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Buon Giorno Angiolillo,
Only franco-greek escadrille 531 used the SPAD during the war. Only one greek pilot flew in this squadron : sous-lieutenant Alexandros Zannas, the commanding officer. The other pilots were french.
A french official order asks to paint greek cockades to french planes of escadrille 531. I am sure this was done to the Nieuports : they were all silver, plus greek cockades done by overpainting the red on the french cockades. Later, a darker blue (british blue) was ordered to be painted. Unfortunately, I have no photos of the planes of escadrille 531 at this period, but I an sure it was done as one french pilot writes to his parents that he is pleased to fly in a Nieuport wearing the colors of his favorite football club (white and blue). I also have the testimony of french troops seeing fighters with "greek cockades".
Escadrille 531 received SPAD in june 1918. I have 2 photos of this time period : the SPAD still wear french cockades... They have usual french camouflage. But we can't say if whey ever had greek cockades during WW1.
Ciao,
DTB
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