AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

France: Escadrille 11


Escadrille 11 used an origami symbol as their unit marking. Initally equipped with the Caudron G.2 and Morane-Saulnier aircraft, by September 1915 they were using the Caudron G.3 and G.4. In January 1917 they started to receive the Caudron G.6 and the Letord 4. In November 1917 the Breguet 14 arrived and it was with these that they finished the war.

 


Nieuport 11 N.1313
Capitaine Joseph Vuillemin
1916
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Caudron G.4

February 1917
Source: Caudron G.4 Datafile


Caudron G.6

1917
Source: FMP French Book

 

 


Breguet Br14A2 793
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Early 1918
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Breguet Br14B2
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Early 1918
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