AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Nieuport 28


The USAS was the largest user of the Nieuport 28, equipping four of its squadrons - the 27th, 94th, 95th and 148th Aero Sqns. They were finished in the usual French five colour scheme of beige, light green, dark green, chestnut brown and black. As delivered, the first USAS Ni28s had French roundels on the wings which were than repainted in American colours. The fin and rudder were painted white, blue, red fore to aft with the serial sometimes being reapplied in small numbers at the top of the fin. From N.6201 on, they were delivered with the AEF markings and the fin/rudder was now in red, white and blue fore to aft with the serial restored to the white strip on the rudder. Underwing roundels on the upperwing, which had been worn by previous Ni28s, were also deleted from N6201 on.

Unit markings were painted on the fuselage sides, with additional markings taking the form of stripes on the upper and lower wings. Personal markings usually consisted of numbers which were also carried on the sides and wings. Coloured and/or patterned cowls were often used to differentiate between flights.

Recommended reading is Datafile No.36: Nieuport 28 by Jon Guttman


 

27th Aero Sqn Markings


Five-Colour Camouflage

 

94th Aero Sqn Markings


Nieuport 28 N6157
1/Lt William Hoover
-
Source: Nieuport 28 Datafile
REVISED


Nieuport 28 N6301
Major Harold Hartney
July-August 1918
Source: Nieuport 28 Datafile

 

 


Nieuport 28 N6164
1/Lt Douglas Campbell
April 1918
Source: OTF 6/2


Nieuport 28 N6168
1/Lt John Wentworth
April-June 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

 


Nieuport 28 N6144
1/Lt James Meissner
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2



Nieuport 28 N6144
1/Lt James Meissner
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

Nieuport 28 N6193
2/Lt Philip W Davis
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2


Nieuport 28 N6189
Capt Kenneth Marr
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

 


Nieuport 28 N6153
Capt James Hall
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

Nieuport 28 N6169
Major John Huffer
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2


Nieuport 28 N6149
-
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

 


Nieuport 28 N6159
1/Lt Edward Rickenbacker
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

Nieuport 28 N6179
1/Lt Reed M Chambers
-
Source: OTF 6/2


Nieuport 28 N6154
1/Lt Oscar J Gude
-
Source: OTF 6/2

 


Nieuport 28 N6180
1/Lt M Edwin Green
-
Source: OTF 6/2

Nieuport 28 N6181
1/Lt William F Loomis
-
Source: OTF 6/2


Nieuport 28 N6283
1/Lt Walter W Smyth
June 1918
Source: OTF 6/2

 


Nieuport 28
-
-
Source: Windsock 7/4

Nieuport 28
-
-
Source: Profile No.79


Nieuport 28 N.6250
1/Lt Kenneth Porter
-
Source: Ni28 Datafile

 


Nieuport 28 N.6299
1/Lt Ernest Love
Summer 1918
Source: via Al Roesler

 


Nieuport 28
-
-
Source: Profile No.79

Swiss Ni28s