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British DH2 Enter Battlefield

Pioneer Years

1916 - British DH2 Enter Battlefield

On April 24th a new British aircraft entered the battlefield-the DH2. In the first battle, this British aircraft decisively defeated the German Fokker. The fokker had finally met its match.