AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

France: Escadrille 152


Escadrlle N/Spa152 used the crocodile as their insignia. I was unable to find a photo showing a complete SPAD XIII, however there is a shot of Bourjade in the cockpit of an a/c with 13 on the side, and another photo shows the crocodile on a different aircraft.

The actual design of crocodile varied and was quite detailed in some versions. That shown here is based on the drawing in the French Marking Folio.


 



SPAD S.XIII
Lt Jean Bourjade
September 1918
Source: Speculaltive