AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

168th Aero Sqn. USAS


A winged skull was the marking of the 168th Aero Sqn. Flights were differentiated by different colour numbers on the fuselage and upper starboard wing.

Entering front-line service in late October 1918, they gained the right to apply their insignia almost right away due to downing a Fokker D.VII and a ballon. However it is thought that they had not done so prior to the Armistice.

The position of the skull varied from aircraft to aircraft, and girls names were generally applied to the cowl below the exhaust.


 



deHavilland DH4 32889

Late1918
Source: US DH4 Datafile