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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:
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
Red fin band w/white "OKLAHOMA" F-100D: 1973-1978 140th TFG: 120th TFS: Buckley ANGB: VS Cs Vietnam only: Large tailfin chevron, Red mountain lion head: F-100C F-100D: 1961-1971 1971-1974 149th TFG: 182d TFS: Lackland AFB: SA: Red fin band w/white "TEXAS" F-100D: 1971-1979 150th TFG: 188th TFS: Kirtland AFB: SK: Yellow Roadrunner w/DSM, yellow ...
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 ...
Both aircraft were preparing to take off just after 10 a.m. when the wing of the larger plane, an Airbus A350 heading to Tokyo, struck the tail of a CRJ-900 jet heading to Lafayette, Louisiana ...
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 ...
Four people were killed when a small airplane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City, local authorities said. The plane crashed about 1:30 p.m. at Sundance Airport, a small airport on the ...