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Vancouver iTech students create replica cockpit of World War I U.S. Army plane

Pearson Air Museum houses both the interactive cockpit replica and an actual DH-4 Liberty

By Brianna Murschel, Columbian staff reporter
Published: February 11, 2025, 6:08am
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The interior of the cockpit replica of the DH-4 Liberty features laser-engraved gauges. Vancouver iTech Preparatory senior Leila Smith, 18, checks out the finished product at Pearson Air Museum.
The interior of the cockpit replica of the DH-4 Liberty features laser-engraved gauges. Vancouver iTech Preparatory senior Leila Smith, 18, checks out the finished product at Pearson Air Museum. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Vancouver iTech Preparatory students created an interactive replica cockpit of the only American-built airplane flown in combat by American crews in World War I.

About 40 iTech students, with help from National Park Service volunteers, completed the DH-4 Liberty cockpit in three years. It is now housed at Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E.

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