AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

RFC/RAF(Canada): No.85 CRS/CTS


1917 – Black cat on fuselage, black flight number. Red, white or blue fin to denote flight.

1917-18 – As above. Rudder stripes were also added, these were of different orientation for the flights. A – vertical, B – diagonal, C – horizontal

191 – Red St George Cross on white shield

Of interest was the practice of adding white notches to the tail of the cat to show the number of crashes each aircraft was involved in


 


Curtiss JN4A C591
-
1917
Source: C&C(GB) 15/3


Curtiss JN4(Can) C227
C Flight
1917
Source: C&C(GB) 15/3

 


Curtiss JN4(Can) C705
B Flight
November 1917-March 1918
Source: C&C(GB) 15/3
Revised 11/08

Curtiss JN4(Can) C205
-
-
Source: C&C(GB) 15/3