It is a goldmine of information with a lot of pictures. HO F-4D USAF 417 TFS, 49 TFW Korat TDY from Holloman '72 Air Force Aircraft Tail Markings Code Aircraft Unit Location and Command AC F-16C/D 177th Fighter Wing. Understand, Grant. 66-7483 (N430FS) and 66-7505 (N427FS) at ELP in the summer of 1993. Happened more than once in RAF history, afterall when a unit is ordered to fly the aircraft out, the pilots fly the aircraft out. I agree with what others have said, it is sure worth having. Lord Riot If there are serviceable aircraft then use them to fight the enemy and protect your mates. I update the first posted based on new posts. . At the same time it isn't one of those books that you'll read for pages at a time to enjoy a story, it is indeed more of a reference book that you'll likely consult whenever you need that certain information. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. One option is organic fertilizer made from chicken manure, which can be found at Menard's for a reasonable price of $10.99 per 25-pound bag. F-100C-1-NA 136 TFS 54-1767 USAF Photo Via Henk Scharringa; F-100C-20-NA 136 TFS 54-1904 Joe Vincent Photo; 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron The FF code is also used by the co-located, the two-letter state/territorial USPS mailing abbreviation, Full List of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Aircraft Tail Codes, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tail_code&oldid=1028602891, Tail Code - The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin, Published 1994, Hook Code - United States Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Tail Code Markings 1963-1994 by Patrick Martin, Published 1994, This page was last edited on 14 June 2021, at 23:20. Please help me update/correct this list. Whilst at RAF Gutersloh it was said that 3 Sqn could not return t the UK, due to leaving ground crew to their fate when leaving France in WW2. The large digits are the last three digits of the aircraft's serial number. AL EC-47 USAF 361 TEWSq, 14 SOWg Phu Cat 1966 - 71 A color strip with blue, red and yellow might also be incorporated at the top of the fin. The F-4's first air-to-air victory occurred the following April when Lieutenant (j.g.) Hell yes !!!!! Since 1993, the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard (ANG), except Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft, utilize this format in all tail codes: two large letters, followed by two digits printed in a smaller text size, followed by three more digits printed in a larger text size. Louis E. Azzarelli. 2 Test a/c RC EB-66 USAF 41 TEWS, 355 TFWg Takhli 1968 - 69 What I was told (again, many years ago) was that the pilots/aircrew took off in their aircraft, abandoning the ground personnel to their fate, which was eventual execution by the North Koreans and/or Chinese. Took the words out of my mouth! This due to the TS and TT tail codes in prior usage by the 22 and 602 SOS. Jun 11, 2011 #6. This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the United States Air Force, sorted by type. I was going to mention that, I recall those also. EK A-37B USAF 8 SOS, 14 SOWg Bien Hoa Gilroy R. Baca. ET A-1E/H USAF 6 SOS, 633 SOWg Pleiku Spad Just a veryoccasional reference book? The codes are squadron specific and do not identify either the Marine Air Group (MAG) nor the Marine Air Wing (MAW) to which the squadron belongs nor the air station at which it is based. One letter for the wing and a second letter for each squadron. JJ F-105D USAF 34 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat AV Tail Code: USAF 31 FW Military Airplane Pictures. WE C-123B/K USAF 19 ACS, 315 ACWg Tan Son Nhut (ACC), T-37B, EC-135C/E/J, C-135A/B, OC-135B, WC-135B, E-4B,C-21A, TC-135S/W, RC-135S/U/V/W/X, OH, 178th FG, Springfield, Ohio (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, OH , 180th FG, Toledo, Ohio (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, OK, 138th FG, Tulsa, Okla. (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, OK, 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Okla. (ACC), T-37, EC-135K, E-3B/C, OR, 142nd FG, Portland, Ore. (ANG/ACC), F-15A/B, OS, 51st FW, Osan AB, South Korea (PACAF), F-16C/D, A/OA-10A, C-12F, OT, USAFAWC, Eglin AFB, Fla. (ACC), F-15A/B/C/D/E, F-16A/C/D, EF-111A, F-111F, OT, 79th TEG, Eglin AFB, Fla. (AFMC), F-15A/B/C/D/E, F-16A/B/C/D, PA, 111th FG, Willow Grove, Pa. (ANG/ACC), A/OA-10A, PA, 193rd SOG, Harrisburg, Pa. (ANG/AFSOC), EC-130E, PD, 939th RW, Portland IAP, Ore. (AFRES), HC-130P, HH-60G, PF, 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo. (AFRES), C-130E/H, PI, 911th AW, Pittsburgh IAP/ARS, Pa. (AFRES), C-130H, PR, 156th FG, San Juan, Puerto Rico (ANG/ACC), F-16A/B, PX, 139th AG, St. Joseph, Mo. This "logical except where it's not" system has to some degree been true even as tailcodes have shuffled units/bases, been deleted, and in some cases been newly created as TAC, SAC, and MAC gave way to ACC and AMC. To add some more info. Two-letter codes were assigned directly to wings. Abner Aust Jr (Col) Base Commander. The code of "ZZ" was chosen due to the fact that the code "KA" had already been used by the 457th Tactical Airlift Wing stationed at Cam Rahn Bay in Vietnam, and the fact that the wing was already using the letter "Z" as the first letter of their old tail code. The initial wing code assignment noted as: AR 10 TRW 1, 30, 32 TRS RAF Alconbury, BT 36 TFW 22, 53, 525 TFS Bitburg AB, Germany, HR 50 TFW 10, 313, 496 TFS Hahn AB, Germany, LK 48 TFW 492, 493, 493 TFS RAF Lakenheath, RS 26 TRW 38 TRS, 526 TFS Ramstein AB, Germany, SP 52 TFW 23, TFS, 39 TEWS Spangdahlem AB, Germany, TJ 401 TFW 612, 613, 614 TFS Torrejon AB, Spain, UH 20 TFW 55, 77, 79 TFS RAF Upper Heyford, WR 81 TFW 78, 91, 92 TFS RAF Bentwaters, ZR 86 TFW 17 TRS Zweibrucken AB, Germany. W. C. Fields(Delete SPAM-OUT for e-mail reply. 15308/26753. JE F-105D USAF 44 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat IF B-26K USAF 603 SOS, 56 SOW NKP 1964 - 66 is equipped with F-4E, F-105, RB-66 and C-130 aircraft. Operating out of Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) in northern Thailand, the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW) is probably one of the lesser known Air Force units that participated in the Vietnam War, despite the fact that for most of its existence at Udorn, it was unique among Air Force wings. ED F-4E USAF 58 TFSq, 33 TFWg Udorn TDY from Elgin Apr thru Oct 72 CP Tail Code: USAF 531 TFS / 3 TFW Military Airplane Pictures. Read this exciting story from Scale Aircraft Modelling November 2019. Traditionally, the unit selects a single aircraft to be the unit flag ship. A few notable examples that don't follow the "pattern": AD: 3246th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida, "Armament Division" - this wing (defunct since 1992) performed weapons testing for TAC types; a similar role is still served by the 53rd Test & Evaluation Group at Nellis and Eglin (OT = "Operational Test"), FT: 23rd Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia (previously Pope AFB, North Carolina). is to conduct operations in support of U.S. commitments in Southeast. A look at the history of the F-100D "Super Sabre" aircraft's service in Vietnam, and the important role it played during the Tet Offensive. Probably not as 60 Squadron are in the UK, RAF Shawbury, and part of the newly numbered 1FTS. Is there a similar tall tale in the RAF about 43 Squadron? USAFline, an aftermarket company based in the United Kingdom, recently added two decal sheets with "Distinctive Unit Aircraft Markings," in 1/72 scale, 24-inch, black and . Al Brashear's C-123 Experience in SOG. (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, SH, 507th ARW, Tinker AFB, Okla. (AFRES), KC-135R, SI, 183rd FG, Springfield, Ill. (ANG/ACC), F-16A/B, SJ, 4th Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (ACC), F-15E, KC-10A, T-38A, SL, 131st FW, St. Louis, Mo. AC RF-4C USAF 12 TRSq, 460 TRWg Tan Son Nhut Major Abbot was the pilot of an AC-47 with the 4th Air Commando Squadron (ACS), 6250th Combat Support Group, 13th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut, AB. Training Command aircraft use a single-letter tail code which identifies the aircraft's training wing. List of Frequently Seen U.S. Air Force Tail Codes, Tail Code "DM" (Davis-Monthan AFB) on a Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II, So each squadron shared the same tail code when part of the same Wing. EO C-47 USAF 5 SOS, 14 SOW Phu Cat 1966 - 71, Physops - INSIGNIA CAMOUFLAGE & STENCIL US MARINE. AA C-123K, U-10A/B USAF Det 1, 1 SOW Da Nang RAF and USAF never run away. +++ DISCLAIMER +++ Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. DH C-130E USAF 345 TASq, 314 TAWg CCK 1966 - 71 September 5, 2020 in Aircraft Cold War. JV F-105D USAF 469 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat AMC aircraft do not use two-letter identification codes. Some background: In the late 1970ies, the Mikoyan OKB design bureau began working on a very light "strike fighter" that was intended to be a direct competitor to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Wanted to create a master C-130 tail code list for references. Two CONUS TAC training wings had used this system for a number of years. CF A-37B USAF 8 AS, 3 TFW Bien Hoa Standard aircraft fin flashes designate the base and unit the aircraft is from, and the tail number of the aircraft. Ronald Augzinger. LC F-4E USAF 421 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn. Just one more little bit of tail code info : When the 20th. One thing to noteis that unless there's been a new edition produced, the book only covers up to 1991 so the massive reorganization of the USAF post-Desert Storm isn't covered. While the design can include color, the final tail flash will likely be done in various shades of gray to maintain its camouflage appearance. . (ACC), C-130E/H, LN, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, England (USAFE), F-15C/D/E, LR, 944th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz. (AFRES), F-16C/D, MA, 104th FG, Barnes MAP, Mass. 136th Tactical Fighter Squadron . LH would make more sense. This Squadron's code letters were 'HV'. Is that book Tail Code worth getting? Ed "'Twas a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it." W. C . MiG Aces of the Vietnam War $45.00. Since 1993, all Air Force units, including Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, utilize this system. By I would not call it "occasional" reference though, personally it is one of those books I end up checking quite often. Tail coding of swing-wing fighters began in October 1970 with US, UT and UR tail codes. Between 1979 and 2002, the facility was used by the Soviet/Russian Navy. It's a fantastic book ! was chosen because the ZZ code was already used by the 457th Tactical Airlift Wing's Kilo Company at Cam Rahn Bay in Vietnam, and because the wing was . ZF F-4E USAF 308 TFSq, 31 TFWg Udorn TDY from Holloman Apr thru Oct 72 (AFSPC), UH-1N, FF , 1st FW, Langley AFB, Va. (ACC), C-21A, F-15C/D, UH-1N, FL, 125th FG, Jacksonville, Fla. (ANG), F-16A/B, FL, 939th RW, Patrick AFB, Fla. (AFRES), HC-130N/P, HH-60G, FM, 482nd FW, Homestead ARB, Fla. (AFRES),, F-16A/B, FS , 188th FG, Fort Smith, Ark. (ANG/ACC), C-130E, XL, 47th FTW, Laughlin AFB, Texas (AETC), T-1A, T-37B, T-38A, YJ, 374th AW, Yokota AB, Japan (PACAF), C-130E/H, C-9A, C-21A, UH-1N, YO, 910th AW, Youngstown MAP/ARS, Ohio (AFRES), C-130H, ZZ, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan (PACAF), F-15C/D, E-3B/C, HH-3E, HH-60G, KC-135R, @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { JV F-4E USAF 34 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat Gardeners around the world have been growing these varieties for the past 8-10 years and are sharing their experiences with others. Glasser, Jeffrey D. (1998). CR Tail Code: USAF 32 TFS Military Airplane Pictures. AJ EC-47 USAF 360 TEWSq, 8TFWg Ubon 1970 -72 HK F-4D USAF 480 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1969 - 70 Aircraft Locator for Douglas C-47. F-4 in Alaska. As the previous posters have alluded, it's somewhat misleading to say the second letters in the wing codes"stand for" anything specific, although generally the codes adopted show some degree of logic in that most use letters common to the assigned base name, or in a few rare cases have some other historic significance. ZF F-4E USAF 307 TFSq, 31 TFWg Udorn former 308 TFSq WA F-4E USAF 414 FWSq, 57 FWWg Da Nang TDY from Nellis Jan thru Feb 72. Air Education and Training Command History and Office, Air Force Space Command History and Heritage, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Tail code of the USAF 1st Fighter Wing displayed on an F-15 Eagle.. Tail codes are the markings usually on the vertical stabilizer of U.S. military aircraft that help to identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment and occasionally other information that is not unique. Martin, Patrick (1994). (ANG/ACC), A/OA-10A, MD, 135th AG, Baltimore, Md. The previous system of AFSC's began in 1954 after the Air Force modified the Army's MOS system that it had been using since it separated from the Army. document.write("\"\""); (AFRES), A/OA-10A, B-52H, BH, 117th ARW, Birmingham, Ala. (ANG), KC-135R, CA, 129th RG, Moffett NAS, Calif. (ANG), HH-60G, HC-130H/N/P, CB, 14th FTW, Columbus AFB, Miss. [4] They have the name of the base written inside the tail flash and a five-digit number in which all digits are printed in the same size. But variations in identification can vary from state to state, and unit to unit. The small digits indicate the fiscal year (FY) the aircraft was ordered. Tail Code History. In any case it would not be something to blame on the pilots or the rest of the unit, orders are orders and in certain cases evacuating the aircraft quickly was the best thing to do. , 2020 in aircraft Cold War 1 SOW Da Nang RAF and USAF never run away cr tail code:! 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