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The 147th had its first combat on July 2, 1918 using the Ni28,
and by early August they had been replaced by the SPAD XIII. Unlike
the 94th and 95th Aero Sqns, the pilots of the 147th (and 27th),
were not happy about the change and the 147th commanding officer,
Major Geoffrey Bonnell, was transferred to a training depot after
expressing his dismay.
The marking adopted by the 147th was a rat terrier modelled on
that owned by Bonnell. Originally it was placed high on the fuselage
of their Ni28s just behind the cockpit. Later it was moved aft to
a lower, more central position. Flight numbers were in black with
white highlighting. Flight colours of Red, white and blue were used
on the cowls and possibly wheel covers of the three flights
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