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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 Stripe) 343rd Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: BD, Red/Gray Chex Tail Stripe) 412th Test Wing (AFMC) – Edwards AFB, California 419th Flight Test Squadron (B-52H, Tail ...
The B-24 wings adopted a method by which color and symbol placement would identify its groups: 47th Bomb Wing Diagonally divided tail fins and painted the lower half in yellow and/or black, with the 98th BG using horizontal stripes, the 376th BG in black-only, the 449th BG in half-yellow half-black, and the 450th BG in vertical stripes.
An aircraft in the first 10 units purchased in the fiscal year is often referred to as "Balls-(number)" – for example, NASA's B-52B, the oldest B-52 in service until its retirement, was known as Balls 8. Aircraft that use the tactical style of marking (for example AF80 020 to the left and below the wing tail code) are also referred to as 'balls'.
1958 Tybee Island B-47 crash: 52-0008 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress: Balls 8: 52-10108 North American F-86L Sabre: 1958 Tybee Island B-47 crash: 53-0406 Boeing B-52C Stratofortress: 1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash: 53-3222 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar: 1955 Altensteig mid-air collision: 53-7841 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar: 1955 Altensteig ...
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 ...
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. This is not the same as the serial number , bureau number, or aircraft registration which provide unique aircraft identification.
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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 ...