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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 ...
Constituted in the Army Air Service as the 18th Observation Squadron on 10 June 1922; Consolidated on 17 March 1925, with the 18th Aero Squadron; Reorganized and re-designated 40th Attack Squadron on 1 March 1935; consolidated unit re-designated as the 18th Headquarters Squadron, Bolling Field, District of Columbia.; [34] Reconstituted and ...
Pages in category "Aircraft squadrons of the United States Army Air Service" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Squadrons of the United States Army Air Service" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
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.
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.
Finally, a numeral, preceded by a dash, is the unique number of the squadron within its class. Thus, for example, VP-1 is the designator for Patrol Squadron One, where the "V" stands for Heavier-than-Air and the class letter "P" stands for Patrol, while ZP-1 is the designator for Airship Patrol Squadron One, with the "Z" indicating Lighter-than ...