▁than ▁that , ▁location ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁three ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Wright ▁Company ▁factory ▁buildings ▁in ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Wright ▁brothers . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁plant ▁ 3 ▁( the ▁former ▁Wright ▁Company ▁buildings ), ▁Day ton - W right ▁operated ▁fact ories ▁in ▁M ora ine ▁( plant ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁main ▁factory ) ▁and ▁M iam is burg ▁( plant ▁ 2 ), ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Day ton - W right ▁produced ▁about ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁D H - 4 s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 4 0 0 ▁Standard ▁S J - 1 ▁train ers . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁hurt ▁by ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁D H - 4 s ▁it ▁produced ▁as ▁" fl aming ▁coff ins " ▁or ▁" f lying ▁coff ins ", ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁reality ▁more ▁subject ▁to ▁catch ing ▁fire ▁than ▁other ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁by ▁sc and als ▁it ▁faced . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁De eds ▁and ▁K etter ing ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁together ▁in ▁several ▁vent ures . ▁De eds ' ▁DE L CO ▁produced ▁autom obile ▁self - star ters ▁developed ▁by ▁K etter ing . ▁The ▁two ▁used ▁DE L CO ' s ▁prof its ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Metal ▁Product s ▁Company . ▁Then ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Air plane ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as