The DH.2 was the first effectively armed British single-seat fighter and enabled Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilots to counter the "Fokker Scourge" that had given the Germans the advantage in the air in late 1915.
O DH.2 foi o primeiro caza monopraza británico con armamento efectivo e permitíulle aos polotos do Royal Flying Corps (RFC) contrarrestar o "látego Fokker" que lles dera aos alemáns a vantaxe no aire a finais de 1915.