Richard,
This is the reference I was referring to. It is photocopied from a book
entirely about aircraft markings but unfortunately I do not know the book's
name, but it had a n individual section for every country and spanned from
the turn of the century to the late 1960's. This passage is taken from a 236
page section simply titled "Chronology" which started on page 171 and
itemized all significant changes by date. Any information about this or the
white disc with a black centre you mentioned earlier would be appreciated.
The entry for 12 Sep 1916 is this:
Special national insignia for British night flying aircraft promulgated to
all RFC units in an instruction which read:
The attention of all concerned is directed to the following distinctive
marking, which it has been decided shall be adopted for black-winged night
flying aeroplanes : On top and bottom wings, white circle the same size as
the blue circle used in the marking of day machines.
Wm. (Bill) Burns
London, Ont.
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Bill Burns wrote:
I came across an interesting reference in a history of aircraft
markings book to an apparently short lived, early war upper-wing
national marking for WW1 RAF night bombers. The reference described
it simply as a white disc used only on night bombers. This marking
was different from the white discs used on fuselage sides as a
squadron marking.
Can anyone provide any other information regarding this marking?
Was it simply a white disc? What year was it indroduced? Withdrawn?
In "Camouflage '14-18 Aircraft" by O.G. Thetford, 1943 all I've got in
reference is;
Night-Flying F.E. 2B Bombers.-When the F.E. 2B became outmoded for day
fighting it was switched on to night bombing duties, and these machines
were
painted black all over and had special cockades compromising a white
circle
with a black centre.
If I find anything else, I'll let you know.
Richard.
Thanks for the help,
Wm. (Bill) Burns
London, Ont.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/wmburns/
"Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it"