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So AK would be assigned to the 389th TFS and perhaps be the 11th aircraft. CS Tail Code: USAF 480 TFS / 366 TFW Military Airplane Pictures. Tail codes are markings usually on the vertical stabilizer of U.S. military aircraft that help identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment. USAF Tail Code "UK" USAF Tail Code "UK" By Hippy-Ed, February 4, 2007 in Jet Modeling. Nutrient Deficiencies XN F-4C USAF 559 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay Deactivated March 1970 (AFRES), WC-130H, C-130E, LA, 2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La. (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, GA, 116th FW, Dobbins ARB, Ga. (ANG/ACC), F-15A/B, GA, 165th AG, Savannah, Ga. (ANG/ACC), C-130H, GF , 321st MG, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. (AFSPC), HH-1H, HA, 185th FG, Sioux City, Iowa (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, HAFB, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah (AFMC), F-16, F-4E, HI , 419th FW, Hill AFB, Utah (AFRES), F-16C/D, HL , 388th FW, Hill AFB, Utah (ACC), F-16C/D, HO, 49th FW, Holloman AFB, N.M. (ACC), F-117A, T-38A, AT-38B, HH-60G, F-4E, HT, 46th TG, Holloman AFB, N.M. (AFMC), AT-38B, HV, 30th SPW, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (AFSPC), UH-1N, HW , 24th Wing, Howard AFB, Panama (ACC), C-21A, C-27A, C-130E/H, CT-43A, UH-1H, IA , 132nd FW, Des Moines, Iowa (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, IL, 182nd AG, Peoria, Ill. (ANG/ACC), C-130E, IS, 85th Group, NAS Keflavik, Iceland (ACC), , HH-60, JZ, 159th FG, New Orleans, La. DH C-130E USAF 345 TASq, 314 TAWg CCK 1966 - 71 I would not call it "occasional" reference though, personally it is one of those books I end up checking quite often. Air Force Reserve tactical units adopted the TAC standard pre AFM661 tail code method: Tail codes maintained through a sometimes very complex changing command structure involving Groups and wings. Different units located at the same air base can use different 2-letter codes. 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB. JH A-7D USAF 3 TFS, 388 TFW Korat 1973 -75 Tail Code -United States Air Force - Distinctive Unit Aircraft Identification Markings, there was also a USN/USMC book - Hook Code. The list is in chronological order by date beginning in June 1965 and ending in March 1973. There were two exceptions to R, S, T, U and V system. F-100C-1-NA 136 TFS 54-1767 USAF Photo Via Henk Scharringa; F-100C-20-NA 136 TFS 54-1904 Joe Vincent Photo; 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron Louis E. Azzarelli. . Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. (ANG/ACC), F-15A/B, KC, 442nd FW, Whiteman AFB, Mo. Copyright 2023 DOCER.TIPS. I thought I had done pretty good, but clearly missing a bunch. The Secret Vietnam War: The United States Air Force in Thailand, 1961-1975. HG F-111A USAF 428 TFS, 347 TFW Korat 1974 - 75 A look at the history of the F-100D "Super Sabre" aircraft's service in Vietnam, and the important role it played during the Tet Offensive. This is caused by insufficient potassium reaching the fruit due to environmental factors such as high air/soil temperatures and overcast skies or heavy fruit load on plants with lower organic matter content in their soils. I was thinking about the32nd TFS that was based at Soesterberg in the Netherlands and which carried the tail code CR. U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, 04-079, with Tail Code TY (Tyndall AfB, Florida) Tail markings on USAF F-35 Lightning II, 11-5030, with Tail Code LF (Luke AFB, Arizona) F-16C S/N 84-1258 Tail Code AZ: FB-111A Aardvark 68-0249 380 BMW: A-10 82-659 Tail Code DM: C-130 Hercules 09-707 Tail Code FT: EA AC-130A USAF 16 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968 Helicopter FRS and helicopter squadrons not assigned to CVW (except for reserve squadrons) and all land-based fixed-wing squadrons use two letter codes unique to each squadron. There is an F-4C/D in the airpower park on . See my link above for the factual story of how the "ZZ" code was assigned. Instead, they have the name of the base written on the tailalong with the serial number. AV Tail Code: USAF 31 FW Military Airplane Pictures. This new common wing tail code, usually already used within the wing, applied during the later half of 1972. The 366th was the first permanent USAF . 774th Tactical Airlift Squadron (31 December 1971 - 15 September 1972) (C-130, C-118) (Tail Code: QW) During the Vietnam War, the wing provided air defense training for Royal Thai Air Force personnel, from Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand from November 1961 - February 1966. List of Frequently Seen U.S. Air Force Tail Codes, Tail Code "DM" (Davis-Monthan AFB) on a Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II, A color strip with blue, red and yellow might also be incorporated at the top of the fin. WW: 35th Wing (Misawa Japan) - formerly the 432nd TFW, when the F-4G Wild Weasels of the35th TFW (and 37th TFW before it) were retired, the prestigious "WW" Weasel code was passed on along with the 35th number plate to the F-16CJs at Misawa. Afterall how could say a fighter squadron carry the groundcrew with them ? The 48 TFW started with the LK tail code, before switching to LN during F-4D conversion. I was reading an article about the 81st TFW where it said that the AR tailcode stood for Alconbury Recon. PR/WM Eugene D. Rossel | Email: aircommando1@earthlink.net, Tail Code Aircraft Branch Unit Location Comments Colors called out for install are Red #45, White #46, Blue #47, Med Green #42, Olive Drab #41, Black #44, Yellow #48, and . 2) from 69-71. WM C-123B/K USAF 310 ACS, 315 ACWg Tan Son Nhut ZF F-4E USAF 307 TFSq, 31 TFWg Udorn former 308 TFSq [photo by Robert D Young], DR C-130E USAF 346 TASq, 314 TAWg CCK 1966 - 71. HO F-4D USAF 417 TFS, 49 TFW Korat TDY from Holloman '72 WA F-4E USAF 414 FWSq, 57 FWWg Da Nang TDY from Nellis Jan thru Feb 72. The Tactical Air Command deputy commander for operations responded to a request from the Pacific Air Forces Commander-in-Chief and assigned the wing's units with the distinctive "ZZ" tail marking. E-Mail:18wg.ho@us.af.mil, An official website of the United States government. EN AC-47 USAF 4 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968 - 70 Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation. F-18E of VFA-22 in CVW-14 aboard the USS Ronald Reagan showing its tail code. In Memory of Capt Carl Edwin Jackson-a C-123 Pilot. Asia. On the first of April 1972, the tail code system changed with USAFE with the implementation of AFM66-1, wing maintenance concept. Air Mobility Command planes had no tail codes. AD tail code retained by VAW-120, VFA-106, VA-42, VA-43, VA-45, VA-174, VF-101, VS-27. HP F-100D/F USAF 355 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1966 - 69 66-7483 (N430FS) and 66-7505 (N427FS) at ELP in the summer of 1993. LC F-4E USAF 421 TFSq, 366 TFWg Da Nang Eighth Air Force tail markings. As an alternative, 18th Wing officials and the Pacific Air Forces (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, TX, 924th FG, Bergstrom ARS, Texas (AFRES), F-16C/D, TY, 325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla. (AETC), F-15C/D, VA, 192nd FG, Richmond, Va. (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, VN, 71st FTW, Vance AFB, Okla. (AETC), T-1A, T-37B, T-38A, VO, 928th AW, O'Hare IAP/ARS, Ill. (AFRES), C-130H, VT, 158th FG, Burlington, Vt. (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, WA, 57th FW, Nellis AFB, Nev. (ACC), F-15C/D/E, HH-60, F-16A/B/C/D, A-10A, F-4G, WG, 913th AW, Willow Grove ARS, Pa. (AFRES), C-130E, WI, 128th FW, Madison, Wis. (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, WM 509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 54-0709-Star of Con Air. To accommodate the expanding Vietnam War, Phan Rang was expanded by the USAF in 1966 to accommodate both American and South Vietnamese fighter and helicopter units. Ronald Augzinger. EF AC-119G USAF 17 SOS, 14 SOWg Nha Trang Shadow Air Education and Training Command History and Office, Air Force Space Command History and Heritage, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. McFarland & Company. Been a while since any update here, used this list today. CP Tail Code: USAF 531 TFS / 3 TFW Military Airplane Pictures. In any case it would not be something to blame on the pilots or the rest of the unit, orders are orders and in certain cases evacuating the aircraft quickly was the best thing to do. After the 35th TFW disbanded [number reassigned to the former 432TFW - see WW below] the code has been used intermittently by the Georgia ANG, F-15As at Dobbins AFB and E-8Cs at Robins AFB). F-4 in Alaska. You'll have to specify for what time period (years). RM F-105D USAF 354 TFSq, 355 TFWg Takhli 531st: 300-349. blue spinner and tail band. Carrier air wing (CVW) tail codes denote which fleet the air wing belongs; A for Atlantic Fleet and N for Pacific Fleet. Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Panama, Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan The Air Force aircraft Serial Number is also usually marked on the tail, in smaller numbers. AA - AZ F-4C/D USAF 389 TFSq. JC EC-130E USAF 7 ACCS, 388 TFW Korat 1971 - 74 Typically, units of different commands co-located at the same base use different codes. --The GLOBEMASTER US Military Aviation Database onhttp://www.globemaster.de/, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message. See graphic below. As a result, the single two-letter tail code now designated entire wing. If you want current codes, the Air Force publishes them once a year in its AIRMAN magazine which might be available on line. Most of the balance of pictures posted here of 58th TTW Phantoms still have white tail codes. HB F-4D USAF 389 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1969 - 70 First, the 401 TFW using J, K and L as second letters. Tail coding of swing-wing fighters began in October 1970 with US, UT and UR tail codes. px The LK is from Little Rock AFB, Arkansa. // -->. Welcome to HyperScale's Discussion, Picture Posting & Trading Forums. Whilst at RAF Gutersloh it was said that 3 Sqn could not return t the UK, due to leaving ground crew to their fate when leaving France in WW2. EO C-47D, U-10B/D USAF 5 SOS, 14 SOWg Nha Trang Psyops USAF Vietnam Aircraft Tail Code . Reserve units in cases where the Wing operated from more than one base used the old system. CF A-37B USAF 8 AS, 3 TFW Bien Hoa Home; Background; F-100 Roll Call; CONUS; USAFE; PACAF; Air National Guard; In Harm's Way . Since 1993, the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard (ANG), except Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft, utilize this format in all tail codes: two large letters, followed by two digits printed in a smaller text size, followed by three more digits printed in a larger text size. EC A-1E/G USAF 1 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968 Not only have those symbols stood to represent a unit, they have served as markings that give each unit member a sense of belonging and pride. Similarly, BT (Bitburg), why not BB, or following Alconbury logic, BF for Bitburg Fighter? XT F-4C USAF 558 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay This happened with aircraft wearing special or experimental camouflage paint, particularly during the Vietnam War deployments. Jun 11, 2011 #6. Aircraft of Marine Helicopter Squadron One . In most cases, the first digit represents the last digit of the fiscal year, and the remaining digits identify the four-digit sequence number. While the design can include color, the final tail flash will likely be done in various shades of gray to maintain its camouflage appearance. zn. (ANG/ACC), A/OA-10A, MD, 135th AG, Baltimore, Md. Sexy and Glamorous Movie Star C-123K Tail No. (AFSPC), UH-1N, FF , 1st FW, Langley AFB, Va. (ACC), C-21A, F-15C/D, UH-1N, FL, 125th FG, Jacksonville, Fla. (ANG), F-16A/B, FL, 939th RW, Patrick AFB, Fla. (AFRES), HC-130N/P, HH-60G, FM, 482nd FW, Homestead ARB, Fla. (AFRES),, F-16A/B, FS , 188th FG, Fort Smith, Ark. EO C-47 USAF 5 SOS, 14 SOW Phu Cat 1966 - 71, Physops Aircraft status of the VNAF on 30 September 1974 (source: Defence Attach Office Saigon) July - September 1974. - INSIGNIA CAMOUFLAGE & STENCIL US MARINE. Phan Rang Air Base - History - USAF Use During The Vietnam War - 35th Tactical Fighter Wing. FP F-4C/D USAF 435 TFSq, 8 TFWg Ubon 2 Test a/c AA - AZ F-4C/D USAF 389 TFSq. HA F-100D/F USAF 174 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1967 - 72 +++ DISCLAIMER +++ Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. CD-ROM. qo. The previous system of AFSC's began in 1954 after the Air Force modified the Army's MOS system that it had been using since it separated from the Army. I have heard first hand off a USAF strip that had been overrun by the 'northern' forces. HS F-100D/F USAF 612 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1966 - 69 As the previous posters have alluded, it's somewhat misleading to say the second letters in the wing codes"stand for" anything specific, although generally the codes adopted show some degree of logic in that most use letters common to the assigned base name, or in a few rare cases have some other historic significance. Will update the list below with your further posts. The 366th arrived at Phan Rang Air Base in March 1966. IF B-26K USAF 603 SOS, 56 SOW NKP 1964 - 66 The letters R, S, T, U and V designated within USAFE to avoid duplication of majority tail codes utilized by TAC and PACAF units. W. C. Fields(Delete SPAM-OUT for e-mail reply. (AETC), T-37B, T-38A, AT-38B, CC, 27th FW, Cannon AFB, N.M. (ACC), F-16CD, F-111F, EF-111A, CI, 146th AW, Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. (ANG), C-130E, CO, 140th FW, Buckley ANGB, Colo. (ANG), F-16C/D, CR, 302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo. (AFRES), C-130E/H, CS, 21st SPW, Peterson AFB, Colo. (AFSPC), C-21A, CT, 103rd FG, Bradley IAP, Conn. (ANG), A/OA-10A, DB, 94th AW, Dobbins ARB, Ga. (AFRES), C-130H, DC, 113th FW, Andrews AFB, Md. What I was told (again, many years ago) was that the pilots/aircrew took off in their aircraft, abandoning the ground personnel to their fate, which was eventual execution by the North Koreans and/or Chinese. Ed "'Twas a woman who drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her for it." Anyone have a definitive list/answer? The DL is Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan assigned to the 776th TAS. Another odd example was the A-1 Skyraiders acquired from the Navy for use in Vietnam--they had USAF serial numbers constructed by taking the plane's Navy serial number (Bureau Number) and prefixing in front of it the fiscal year number in which the plane was ordered by the Navy. Tail Code The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings, Squadron Signal 6012 TAC. AMC aircraft do not use two-letter identification codes. . Presumably only includes aircraft involved in Projects Enhance and Enhance Plus . That tradition carries on to this day in the form of aircraft fin flashes. That makes sense, but why WR for Woodbridge/Bentwaters and not WB? RAF and USAF never run away. OS AC-47D USAF 4 SOS, 432 TRW Udorn 1969 - 70 Air Force Serial Number 75-0298 It is then responsibility of the commands to evacuate the groundcrews, something that in some cases could not be done completely. WW F-105G USAF 561 WWSq, 388 TFWg Korat Light transport aircraft assigned to Marine Corps Air Stations use a two place tail code consisting of a number FIVE followed by a letter unique to each Marine Corps Air Station. In June 72, the Air Force issued order AFM66-1 which was intended to bring the tail codes in line with the allocation of aircraft at Wing level. UD F-4E USAF 25 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn Redesignated from 555 TFSq, Jul 74 TO T-28D, C-123K USAF 606 SOS, 56 SOWg NKP Zorro, Candle 18th Wing History Office (ANG/ACC), F-16C/D, SH, 507th ARW, Tinker AFB, Okla. (AFRES), KC-135R, SI, 183rd FG, Springfield, Ill. (ANG/ACC), F-16A/B, SJ, 4th Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (ACC), F-15E, KC-10A, T-38A, SL, 131st FW, St. Louis, Mo. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. (ANG), F-16A/B, FT, 23rd Wing, Pope AFB, N.C. (ACC), A/OA-10A, F-16C/D, C-130E, FW, 122nd FW, Fort Wayne, Ind. The 32 TFS maintained the CR tail code after AFM66-1. 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