ACE-32-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale item we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition.
John Jenkins Designs ACE-32 AIRCO DH-2 5964, No.24 Sqn. Bertangles, November 1916, Flown by Major Lanoe G Hawker
This was the plane flown by Maj. Hawker on 23rd November 1916, when he had his fateful encounter with Ltn Manfred Von Richthofen of Jasta 2.
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 his earlier DH.1 two-seater. The DH.2 was the first effectively armed British single-seat fighter and enabled Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilots to counter the "Fokker Scourge" that had given the Germans the advantage in the air in late 1915. Until the British developed a synchronisation gear to match the German system, pushers such as the DH.2 and the F.E.2b carried the burden of fighting and escort duties.
Please note that due to the structural position of the undercarriage the normal flight stand screws and washers will not be suitable. A special longer screw and washer will be included in each set and can be used with any of the flight stands. This applies to the acrylic flights stands available from John Jenkins Designs!