AIRCRAFT COLOURS AND MARKINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ERA

11e Escadrille
'Cocotte' (Paper bird)


The 11th escadrille was formed on March 1, 1918 as part of the Group de Chasse along with 9eme (ex-1eme), and 9eme (ex-5eme) escadrilles

Their insignia was the 'cocotte' (paper bird). Originally in red, this had been Coppens' personal insignia on his Nieuport 16, Later he had a blue version on his Ni17 and after being fired on by British machine which mistook the dark blue cocotte for a black cross, he repainted it in white. After the formation of the 11th escadrille, they adopted the white cocotte as their own emblem.


 


Sopwith Camel
Van de Voordt

Source: Camel - King of Combat


Hanriot HD-1  HD.44
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Source: Hanriot HD.1 Datafile