The unit marking was 'Uncle Sam's Hat' being thrown into a ring .. signifying
the US entry into the war. Later red/white diagonal stripes were added
to the wings. This can be seen on Wentworth's
Nieuport 28. Flight markings were cowls in white, red or blue. Their SPADs
continued these markings. Postwar the pilots decided to try and outdo
one another by painting their SPADs up in gaudy schemes. The resulting
finishes led to their aircraft being dubbed "the Showbirds".
My thanks to Greg VanWyngarden for the loan of photos clearing up details
of the Showbirds. OTF 6/2 contains an article on the markings worn by
the 94th's Nieuport 28s.
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94th Aero Sqn Markings
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Nieuport 28 N6164
1/Lt Douglas Campbell
April 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6168
1/Lt John Wentworth
April-June 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6144
1/Lt James Meissner
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6144
1/Lt James Meissner
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6193
2/Lt Philip W Davis
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6189
Capt Kenneth Marr
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6153
Capt James Hall
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6169
Major John Huffer
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6149
-
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6159
1/Lt Edward Rickenbacker
May 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6180
1/Lt M Edwin Green
-
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6179
1/Lt Reed M Chambers
-
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6154
1/Lt Oscar J Gude
-
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6181
1/Lt William F Loomis
-
Source: OTF 6/2
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Nieuport 28 N6283
1/Lt Walter W Smyth
June 1918
Source: OTF 6/2
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SPAD XIII S.4523
Captain Edward Rickenbacker
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Source: Aircam SPAD VII-XIII
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SPAD XIII S.15034
Lt Hamilton Coolidge
September / October 1918
Source: via GVW
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SPAD XIII S.4505
Lt Alan Nutt
Source: via Mike O'Neal
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SPAD XIII S.7777
Captain Cedric E Fauntleroy
October 1918
Source: via GVW
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SPAD XIII S.7777
Captain Cedric E Fauntleroy
Postwar
Source: via GVW
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SPAD XIII S.16546
Captain Reed Chambers
Spring 1919
Source: C&C(INT) 29/1
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SPAD XIII
Lt Dudley Outcault
Spring 1919
Source: C&C(INT) 29/1
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SPAD XIII
Lt Samuel Kaye
Spring 1919
Source: C&C(INT) 29/1
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SPAD XIII
Lt Ben Jones
Spring 1919
Source: C&C(INT) 29/1
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SPAD XIII
Lt Leo Dawson
Spring 1919
Source: C&C(INT) 29/1
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SPAD XIII
Lt Robert Donaldson
Spring 1919
Source: GVW Photos
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SPAD XIII
Lt John Jeffers
Spring 1919
Source: C&C(INT) 29/1
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SPAD XIII
Lt Weir Cook
Spring 1919
Source: GVW Photos
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SPAD XIII
Lt William Palmer
Spring 1919
Source: GVW Photos
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