This is a paintable 1:144 scale model of an Airco D.H.5. Since many painters choose their own mounting system, no peg is included on the plane. Pegs can be purchased separately in the Accessories section of this catalog.

The Airco D.H.5 was an attempt to retain the outstanding forward visibility of pushers like the D.H.2 and F.E.2b in a tractor biplane. It had severely negatively-staggered wings and -- while it accomplished its goal -- it left the pilot blind in the vital rear quarter.

It proved difficult to fly for new pilots, but once mastered it was aerobatic below 3,000 m (10,000 ft). It was also strong, capable of withstanding high wing loading, and the fuselage was equally sturdy. Put all these factors together and you get a poor fighter aircraft but a good ground-attack aircraft, and it performed well in that role at Ypres and Cambrai, albeit with high losses due to its lack of armor for such dangerous work. Eventually both R.F.C. (No.24 and No.32) and Australian (No.41, 64, and 68) squadrons replaced their DH5s with SE.5a's.

For more data and gaming info on this plane, see https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Airco_D.H.5.