Pre WW1 insignia

Stephen Harding wrote:
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?


The US actually used a red star (like the Soviets) for a
short period of time before US entry into WWI.



Really?

But:-

1) I always thought the US didn't have much air power until after WW1

2) The Soviet Union certainly didn't exist until 1917, the same year the
US joined the war.

So, how do you mean?

John