▁the ▁Day ton - W right ▁Company ▁in ▁April . ▁When ▁the ▁war ▁began , ▁De eds ▁was ▁commission ed ▁and ▁put ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁proc ure ment ▁for ▁the ▁A ircraft ▁Production ▁Board . ▁He ▁div ested ▁himself ▁of ▁his ▁financial ▁interest ▁in ▁Day ton - W right ▁but ▁awarded ▁the ▁company ▁two ▁contract s ▁to ▁produce ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁D H - 4 ▁and ▁Standard ▁S J - 1 ▁aircraft . ▁Given ▁the ▁company ' s ▁in ex per ience , ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁its ▁contract ▁led ▁to ▁charges ▁of ▁favor it ism . ▁A ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁committee ▁cor ro bor ated ▁these ▁alleg ations , ▁and ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁appointed ▁a ▁commission ▁head ed ▁by ▁future ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Charles ▁Evans ▁Hugh es ▁to ▁investigate . ▁Although ▁mis management ▁and ▁favor it ism ▁were ▁documented , ▁charges ▁were ▁not ▁brought , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁surv ived ▁the ▁sc andal . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁X PS - 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁air plane ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁with ▁ret ract able ▁landing ▁g ear . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Day ton - W right ▁built ▁a ▁lim ous ine ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁D H - 4 , ▁the ▁single - se at ▁M essen ger , ▁and ▁a ▁three - se ater . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Mil ton ▁C .