AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Schusta/Schlasta 25b


The Hannover below was orignally unknown as to unit, however in Schlachtflieger it is attributed to Schlasta 25 while it was a component of Schlagru D - the white tail was the latter unit's marking, while the pennant is assumed to be a personal marking.
The Halberstadt below was found by a Belgian officer and it has since been narrowed down to belonging to Schlasta 25b. The colours were noted at the time by the officer, and his grandson passed them on to Dan-San Abbott who used them as the basis of an illustration in "Schlachtflieger". The drawing appears to show a yellow tail with yellow rays extending forward from it on the fuselage sides and top.

 


Hannover CL.II 13274/18
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May 1918
Source: via GVW
Updated 2012

Halberstadt CL.II

November 1918
Source: Duiven/Abbott: Schlachtflieger