Name the WWI plane

[5thwingmarty]

It took me a while to figure out what this plane was. I thought I would test the knowledge of our old airplane experts with a couple of photos:

 

[5thwingmarty]

And the other side:

 

[Marchville1918]

I think that it is a DH 4.

[5thwingmarty]

Not a DH 4. Not designed or built by De Havilland either. Here is one more view.

[The Rooster]

Captured German Fokker DRVII.

[5thwingmarty]

Not a captured German plane. It was built in the U.S.

[Lee Ragan]

It's a Packard-Le Pere LUSAC-11. Ref. page 8 of " U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946", by Fahey.

[aznation]

I believe Lee Ragan is the winner!

 

Source: http://www.airminded.net/lusac/lusac7.jpg

[aznation]

Source: http://www.airminded.net/lusac/lusac8.jpg

[5thwingmarty]

Yes Lee is.

 

There is a color photo of the last known example which is in the AF museum in Dayton on the museum's website. I am curious if they all had this camo paint job or just the few that were photographed. The one in the museum looks to have a three color upper surface camo scheme with none of the colors looking to be a light as what they look in the B&W photos.

[Vahe Demirjian]

Source: https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/13-october-1922/screen-shot-2016-10-12-at-16-54-45/