AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Jasta Boelcke


After the death of Oswald Boelcke on 28 October 1916, Jasta 2 was renamed Jasta Boelcke in his honour on 17 December 1917. Jasta B was the second highest scoring unit after Jasta 11 with 336 victories while suffering 44 casualties.

Unit marking in mid-1917 was a white tail, this was later changed to a black/white tail.. with one side being all black, the other all white. On their Dr.Is, the cowl sides and top were black, while the face plate was white. D.VIIs had white noses and the black/white tail


 


Fokker D.I 168/16
Hptm Oswald Boelcke
September 1916
Source: Fliegertruppe 1914-18


Fokker D.III 352/16
Hptm Oswald Boelcke
September 1916
Source: Windsock 7/1
REVISED 2011

 


Albatros D.II
Ltn Manfred von Richthofen
September 1916
Source:



Albatros D.I D.391/16
Ltn Karl-Heinrich Büttner
November 1916
Source: C&C(GB)


Albatros D.II
Obltn Stephan Kirmaier
November 1916
Source: OTF 7/4

 

 


Albatros D.I
Ltn Dieter Collin

Source: Datafile No.100

Albatros D.III
Ltn Hermann Frommherz

Source: OTF 4/4
REVISED


Albatros D.III
Ltn Gerhard Bassenge

Source: OTF 4/4
REVISED

 

 


Albatros D.III D.751/17


Source: Albatros D.III Special

 


Albatros D.III    possibly Js5
Ltn Werner Voss
May 1917
Source: Aces & Aeroplanes No.1


Albatros D.III
Ltn Friedrich Kempf
February 1918
Source: OTF 4/4

 



Albatros D.V
Ltn Gerhard Vallendor ??

Source: OTF 4/4

Fokker Dr.I 214/17
Ltn Wilhelm Papenmeyer
Early 1918
Source: Imrie - Fokker Dr.I



Fokker Dr.I
Ltn Paul Baumer

Source: Fokker Dr.I In Action

 




Fokker Dr.I 213/17
Ltn Friedrich Kempf

Source: OTF 4/4


Fokker Dr.I 157/17

March 1918
Source: Fokker Dr.I in Action

 


Fokker Dr.I 409/17
Ltn Wilhelm Papenmeyer
March 1918
Source: Imrie - Fokker Dr.I

 

 


Fokker Dr.I 195/17
Ltn Hermann Vallendor
March 1918
Source: OTF 4/4


Fokker Dr.I 204/17
Ltn Paul Baumer
May 1918
Source: Fokker Dr.I In Action


Fokker Dr.I

Spring 1918
Source: OTF 4/4

 



Fokker Dr.I

May 1918
Source: OTF 4/4

Fokker Dr.I 493/17
Ltn Friedrich Kempf
May 1918
Source: OTF 4/4


Fokker Dr.I 413/17
Ltn Carl Bolle
May 1918
Source: Fokker Dr.I In Action.

 


Pfalz D.VIII
Ltn Paul Baumer
August 1918
Source: Pfalz - First Detailed Story .


Fokker D.VII
Ritt Carl Bolle
Autumn 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 1
Revised 2012

Fokker D.VIIF
-
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 1

Fokker D.VIIF
Ltn.d.R Otto Loffler
August-October 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 1