AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

France: Nieuport 11


The 'Bebe' had two basic styles of finish. . plain and camouflaged. The plain variant was overal CDL with metal cowl. All flying surfaces and the fuselage longerons were outlined with reinforcing tapes, the colour of which is still open to debate. At times they have been depicted as black, brown or gray-blue.Current thought is leaning towards the latter shade.

Until recently it was believed that the Ni11 had a two-tone sprayed pattern of brown and green, However evidence now points towards it actually being in at least four colours - light and dark green, dark brown and a red-brown. This is based on original clour photographs as well as written descriptions. There are both colour and b/w photos of the same N.11 and it is hard to tell the various shades in the b/w one, however they are readily apparent in the colour photo. Tapes on these aircraft can be seen on the flying surfaces.




Nieuport 11 N.1313
Capitaine Joseph Vuillemin
Escadrille C.11
1916
Source: http://albindenis.free.fr


Nieuport 11
S/Lt Paul Pierre Schneider
Escadrille N.15
May 1916
Source: http://albindenis.free.fr

 

 


Nieuport 11
S/Lt Armand de Turenne
Escadrille N.48
1916
Source: Windsock 5/4

Nieuport 11 N.608
Lt Henry Lecour Grandmaison
Escadrille N.62
1916
Source: http://albindenis.free.fr/


Nieuport 11 N.571
Sgt Elliot Cowdin
Escadrille N.65
March 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

 

 


Nieuport 11 N872
Jean Navarre
Escadrille N.67
February 1916
Source: Speculative

Nieuport 11 N576
Jean Navarre
Escadrille N.67
1916
Source: Osprey Nieuport Aces


Nieuport 11 N.11xx
Cpl James McConnell
Escadrille N.124
May 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

 

 


Nieuport 11 N1148
Victor Chapman
Escadrille N.124
May- June 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special
w/top view


Nieuport 11 N.1256
Sgt Raoul Lufbery
Escadrille N.124
June 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

 


Nieuport 11 N.1116
Sgt Norman Prince
Escadrille N.124
June 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

 

 


Nieuport 11 N.1292
Cpl James McConnell
Escadrille N.124
June-July 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special


Nieuport 11 N.1247
Clyde Balsley
Escadrille N.124
June 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

 


Nieuport 11 N.1286
Sgt Dudley Hill (?)
Escadrille N.124
June-July 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

 

 


Nieuport 11 N.1290
Cpl Rumsey
Escadrille N.124
June-August 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special
w/ top view

Nieuport 11 N.1314
Cpl Masson
Escadrille N.124
August 1916
Source: N.124 DF Special

Belgian Nieuport 11

Italian Nieuport 11