Airco DH.2 - "First Ace" Size & Medium:20" x 30" Archival Matte development began as a replacement

development began as a replacement to the Shuttle

The program was cancelled

Most of the flight took place in daylight across the Pacific Ocean

The aircraft were painted matte black which made them nearly invisible when operating at night

Airco DH.2 - "First Ace" Size & Medium:20" x 30" Archival Matte development began as a replacementFirst introduced on the Western front in February 1916, the DH. 2 was the first effectively armed British single seat fighter of the Great War. The aircraft was used effectively to counter the Fokker E. III aircraft which had enjoyed air superiority for a period known as the "Fokker Scourge". With the Fokker E. III, the German Air Force had a machine which was equipped to fire directly through the propeller arc without fear of damaging the propeller