Airco D.H.9 aircraft, 1924

The Aircraft Manufacturing Company DH.9 was designed and built during the First World War as a bomber. Although it was intended to replace the DH.4, the two types served alongside each other.

Two DH.9 aircraft were purchased in 1924 from Captain Murphy of the MC Aviation Syndicate in Karachi. Although they reached Peshawar in December 1924, they didn't reach Kabul until 1926; these aircraft are shown in this photograph.