanufactured with steel tube fuselage frames by Atlantic Fokker. The autogenous welding technique of Fokker - or rather, his master welder, Reinhold Platz - was still advanced in the early 1920s, and the DH-4 work put the American Fokker factory into business. The badge worn seems to be a winged 1- see photo 649971. Photo by: Leslie Jones / Boston Public Library

This photo was added on 10 January 2024, and has since been viewed 180 times.

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