AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

Bleriot XI


According to the Bleriot XI Datafile, many of them left the factory in an overall white finish.Others could be seen in CDL/Grey and some British machines even carried camouflage. The first national markings on British Bleriots were union jacks on the rudder. Later, RNAS aircraft adopted a red/white roundel, while RFC aircraft took on the familiar red/white/blue roundel.




Blériot XI 908

February 1915
Source: RNAS Serials

 


Bleriot XI 7652


Source: Bruce- Aeroplanes of the RFC