After first French witness of approach of farm under license were built, one adjusted 1914 Geoffrey de Havilland in the year as a development leader. In the First World War Airco apart from large numbers of items of the well-known fighter Airco D.H.2 of the models Airco D.H.6 and Airco D.H.9 built 2280 pieces and was established thereby also as a manufacturer of strategic bombers.

The models Airco D.H.16 and Airco D.H.18 were used by the first British airline, the aircraft transport and Travel Limited, which likewise gets Thomas in the possession of George was.

After the First World War the society came however into economic difficulties and had to finally announce 1920 insolvency. The production plants taken over of the Birmingham Small of arm company, generally better admits than BSA, which built however no airplanes. Which by Airco had remained still remaining, Geoffrey de Havilland of the establishment served its own company, which he called De Havilland aircraft company.

Further airplanes of the manufacturer: Airco D.H.1 and Airco D.H.4

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