AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

United States Air Service
Unit Insignias


USAS squadrons followed the French practice of adopting colourful unit insignias. However, rather than being allowed to just apply them to their aircraft, most were required to wait until they had served a certain length of time at the front, or else had claimed their first victory before they could add them to their aircraft.


 

1st Aero Sqn 8th Aero Sqn

9th Aero Sqn

 

11th Aero Sqn

12th Aero Sqn

 

13th Aero Sqn
"the Grim Reapers"

20th Aero Sqn

 

22nd Aero Sqn
"Shooting Stars"

25th Aero Sqn
27th Aero Sqn 28th Aero Sqn

49h Aero Sqn

 

50th Aero Sqn

85th Aero Sqn

 

88th Aero Sqn
   
90th Aero Sqn

91st Aero Sqn

 

93rd Aero Sqn
94th Aero Sqn
"Hat in the Ring"

96th Aero Sqn

 

103rd Aero Sqn
104th Aero Sqn

135th Aero Sqn

 

138th Aero Sqn
139th Aero Sqn

141st Aero Sqn

 

147th Aero Sqn

163rd Aero Sqn

166th Aero sqn

 

168th Aero Sqn

 

 
186th Aero Sqn 213th Aero Sqn