AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

FEATURES

In this section you can find some features which are devoted to one aircraft, pilot or unit in greater depth than the profile pages.

NOTE: None of these pages are online

One of the most common incarnations of the Sopwith Camel in model form features the red/white stripes of No.10(N)Sqn RNAS. However all previous attempts to portray Norman M MacGregor's B6299 have failed to accurately do so. Hopefully I am more successful - however the wheel covers still need to be fixed.
	If B6299 is the most modelled Sopwith Camel, then W G Barker's B6313 must be the most succesful. Barker scored most of his victories in Italy while flying B6313 with Nos.28, 45, 66 and 139 Squadrons . I have attempted to show it in the various stages of his career.
The most succesful exponent of the Fokker Dr.I wasn't Manfred von Richthofen or Werner Voss, rather it was Josef Jacobs. His Dr.Is and D.VIIs were finished in overall black and featured his winged "God of the North Wind".
	The Albatros D.III of Joachim von Bertrab has long intrigued researchers as to just what colour it was. Suggestions have ranged from purple to black, with the comet motif being even more hotly debated. Ray Trochim and myself present six possiblities for this aircraft.
Another interesting Albatros D.III is the flower-bedecked 2090/16 of Fritz Jacobsen. In April 1917 it was in standard ex-works finish .. but come July ... well let's say the flowers were in bloom.
	Normally Allied aircraft are thought of as drab, however this isn't always the case. Postwar the 94th Aero Squadron painted their SPADs up in colourful markings. I have portrayed nine of them in top and side views based on photos courtesy of Greg VanWyngarden.
Some time ago I did a series of pen & ink portraits of various First World War Airmen. Here is a sample of them.
	Although not aviation related, I do also have an interest in armour of the First World War era. Here is a selection of profiles of the Medium Tank Mk.A .. better known as the 'Whippet'.
All of these aircraft would be irrelevant if not for the engines that powered them. Here are a few of the powerplants used.