AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST
WORLD WAR ERA
No.41 Sqn RFC/RAF
Formed at Gosport on 26 February 1916, they received their first FE8s
in August and then immediately flew to France - A Flight on 2 August,
B and C Flights on 25th August. During July/August the FE8s were replaced
by the DH5 and then in January 1918 the SE5a arrived
On their FE8s, each flight used the numerals 1-6: A Flight used red numerals,
B used white and C used blue. These were repeated on the top wing centre
section and the bottom of the nacelle. Wheel covers were often in flight
colours.

RAF FE8
A Flight
Early 1917
Source: Datafile No.74
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RAF FE8 7616
Lt Stephen Kennedy
January 1917
Source: Windsock 3/3
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RAF FE8
C Flight
ca. mid 1917
Source: Datafile No.74
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deHavilland DH5 A9474
Lt F S Clark
October 1917
Source: C&C(GB) 12/4
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RAF SE5a C1752
Lt F H Taylor
Early 1918
Source: OTF 2/4
updated 2013
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RAF SE5a F5910
Lt W G Claxton
August 1918
Source: OTF 2/4 |

RAF SE5a B3977
August 1918
Source: OTF 2/4 |

RAF SE5a B875
Summer 1918
Source: via LA Rogers |
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