Wears the livery of French WW1 ace Charles Nungesser, an as colorful character as the emblem suggests.

Sold in New Zealand as ZK-JOZ. Painted as ace Charles Nungesser's aircraft. Tony Arbon photo

Replica completed in 1992 that is on display at the Museum of Flight. This Nieuport of l'escadrille N 62 is painted as "Zigomar 5" that was flown by French ace Paul Tarascon, known as "l'as la jambe de bois" or the ace with the wooden leg, who finished the war with 12 victories.

The nimble Nieuport fighters were outgunned by heavier machines towards the end of WWI, and the later models were increasingly used as advanced trainers. French wooden-legged ace Paul Tarascon flew a Nie 24bis named Zigomar 5 for some time, but he too converted to the SPAD S.VII. This replica was flown in 1995 and has an original Le Rhône engine.