[WWI] Oliver Colin "Boots" Leboutillier's Camel(s)/209 Squadron Marking Practice

[Sean Brian Kirby]

I'm bumping this just because I'd love to hear some thoughts on
LeBoutiller's 209th Camels...





> On to LeBoutiller's aircraft... The depictions I have seen of the fighter
> he flew on 21 April show multiple stripes just aft of the cockpit and a
> camouflage green nose. This, of course, was a 209 Squadron Camel. Are there
> any good photos of this fighter? I haven't been able to find any, so far.
>
> I have, however, seen a photograph of what surely must be a different
> Camel. The cowl, in the main, is a dark color, perhaps red. It is incredibly
> doubtful this was a green-painted cowling, as there is a bare section at the
> bottom of the cowl, which clearly shows the engine-turned finish of bare
> metal. Obviously, This is not an effect that would have been created at the
> factory, thus ruling out, in my mind, a green cowl. It is also stated to be
> a 209th bird. This fighter also features two-colored wheel covers, perhaps
> red-and-white or red-and-silver.
>
> Was Captain Brown's Camel red-nosed because he wasa flighter leader? Or
> were 209 Squadron Camels marked with red cowlings? I would love to figure
> out the proper markings for LeBoutillier's fighter with the overpainted
> bare-metal cowl.
>
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