The Airco DH.2 was a single seat pusher biplane fighter aircraft designed by Geoffrey de Havilland in the early years of WW1. It was introduced for service on the western front in February 1916. The type was popular with pilots as it was very versatile and easy to handle. It was armed with a single Lewis .303 machine gun on a flexible mount in the nose. Pilots quickly learned to point the aircraft in order to fire so the gun was fixed for forward firing. It was operated by 10 squadrons on the Western Front with great success. However, the type was eventually outclassed by better German designs and was withdrawn from frontline service in June 1917.