K&W Model Airplanes Bristol F2-B 1917 Fighter Assembly Manual - page 6
Bristol F2B Fighter ARF 6
Our model depicts the Bristol F2b D8084, No.139
Sqn RAF Villaverla Aerodrome in September 1918.
Originally formed in March 1918 as ’Z’ Flight and
attached to No.34 Sqn in Italy for long range recon-
naissance duties. By July 1918 a second flight had
arrived and the combined unit was known as No.139
Sqn RAF. The original marking of two vertical white
bands soon gave way to four white and three black
bands and ultimately expanded to the 12 and 11
depicted on D8084 as it is presently painted. This
aircraft also carried a spanwise w/b/w stripe between
the upperwing. The pictures on this page are the
Bristol F2b Fighter of the Shuttlewort Collection in
the air above Old Warden Aerodrome, England.
Below the same aircraft on the ground at Old War-
den, Biggleswade.The paintwork shown is the post
war service, and prior to 1981 when the aircraft was
rendered the original camouflage and markings.