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


RAF FE8 7616
Lt Stephen Kennedy
January 1917
Source: Windsock 3/3

 

 


RAF FE8
C Flight
ca. mid 1917
Source: Datafile No.74

deHavilland DH5 A9474
Lt F S Clark
October 1917
Source: C&C(GB) 12/4


RAF SE5a C1752
Lt F H Taylor
Early 1918
Source: OTF 2/4
updated 2013

 

 


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