AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Fokker D.VII


The first D.VIIs were finished in the typical Fokker 'streaks' on the fuselage and tailplane with lozenge on the wings. Crosses on these aircraft were the early Eisern Kreuz with the 5cm border. When the order to change to the straight sided Balkan Cross came about, these were converted by extending the arms to make fat crosses. It took awhile to change those on the wing, and some aircraft carried the older cross on the wing, and newer ones on the fuselage and tail. Five colour lozenge was soon introduced to the entire airframe starting around 377/18 up to the early 400s, after which four colour became the norm. .. until five-colour was reintroduced.
Metalwork on Fokker and Albatros built D.VIIs was either a light grey or medium green. OAW-built examples were a dark green with lilac patches.
The easiest recognized being mid-production OAW-built examples with their numerous small openings. Initial Fokker-built aircraft had the exhaust exiting through the stbd side panel, while later Fokker and Albatros built ones had them directly above the cowl panels.
There are many other detail differences between the D.VIIs of the various manufacturers and I direct the reader to the Albatros Productions Fokker D.VII Anthology Nos.1-3 for drawings showing the various patterns to the cowl louvres as well as exhaust and marking practices. In addition Dan-San Abbott has done a series of articles for WWI Aero on the marking practices on the D.VII.
It should be noted that almost all of the profiles shown here have an incorrect horizontal rib in the fin, this should be vertical.

 


Early Fokker built D.VII
With streaked fuselage
and lozenge wings


Typical example
with four colour
lozenge


Typical example
with five colour
lozenge

 


Fokker D.VII
Hptm Rudolf Berthold
JG.II
Summer 1918
Source: OTF
NEED TO REDO AGAIN

 

 


Fokker D.VII
Ritt Carl Bolle
Autumn 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 1
Revised 2012

 


Fokker D.VIIF
-
Jasta Boelcke
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 1

 


Fokker D.VIIF
Ltn.d.R Otto Loffler
Jasta Boelcke
August-October 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 1

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW)
Ltn Ernst Udet
Jasta 4
June 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology 2
Revised 2012

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW)
Ltn Meyer
Jasta 4
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Richard Kraut
Jasta 4
August 1918
Source: GVW: von Richthofen's
Flying Circus

 


Fokker D.VIIF 4330/18
-
Jasta 4
October 1918
Source: GVW: von Richthofen's
Flying Circus


Fokker D.VII(ALB)
Ltn Friedrich Vollbracht
Jasta 5
October 1918
Source: Windsock 21/4

 


Fokker D.VII(ALB)
Vzfw Böhm
Jasta 5
October 1918
Source: Windsock 21/4

Fokker D.VII
Vzfw Alfred Leicht
Jasta 5
October 1918
Source: Windsock 21/4


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 4000-4500/18
-
Jasta 6
August 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW)
-
Jasta 6
-
Source: GVW - MvR's Flying Circus

Fokker D.VII(OAW) 4582/18
Ltn Werner Noldecke
Jasta 6
September 1918
Source: GVW - MvR's Flying Circus

Fokker D.VIIF 5050-5199/18
-
Jasta 6
September 1918
Source: GVW - MvR's Flying Circus


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 4400-4550/18
Ltn Ulrich Neckel
Jasta 6
September 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

 


Fokker D.VII 365/18
Ltn Josef Jacobs
Jasta 7
Summer 1918
Source: C&C(INT) 25/3:118


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 2xxx/18
Ltn Werner Junck
JAFU, Jasta 8
October 1918
Source: OTF 16/4

 


Fokker D.VII 234/18
Ltn Fritz Freidrichs
Jasta 10
May-June 1918
Source: GVW-MvR's Flying Circus

 


Fokker D.VIIF
Ltn Arthur Lauman
Jasta 10
-
Source: Age of the Biplane

Fokker D.VII
-
Jasta 11
July 1918
Source: GVW - MvR's Flying Circus

Fokker D.VII 286/18
Vzfw Willi Gabriel
Jasta 11
Summer 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile


Fokker D.VII
-
Jasta 12
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Profile
Revised 2009

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW)
Ltn Hans Besser
Jasta 12
September 1918
Source: Aerodrome Modeler 3/6

 


Fokker D.VII (OAW)
-
Jasta 12
September 1918
Source: OTF 9/4

 


Fokker D.VII 373/18
Uffz Heinrich Piel
Jasta 13
June 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile

Fokker D.VIIF 4250-4299/18
Uffz Johannes Fritzsche
Jasta 13
June 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott


Fokker D.VIIF 4250-4299/18
-
Jasta 13
June 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

 


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Paull Wolff
Jasta 13
September 1918
Source: OTF

Fokker D.VII(OAW)
Ltn Werner Niethammer
Jasta 13
September 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

Fokker D.VII(OAW)
Gftr Michaelis
Jasta 13
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Franz Buchner
Jasta 13
Summer/Autumn 1918
Source: Windsock 7/6
REVISED

 


Fokker D.VII 382/18
Ltn Georg von Hantelmann
Jasta 15
June 1918
Source: OTF 9/3
Revised 2012


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Josef Veltjens
Jasta 15
August 1918
Source: Aerodrome Modeler 4/4

 


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Johannes Klein
Jasta 15
Summer 1918
Source: Aerodrome Modeler 4/4

 


Fokker D.VII4250-4299/18
-
Jasta 15
August 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

Fokker D.VII 451-499/18
Ltn Hugo Schafer
Jasta 15
-
Source: OTF 6/4

Fokker D.VII 4250-4299/18
Ltn Gustav Klaudat
Jasta 15
August 1918
Source: OTF 6/4


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Joachim von Ziegesar
Jasta 15
Summer 1918
Source: Aerodrome Modeler 4/4

 


Fokker D.VII
-
Jasta 15
August 1918
Source: Aerodrome Modeler 4/4

 


Fokker D.VII 4250-4399/18
Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay
Jasta 15
August 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

Fokker D.VII 402/18
Vzfw Max Holtzem
Jasta 16b
Late Summer 1918
Source: The Jasta Pilots
Revised 2012

Fokker D.VII (ALB) "Boroke!"
Oblt. Hermann Pritsch
Jasta 17
-
Source: HAC/UTD via GVW


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Heinz Kustner
Jasta 18
Summer 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile


Fokker D.VII
Ltn August Raben
OC, Jasta 18
August 1918
Source: OTF 1/4
Revised 2012




Fokker D.VII (OAW)

Jasta 18
Late Summer 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile

 


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Hans Schultz
Jasta 18
June 1918
Source:

Fokker D.VII
Ltn Gunther von Buren
Jasta 18
Summer 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile


Fokker D.VII(OAW)
Ltn Kurt Monnington
Jasta 18
August 1918
Source: GVW: Jasta 18 - The Red Noses

 


Fokker D.VII
Ltn Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay
Jasta 19
-
Source:
REVISED 2009

Fokker D.VII
Ltn Hermann Frommherz
Jasta 27

Source: OTF 4/4


Fokker D.VII 262/18
Ltn Emil Thuy
Jasta 28
Summer 1918
Source: D.VII Datafile

 


Fokker D.VII (OAW)
Oblt Robert von Greim
OC, Jasta 34b
-
Source: Stark - Wings of War

 


Fokker D.VII (OAW) 4523/18
Ltn Rudolf Stark
Jasta 35b
September 1918
Source: Windsock 8/2

Fokker D.VII (OAW) 4523/18
Ltn Rudolf Stark
Jasta 35b
October 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott


Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Hermann Gilly
Jasta 40
Summer 1918
Source: OTF 4/4



Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Hermann Gilly
Jasta 40
Summer 1918
Source: OTF 4/4


Fokker D.VII 4043/18
Ltn Adolf Auer
Jasta 40
October 1918
Source: OTF


Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Carl Degelow
Jasta 40
Summer 1918
Source: C&C(USA) 22/1



Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Hans Jeschonnek
Jasta 40
Summer 1918
C&C(USA) 22/1

Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Uffz Rausch
Jasta 40
Summer 1918
C&C(USA) 22/1


Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Josef Raesch
Jasta 43
Summer 1918
Source:Windsock 8/2

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 2000-2199/18
Ltn Ulrich Koennemann
Jasta 45
Summer 1918
Source: OTF 6/4
Revised 2012

Fokker D.VII(OAW)
-
Jasta 45
June 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology V.2

Fokker D.VII(OAW)
-
Jasta 45
June 1918
Source: Fokker D.VII Anthology V.2


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 4053/18 ?
Ltn Paul Strähle
Jasta 57
September 1918
Source: C&C(GB)



Fokker D.VII OAW) xx98/17
Ltn Karl Ritscherle
Jasta 60
-
Source: OTF 4/4


Fokker D.VII
Vzfw Joseph Doerflinger
Jasta 64
-
Source: Aeroplanes & Flyers of WW1

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 4649/18
Gftr Schutzel
Jasta 65
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile

Fokker D.VII(OAW) 2035/18
Ltn Rudolf Windisch
Jasta 66
-
Source: via GVW

Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Richard Kraut
Jasta 66
November 1918
Source: Datafile No.9


Fokker D.VII(Alb)
Ltn Richard Kraut
Jasta 66
November 1918
Source: Alternate scheme

 


Fokker D.VII(OAW) 6428/18
Ltn Hans Joachim von Hippel
Jasta 71
October 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

 


Fokker D.VII(Alb)611/18
Ltn Fritz Gerhard Anders
Jasta 73
August 1918
Source: Dan-San Abbott

Fokker D.VIIF
Off.Stv Willi Hippert
Jasta 74
-
Source: OTF 6/4


Fokker D.VII (OAW) 4464/18
Ltn Hans Jungwirth
Jasta 78b
-
Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile


Fokker D.VII(OAW)
-
Jasta 79
August/September 1918
Source: C&C(GB) 20/3

 


Fokker D.VII (OAW)
-
Jasta 79
August/September 1918
Source: C&C(GB) 20/3

Fokker D.VII(Alb) 6666/18



Source: Fokker D.VII Datafile

Fokker D.VII (OAW)
VzFlgmt Mayer
MFJ.III
September 1918
Source:
Updated 2012

Polish D.VII

Soviet D.VII