Colors Fokker monoplanes (22 were sold to Turkey, 13 of which are known to have been used) were left in their original colors (clear-doped) or were repainted in red-brown, medium green, or medium gray. Examination of surviving black-and-white photos, such as the one of Hans Joachim Buddecke and his E.III, on page 27 of Grosz' datafile on the E.III, show the color to be dark, but which of the three colors was actually used, and the color's specific shade, is unknown. Struts appear to have remained in their original color. Halberstadt biplanes may also have been left in their original light gray/white or also have been repainted. Markings Initially, Fokker monoplanes received in German markings with cross patées in eight positions with white backgrounds simply had the cross's edges connected and filled in, making solid black squares on white backgrounds. Later in the war, the squares' color was changed to red (specific tint unknown). The original German serial numbers appear to have been painted over on those aircraft that were repainted. More WWI Air Wargaming WWI Air Wargaming Introduction WWI Air Wargaming 1/300th Scale WWI Air Wargaming 1/144th Scale WWI Air Wargaming Painting, Markings, and Colors WWI Air Wargaming France: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Britain: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Germany: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Austro-Hungary: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Italy: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Russia: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Belgium: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Turkey: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming United States: colors and markings WWI Air Wargaming Colors Chart (extremely slow: 600K) Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #75 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com