What's New with March Field: Lafayette Escadrille

The March Field Air Museum is constantly changing as seen with the newly re-painted Nieuport 11. The museum’s Nieuport 11 is now painted in the colors of the Lafayette Escadrille. Prior to the United States 1917 entry into World War I a squadron of volunteer American pilots was established with the French Air Service. This squadron was known as Lafayette Escadrille. The tail of the museum’s Nieuport 11 has been repainted in the French colors and our Executive Director, Patricia Korzec used her artistic talents to hand paint the Lafayette Escadrille’s unit insignia, an Indian chief head, on the fuselage. Future plans for the aircraft include hanging it over a newly re-constructed First World War and Early March Field history display. The curator hopes to be able to hang the aircraft within the next couple of months