Pre WW1 insignia

In article , Marc Reeve
writes
JDupre5762 wrote:

Just when did various nations adopt the various cross and cockade or
roundel insignia? Was it after WW1 started and the need for recognition
became apparent or did some nations adopt an insignia before WW1?

When did the US adopt the Star with a dot insignia? I know that they used
a roundel style similar to the French style in WW1 while in Europe. Did
US aircraft based stateside use the same insignia as the European combat
aircraft or did they use the star?

The pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille used the French roundel,
naturally.

I remember, some time ago, seeing a picture of an Escadrille Lafayette
aircraft with large swastikas painted on - and my assumption was that
the pilot must have had a liking for Navaho designs. Can anyone jog my
memory?

Re. the swastika, I was in Jaipur, India, last year, and almost every
auto-taxi had a swastika painted on the front. Big editing job for any
travel film to be shown in Germany, I guess.

And on a practical note; try to avoid taking a cab ride with a driver
who believes in reincarnation....

Cheers,

Dave

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Dave Eadsforth