AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

27th Aero Sqn. USAS


One of the squadrons initially equipped with the Nieuport 28, they later replaced these with the SPAD XIII. Prior to this they suffered the worst loss of any AEF squadron when all six aircraft from a patrol were lost on August 1 1918.

The 27th had an eagle imposed on a red disc as their unit insignia. Individual numbers were black with a white outline. Wing stripes were a black/white checkerboard on a slight diagonal.

Many of their aircraft are known to have worn the yin/yang design on their wheel covers, and the profile of Luke's SPAD tentatively does so as well.


 

Nieuport 28 Markings

 

SPAD Markings


Nieuport 28 N6157
1/Lt William Hoover
-
Source: Ni28 Datafile
REVISED

 


Nieuport 28 N6301
Major Harold Hartney
July-August 1918
Source: Ni28 Datafile


SPAD XIII
-
-
Source: OTF 3/4



SPAD XIII S.15155 (?)
2/Lt Frank Luke
September 1918
Source: SPAD XIII Datafile

SPAD XIII
Capt Alfred S Grant ?

Source: GVW