While this article seems to think they didn’t appear until WWII there are plenty of aircraft that wore variations during WWI.
But does anyone know which side or aircraft was first to carry such a design?
By: bearoutwest - 30th March 2017 at 11:27
Please allow me a correction: The nickname of the C II was/is “Walfisch” (whale) and not “Haifisch” (shark)!
Regards,
Thomas
Cool, learned something new. Thanks Thomas.
By: Malcolm McKay - 28th March 2017 at 22:38
Aircam did a very good two volume publication on this subject way way back around the late 60s or very early 70s. Lots of pics.
By: Seafire - 28th March 2017 at 09:57
Article from “Vintage Wings of Canada” that looks at the history of such things:
By: tdl - 27th March 2017 at 19:49
The Roland C-II was also known as the Halfisch (shark). So it makes sense that it would have carried shark teeth markings at some stage.
Please allow me a correction: The nickname of the C II was/is “Walfisch” (whale) and not “Haifisch” (shark)!
Regards,
Thomas
By: Malcolm McKay - 26th March 2017 at 23:03
Definitely in WW1.
By: bearoutwest - 26th March 2017 at 05:41
The Roland C-II was also known as the Halfisch (shark). So it makes sense that it would have carried shark teeth markings at some stage.
…geoff
By: FarlamAirframes - 25th March 2017 at 14:15
I refer to the book – sharks teeth – nose art that starts with a German Roland cII in late 1916 and the Belgian Farman on 17th April 1915.
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