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| DH.6 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Trainer |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Airco |
| Designer | Geoffrey de Havilland |
| First flight | 1916 |
| Status | retired |
| Primary users | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Number built | over 2,280 |
The Airco DH.6 was a British military trainer biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Known by various nicknames, including the "Clutching hand" and "Skyhook", many survived to be used as a civil light aircraft in the postwar era.[1]
- ^ Boughton 1963, p. 10.