Airco D.H.2

Geoffrey De Havilland's D.H.2 pusher was instrumental in turning the tide of the "Fokker Scourge" in 1916. It wasn't the Eindecker's good qualities that led to German dominance, it was the first use of aerial combat tactics and the lack of an effective counter. When the D.H.2 appeared on the scene in early 1916, the Entente finally had a fighter that could hold its own and -- along with planes like the Nieuport 11 -- could easily outfly a Fokker monoplane.

301 D.H.2s were delivered to frontline units and another 100 were built as trainers. They served on the Western Front until the late months of 1916, and they served even longer in Palestine, Macedonia, and on Home Defense.

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 * 24 Sqn - Andrews
 * 24 Sqn - Tidmarch

1:144 Scale

 * Ares: WGF108A Saundby; WGF108B Hawker; WGF108C Andrews
 * Shapeways: Arctic Skunk, Kampfflieger, Reduced Aircraft Factory
 * Metal kit: ,

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger, Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:350 Scale

 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger