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by Mark Karvon
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Our ceramic coffee mugs are available in two sizes: 11 oz. and 15 oz. Each mug is dishwasher and microwave safe.
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First introduced on the Western front in February 1916, the DH.2 was the first effectively armed British single-seat fighter of the Great War. The... more
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11 oz.
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First introduced on the Western front in February 1916, the DH.2 was the first effectively armed British single-seat fighter of the Great War. The aircraft was used effectively to counter the Fokker E.III aircraft which had enjoyed air superiority for a period known as the "Fokker Scourge".
With the Fokker E.III, the German Air Force had a machine which was equipped to fire directly through the propeller arc without fear of damaging the propeller because of a newly invented interrupter apparatus which prevented the airplane machine gun from firing if there was a propeller blade in the line of fire.
The British Air Force, lacking such an interrupter apparatus, instead employed a pusher aircraft design with the engine mounted to the rear of the cockpit. This arrangement allowed for a free field of fire for the forward mounted machine gun.
Along with other pusher designs, the DH.2 enjoyed a short period of success eventually being outclassed by the newer German Halberstad...
Prints of all artworks are available at www.markkarvon.com. All artworks are copyright Mark Karvon. As a kid in the suburbs of Chicago, I always was interested in the mechanical creations of man. There is something about a purpose of design and the engineering solution to achieve that purpose that always created a spark in my mind. The forms those machines took were captivating to me - the pointed nose of a fighter jet; the exposed driving wheels of a mighty steam engine, the streamlined shape of a submarine. And the stories of the incredible experiences of the men who operated those machines are the stuff of legends and sometimes nightmares. From an early age I tried to express my fascination through drawing. I suppose my first...
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