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Constituted in the Army Air Service as the 16th Squadron (Observation) on 14 March 1921; Re-designated as the 16th Observation Squadron on 25 January 1923; Consolidated on 8 April 1924, with the 16th Aero Squadron; [34] Re-designated 16th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bomber) on 31 May 1943; Reconstituted on 19 September 1985, and consolidated with ...
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A squadron in an air force, or naval or army aviation service, is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force. [1] In most armed forces, two or more squadrons will form a ...
A B-24 with squadron code 2C, denoting the 838th Bombardment Squadron of the 487th Bombardment Group (tail Square P) A B-17 with squadron code LL, denoting the 401st Bombardment Squadron of the 91st Bombardment Group (tail Triangle A) A B-17 with squadron code VE, denoting the 532d Bombardment Squadron of the 381st Bombardment Group (tail ...
The squadron code is usually presented along with an individual letter or character to form a call sign for the particular aircraft. Location of the call sign combination has usually been on the rear fuselage next to the RAF roundel. In instances when an unusually large numbers of aircraft comprise the squadron, multiple squadron codes have ...
Numeric designations for Numbered Air Forces are written in full using ordinal words (e.g., Eighth Air Force), while cardinal numerals are used in abbreviations (e.g., 8 AF). [1] [3] Units directly subordinate to a NAF were traditionally numbered 6XX (where XX is the NAF number). [1]
The United States Air Force and its predecessors include a number of specialized Air Force Squadrons. These units vary widely in size and may include several hundred enlisted airmen commanded by an officer in the rank of captain to lieutenant colonel. A squadron may include two or three subordinate flights.