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U.S. WWII Newsmap, "Wing Engine Fuselage Tail, WEFT is a system for aircraft recognition", hosted by the UNT Libraries Digital Collections; Rendall, David (1999). Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide, 2nd edition. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472212-4. Holmes, Tony (2005). Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide. New York: HarperCollins.
O-57 Grasshopper at the National Museum of the United States Air Force A de Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI (F-8) of the 654th BS, Eighth Air Force at RAF Watton, 1944 North American B-25D (F-10) Mitchell photographic reconnaissance and mapping aircraft North American P-51C-5-NT Mustang (F-6C) Serial No 42-103368 of the 15th TRS at St. Dizler Airfield, France, Autumn 1944.
The registration often denotes the aircraft type and maker. Some examples: HB-Axx two-engined aircraft from 5.7 to 15 tons, Aircraft over 15 tons due to shortage of Jxx. HB-Bxx balloons; HB-Cxx single-engined Cessnas under 5.7 tons; HB-Dxx and HB-Kxx other single-engined aircraft under 5.7 tons; HB-Fxx Swiss-produced aircraft like PC-6 and PC-12
The 40th BG painted four horizontal stripes across the upper tail fin with the letter identification of the airplane below it. The 444th BG numbered its aircraft and placed it within a large blue diamond outlined in yellow on the tail fin. The 462nd BG painted its rudders but otherwise did not designate the group. The 468th painted two diagonal ...
Military aircraft insignia, applied to military aircraft to identify the nation or branch of military service United Kingdom Royal Air Force roundels, a circular identification mark used since 1915, United Kingdom; United Kingdom military aircraft registration number, the alpha-numeric registration used to identify individual military aircraft
The first use of national insignia on military aircraft was before the First World War by the French Aéronautique Militaire, which mandated the application of roundels in 1912. [1] The chosen design was the French national cockade , which consisted of a blue-white-red emblem, going outwards from centre to rim, mirroring the colours of the ...
Data from Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in) Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) Wing area: 16.5 m 2 (178 sq ft) Airfoil: root: NACA 23016.5 ; tip: NACA 23012 Empty weight: 1,082 kg (2,385 lb) Max takeoff weight: 1,805 kg (3,979 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Allison Model 250-B17D turboprop, 261 kW (350 hp) Propellers: 3 ...
An older aircraft (registered before 31 December 1948) may have a second letter in its identifier, identifying the category of aircraft. This additional letter is not actually part of the aircraft identification (e.g. NC12345 is the same registration as N12345).