In early 1915, since the British lacked interrupter gear technology, de Havilland created the DH.2 as a "pusher" biplane. A smaller, more agile version of his two-seat DH.1 observation plane, the DH.2 was powered by a 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine, and was capable of 93 mph. For armament, de Havilland equipped the DH.2 with a forward-firing .30 cal. Lewis gun.
In the fall of 1916, the DH.2's superiority was ended with the introduction of new German fighters such as the...
