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Carrier Air Wing 15 tail code "NL" is prominently displayed on this A-7E Corsair II. Tail codes on the U.S. Navy aircraft are the markings that help to identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment. These codes comprise one or two letters or digits painted on both sides of the vertical stabilizer, on the top right and on the bottom left ...
The U. S. Navy's aircraft visual identification system uses tail codes and modex to visually identify the aircraft's purpose and organization. Carrier air wing (CVW) tail codes denote which fleet the air wing belongs; A for Atlantic Fleet and N for Pacific Fleet. All squadrons display their CVW's tail code as follows, regardless of aircraft type:
Aircraft Tail Code 64th Aggressor Squadron: Gomers [5] Air Combat Command: United States Air Force Warfare Center: 57 WG: 15 January 1941 Nellis AFB, Nevada: F-16C/D [6] WA: 65th Aggressor Squadron: Air Combat Command: United States Air Force Warfare Center: 57 WG: 15 January 1941 Nellis AFB, Nevada [7] F-35A [8] WA: 706th Aggressor Squadron ...
96th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Red Tail Stripe) 5th Bomb Wing (AFGSC) – Minot AFB, North Dakota. 23rd Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: MT, Red Tail Stripe) 69th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: MT, Yellow Tail Stripe) 307th Bomb Wing (AFRC) – Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. 93rd Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: BD, Blue/Gold Chex Tail ...
Assigned to 930th Special Operations Group Tail Code: ID 78th Special Operations Squadron Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 1972–1973 Assigned to 917th Tactical Fighter Group Tail Code: ES 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron: New Orleans NAS, Louisiana 1978–1982 Received aircraft from 46th SOS; Assigned to 926th Tactical Fighter Group Tail Code: NO
The first Eighth Air Force aircraft to receive unit markings were the Spitfires of the 4th and 31st Fighter Groups training with RAF Fighter Command in September 1942. The markings were two-letter fuselage squadron codes located on one side of the national insignia and a single letter aircraft code on the other side.
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The wing was again redesignated as the 384th Bomb Wing, and the 28th BS aircraft were assigned the tail code "OZ". The 384th ARS was relieved from assignment to McConnell, and was reassigned to the 19th OG (19th Air Refueling Wing) at Robins AFB, Georgia. The 184th FG also became part of ACC.