Airco DH.9 (Canadian: 33 )
Airco (pre de Havilland) DH 9 DH 9a
Airco DH.9 (Source Wikipedia
The Airco DH.9 (from de Havilland 9) also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 was a British single-engined biplane bomber developed and deployed during the First World War.
The DH.9 was a development of Airco's earlier successful DH.4, with which it shared many components. These were mated to an all-new fuselage and the BHP/Galloway Adriatic engine, which promised increased performance. Anticipating its usefulness, the type was ordered in very large numbers for Britain's Royal Flying Corps (RFC).
Upon entering service, the DH.9's performance was found to be unsatisfactory. The Adriatic engine was unreliable and failed to provide the expected power, which gave the DH.9 poorer performance than the aircraft it had been meant to replace. The performance deficit was blamed for the heavy losses they suffered over the Western Front. The redesigned DH.9A was fitted with a more powerful and reliable American Liberty L-12 engine which rectified the shortcomings of the original DH.9 model. Wikipedia
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Harold A Skaarup Web PageCASPIR Aircraft Groups:
Canadian Aircraft Losses (20)DH.9 B7657
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B7657
DH.9 B7667
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B7667
DH.9 B7674
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B7674
DH.9 C2182
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C2182
DH.9 C6094
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C6094
The Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Hendon
Hendon
Known Squadron Assignments: ;49
À 0000-01-01
1918-May-09 KIA RAF Lieutenant George Arthur Leckie 2023-09-26DH.9 C6101
s/n
C6101
The Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Hendon
Hendon
Known Squadron Assignments: ;98
À 0000-01-011918-May-03 KIA RAF Second-Lieutenant Cecil Bertram Whyte 2022-12-15DH.9 C6145
s/n
C6145
The Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Hendon
Hendon
Known Squadron Assignments: ;99
À 0000-01-011918-July-31 KIA RAF Lieutenant Ernest Lancelot Doidge 2024-03-12DH.9 C6189
s/n
C6189
The Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Hendon
Hendon
Known Squadron Assignments: ;99
À 0000-01-011918-April-10 KIFA RAF Second-Lieutenant Quintin Wolstenholme Bannister 2023-01-31DH.9 C6266
DH.9 D490
s/n
D490
Cubitt Ltd.
Croyden
Croyden
Known Squadron Assignments: ;27
Not all of this order delivered. 0000-01-01DH.9 D1048
s/n
D1048
National Aircraft Factory No. 2
Heaton Chapel
Heaton Chapel
Known Squadron Assignments: ;104
may not have been built. 0000-01-011918-August-22 KIA RAF Second-Lieutenant Cecil Gerald Verity Pickard 2022-07-14DH.9 D1725
s/n
D1725
Mann Egerton & Co. Ltd.
Norwich
Norwich
Known Squadron Assignments: ;107
may not have been built.livered."¢Ól 0000-01-011918-July-09 KIA RAF Lieutenant Percival Alexander 'Percy' Hand 2023-12-17DH.9 D3088
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D3088
Known Squadron Assignments: ;104
1918-August-13 KIA RAF Second-Lieutenant Edwin Cedric Clarke 2023-09-14DH.9 D3092
s/n
D3092
Known Squadron Assignments: ;108
1918-September-21 KIA RAF Second-Lieutenant Daniel Albert Shanks 2022-07-14DH.9 D5556
s/n
D5556
may not have been built.livered."¢Ól 2022-07-12
1918-August-09 MIA RAF Captain William Henry Dore 2023-09-26
1918-August-09 MIA RAF Captain William Henry Dore 2023-09-26DH.9 D5570
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D5570
DH.9 D5630
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D5630
DH.9 D5688
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D5688
DH.9 D5759
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D5759
Known Squadron Assignments: ;108
1918-September-21 KIA RAF Second-Lieutenant Harry Linton McLellan 2023-08-09DH.9 D65684
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D65684
DH.9 E624
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E624
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
Richmond
Known Squadron Assignments: ;27
may not have been built.livered."¢Ól 0000-01-011918-August-14 KIFA RAF 2nd-Lieutenant Arthur Frederick Millar 2024-03-18DH.9 E991
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E991
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Transferred to Canada post war as part of the 1919 Imperial Gift. On CAF/RCAF strength, but never received Canadian registration or serial number. Used as spares. Struck off date also reported as 25 June 1927, in UK sources. 2009-09-11
1920-June-18 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
1920-June-18 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYAD
s/n
G-CYADc/r
G‑CYAD
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E1000. Part of Imperial Gift. Crashed at Morley, Alberta on 23 August 1920. 0000-01-01
1920-June-18 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1929-February-18 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
1920-June-18 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1929-February-18 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYAJ
s/n
G-CYAJc/r
G‑CYAJ, G‑CYAN
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E998. Part of Imperial Gift. Delivered by rail to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where it was assembled for use on Trans Canada Flight of October 1920. Flew Regina to Calgary, via Medicine Hat, Alta. Had prepositioned at Moose Jaw, flew to Regina to meet G-CYAN after it developed engine trouble. 0000-01-01
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYAK
s/n
G-CYAKc/r
G‑CYAK
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E994. Part of Imperial Gift. Category B accident in 1920, no details. 0000-01-01
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1929-February-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1929-February-18 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYAN
s/n
G-CYANc/r
G‑CYAN
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E996. Part of Imperial Gift. Delivered by rail to Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 6 September 1920, where it was assembled for use on Trans Canada Flight of October 1920. Planned to fly Winnipeg to Moose Jaw, forced down at Regina with engine trouble. Damaged when it struck a sand hole while landing at Camp Borden on 12 January 1921. Repaired, back in service by spring 1922. 2010-03-26
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength struck off strength reduced to spares 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength struck off strength reduced to spares 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYAO
s/n
G-CYAOc/r
G‑CYAO
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E1002. Part of Imperial Gift. Operated from Morley, Alberta. 0000-01-01
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1922-February-01 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-July-19 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1922-February-01 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYAZ
s/n
G-CYAZc/r
G‑CYAZ
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E997. Part of Imperial Gift. Category A accident at Winnipeg, Manitoba on 30 September 1920. 0000-01-01
1920-September-10 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-September-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1922-February-01 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
1920-September-10 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-September-10 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1922-February-01 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYBF
s/n
G-CYBFc/r
G‑CYBF
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E995. Part of Imperial Gift. Delivered by rail to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where it was assembled for use on Trans Canada Flight of October 1920. One of 3 DH.9s on Western leg, it was the only one to complete the flight, arriving in Vancouver, BC on 17 October 1920. Covered 3,265 miles in 45 flying hours, from Medicine Hat, via Calgary, Revelstoke, and Merritt, BC. Later used at High River, Alberta, and Camp Borden, Ontario. 0000-01-01
1920-September-18 Registration Issued registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-September-18 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1929-February-18 Struck off Strength struck off, after being withdrawn from use in late 1928 2019-08-20
1920-September-18 Registration Issued registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-September-18 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1929-February-18 Struck off Strength struck off, after being withdrawn from use in late 1928 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYBI
s/n
G-CYBIc/r
G‑CYBI
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E992. Part of Imperial Gift. Used at Camp Borden, Ontario. 0000-01-01
1920-September-17 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-September-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1926-May-18 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
1920-September-17 Registration Issued Registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-September-17 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1926-May-18 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYBN
s/n
G-CYBNc/r
G‑CYBN
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E993. Part of Imperial Gift. Category B accident at Camp Borden, Ontario on 22 November 1920. 0000-01-01
1920-October-11 Taken on Strength registration issued 2020-09-27
1925-January-21 Struck off Strength Caspr (Walker) sos date is 1929-02-18 2020-09-27
1920-October-11 Taken on Strength registration issued 2020-09-27
1925-January-21 Struck off Strength Caspr (Walker) sos date is 1929-02-18 2020-09-27
DH.9 G‑CYCG
s/n
G-CYCGc/r
G‑CYCG
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E1001. Part of Imperial Gift. Category C accident at Camp Borden, Ontario, on 20 December 1920. 0000-01-01
1920-December-16 Registration Issued registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-December-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
1920-December-16 Registration Issued registration issued 2019-08-20
1920-December-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
DH.9 G‑CYDO
s/n
G-CYDOc/r
G‑CYDO
Whitehead Aircraft Co. Ltd.
Richmond
D.H.9a
Richmond
D.H.9a
Ex RAF, serial number E999. Part of Imperial Gift. Category D accident at Arthur, Ontario on 17 May 1921. 0000-01-01
1921-March-16 Registration Issued registration issued 2019-08-20
1921-March-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
1921-March-16 Registration Issued registration issued 2019-08-20
1921-March-16 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07
1927-September-23 Struck off Strength struck off strength 2019-08-20
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