C00817 Accession Number: C00817

Description

The wreckage of a De Havilland DH2 aircraft used for training Australian pilots rests on top of a building where it crash landed. This aircraft was known as a pusher because the engine was located behind the pilot's seat.

Details

Accession Number
C00817
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1915-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Lieutenant Martin
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Tags

Accession C00817

More like this

A04140

Photograph A04140 First World War, 1914-1918

A De Havilland DH2 aircraft in the desert, with skull and crossbones painted on the nose in front of the engine. The Airco DH2 was a single seat fighter aircraft which was powered by an engine fitted

C00819

Photograph C00819 First World War, 1914-1918

A group of unidentified airmen stands around a B.E.2 1/2F.P. aircraft, serial A1794, that has crash landed. It was being used for training Australian pilots.

A04130

Photograph A04130 First World War, 1914-1918

A crashed DH2 aircraft. The Airco DH2 was a single seat fighter aircraft which was powered by an engine fitted with a pusher type propeller designed by Geoffrey de Havilland, and fitted with a forward

P01184.008

Photograph P01184.008 First World War, 1914-1918

PALESTINE. C. 1918. A DE HAVILLAND 2 PUSHER AIRCRAFT SHOWING DAMAGE AFTER IT WAS CRASHED BY CAPTAIN RIDDELL OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS. (ORIGINAL HOUSED IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE) (DONOR J. E. WORTH)

VIC1048

Photograph VIC1048 Second World War, 1939-1945

Benalla, Vic. C. 1944. A group of instructors and trainee pilots at No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School, RAAF Benalla. On the airfield behind them are the unit's De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth trai

VIC1049

Photograph VIC1049 Second World War, 1939-1945

Benalla, Vic. C. 1944. A group of instructors and trainee pilots at No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School, RAAF Benalla. On the airfield behind them are the unit's De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth trai

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 16 December 2025 - 8.09 pm