AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST
WORLD WAR ERA
No.34 Sqn RFC/RAF
No.34 originally used a zig-zag on the rear fuselage as their unit marking.
However the first unit to use the RE8, No.52, took large losses and wanted
to get rid of their RE8s. Therefore Nos 34 and 52 traded their respective
aircraft (BE2e and RE8) in February 1917 and the zig-zag apparently went
to No.52 along with the BE2s. Two of the BE2es shown here (2556 &
7086) may be at No.52 Sqn after the swap - perhaps when 52 took over the
marking, they added the zigzag to the decking
Later. No.34 used two sloping bars on their RE8s.
RAF BE2e 5836 w/topview
Lt DS Cairns / Lt KE Tulloch
August 1916
Source: BE2e Datafile
updated 2013