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Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-22. ICAO (2012). Annex 7, Aircraft Nationality and Registration Marks (PDF) (6 ed.). International Civil Aviation Organization. p. 15. ISBN 9789292490119. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-24. Robertson, Bruce (1976). Aircraft Markings of the World 1912-1967. Aero Publishers. pp. 21–115.
Aircraft recognition generally depends on learning the external appearance of the aircraft, both friendly and hostile, most likely to be encountered. Techniques used to teach this information have included scale models, printed silhouette charts, slide projectors, computer aided instruction and even specially-printed playing cards.
The first color markings for B-17s appeared in July 1944 when the 1st Combat Bomb Wing (91st, 381st, and 398th Bomb Groups) painted the empennage of their airplanes bright red. The remainder of the 1st Air Division began using color schemes in September, but each combat wing adopted a different method, depicted in the link below under "External ...
AF Serial Number 06-6161, a C-17A Globemaster III. In the United States, all military aircraft display a serial number to identify individual aircraft. These numbers are located on the aircraft tail, so they are sometimes referred to unofficially as "tail numbers".
The Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) assigns [1] codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia, and the People's Republic of China.
USAAF unit identification aircraft markings, an identification code to identify the unit to which U.S. aircraft are assigned; Tail code, markings, usually on the vertical stabiliser of U.S. military aircraft, that help to identify the unit and base assignment
The U.S. Navy introduced the identification system of tail and wing letter codes for its aircraft in July 1945. This system was intended to replace the set of geometrical symbols employed for the similar purpose since January 1945. When introduced, tail codes were only given to aircraft carriers.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218148-7. ... Airplane Engine Encyclopedia (1st ed.). Dayton, Ohio: The Otterbein press.