AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

141st Aero Sqn. USAS


The 141st AS was formed on October 8, 1917 and started operational flying on October 23, 1918. On October 28, Captain Hobart (Hobey) Baker scored their first victory, after which they were allowed to paint their squadron insignia on their aircraft.

Hobey Baker had been a star hockey player with Princeton University and their colours of orange and black were used to create the tiger and its prey - a German Pickelhaube helmet and iron cross.

Numbers were in black and a black outlined orange stripe was used on the wing.

Flight colours were used on the cowls - light blue on A Flight; white on B Flight and red for C Flight.


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SPAD XIII
Lt Dawson

Source: Aerodrome Modeler 3/6


SPAD XIII S.7835


Source: Aerodrome Modeler 3/6