Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied)

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The Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) was a World War I-era British two-seat bomber variant widely used by American forces, distinguished by its American-built Liberty engine and employed for reconnaissance and light bombing roles.

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Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I aircraft ⓘ
bomber aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
two-seat aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory biplane ⓘ
aircraftType landplane ⓘ
airframeOrigin British-built airframe ⓘ
armament bomb load ⓘ
fixed forward-firing machine gun ⓘ
flexible rear-mounted machine gun ⓘ
basedOn Airco DH-9A ⓘ
linked to: Airco DH.9A
cockpitConfiguration tandem open cockpits ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedFor daylight operations ⓘ
distinguishingFeature fitted with American-built Liberty engine ⓘ
engineConfiguration piston engine ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ
engineType Liberty L-12 ⓘ
era 1910s ⓘ
fuselageMaterial wood-and-fabric construction ⓘ
historicalPeriod late World War I ⓘ
numberOfSeats two-seat ⓘ
operator United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
originOfEngine United States of America ⓘ
powerplantOrigin United States ⓘ
primaryMission day bombing ⓘ
propulsion single propeller ⓘ
role light bomber ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
secondaryMission artillery spotting ⓘ
photo reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Army Air Service ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Western Front ⓘ
usedAs training aircraft (postwar, limited) ⓘ
usedBy American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
United States Army Air Service ⓘ
usedFor battlefield reconnaissance ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ
userType expeditionary forces ⓘ
wingConfiguration two-bay biplane ⓘ

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Liberty L-12 → notableApplication → Airco DH-9A (U.S.-supplied) ⓘ