Airco DH.9A
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The Airco DH.9A was a British single-engine, two-seat bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I and the interwar period, known for its improved performance and reliability over the earlier DH.9.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
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military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ single‑engine aircraft ⓘ two‑seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | two‑bay biplane ⓘ |
| airframeType | conventional taildragger landing gear ⓘ |
| armament |
fixed forward‑firing machine gun
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flexible rear‑mounted machine guns ⓘ internal bomb load ⓘ |
| basedOn | Airco DH.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designer | Geoffrey de Havilland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid‑cooled V‑12 piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredRAFService | No. 110 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1918 ⓘ |
| fuselageConstruction | wooden structure with fabric covering ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Airco DH.9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1918 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Airco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 123 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
greater bomb load than DH.9
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improved reliability compared with DH.9 ⓘ |
| operator |
Polish Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Liberty L‑12 V‑12 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late World War I and early interwar years ⓘ |
| range | approximately 390 miles ⓘ |
| role |
day bomber
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reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 19000 ft ⓘ |
| successorTo | Airco DH.4 in RAF service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial reconnaissance
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aircrew training ⓘ bombing missions ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Irish War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Russian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo‑Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ interwar colonial conflicts ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | unstaggered biplane wings ⓘ |
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