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Did enemy planes in WW1 use markings of their enemies?

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This is a really interesting question. I have not run across any examples of this having been done during World War I. I believe there were at least a couple of reasons why it would have been unlikely. read more

World War I was the first major war where airplanes were used as a significant part of the military. The airplane was invented by the Wright Brothers in 1903, just 11 years before the start of World War I. read more

Ship crews painted enemy flags or symbols for planes that their anti-aircraft guns are credited with shooting down, and depictions of ships that their guns (or airplanes, if an aircraft carrier) are credited with sinking. read more

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