AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST
WORLD WAR ERA
No.48 Sqn RFC/RAF
No.48 was the first squadron to use the Bristol F2A Fighter. Unfortunately,
at first they failed to appreciate its qualities and consequently it was
flown as a 'typical' two-seater. It had a disastrous introduction to combat
when four of six were shot down by Jasta 11 in their first meeting on
5 April, 1917. Once the Bristol was flown as a single-seater with a 'sting'
in the tai, it quickly gained ascendancy in the skies of France and later
Italy.
A good history of No.48 Sqn may be found in OTF 4/2.