1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 White Outline Decals
These 1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 White Outline decals reproduce the aircraft identification markings represented by this sheet for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures. They are intended for historically appropriate aircraft, units, and periods associated with the marking.
Decal Information
The sheet includes German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 White Outline markings suitable for use on 1-300 scale aircraft miniatures.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Key Historical Details
Region / Nation: German Service: German Military Aviation Time Period: World War I Primary Marking: Aircraft Numbers / Identification Codes Scale: 1-300 Application: Historically appropriate aircraft and aviation subjects
Historical Information
1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 White Outline
These 1-300 German WWI Iron Cross Style #3 White Outline decals reproduce a later presentation of the Imperial German cross pattée, with the black national marking surrounded by a contrasting white outline rather than a large white background panel.
German military aircraft used the black cross pattée as their principal national marking through most of World War I. Early crosses were often painted over broad white fields, but the appearance changed as wartime marking practices evolved. By the later pre-1918 period, many aircraft carried crosses with a more restrained white border, reducing the amount of bright white surface while preserving recognition.
Cross shape, arm width, border thickness, and placement still varied considerably between aircraft, manufacturers, and units. This Style #3 White Outline sheet is intended for aircraft where photographs show a distinct white-edged cross pattée. In mid-April 1918, the German Air Service began replacing the cross pattée with the straight-sided Balkenkreuz.
White-outlined Iron Cross markings can be seen on a variety of later pre-April 1918 German aircraft, including Albatros D-series fighters, Pfalz fighters, Fokker Dr.I triplanes, DFW reconnaissance aircraft, Gotha bombers, and other Imperial German types, depending on the exact aircraft and date.
The white-outline cross pattée should not be confused with the straight-sided Balkenkreuz used during the final months of the war. Period photographs remain the best guide for selecting the correct marking style and border width.
