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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 ...
A United States Navy F/A-18F with the code "AB" (representing CVW-1) being painted vertically on its tail.. The U. S. Navy's aircraft visual identification system uses tail codes and modex to visually identify the aircraft's purpose and organization.
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.
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'. This is a combination of the two consecutive zeros, one from the last digit in the build year and the other from the first digit in the aircraft number.
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: Third Air Force: 52 FW: 15 July 1942 [580] Spangdahlem AB, Germany: F-16C [581] SP: 492nd Fighter Squadron: Madhatters [582] United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: Third Air Force: 48 FW: 15 January 1941 RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom: F-15E [583] LN: 493rd Fighter ...
Navy Air Colors, United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings Vol.1. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1983. ISBN 0-89747-143-1. Thomas E. Doll, Berkley R. Jackson, William A. Riley. Navy Air Colors, United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Aircraft Camouflage and Markings Vol.2.
This is a list of United States Navy aircraft wings. The U.S. Navy first used the term "wing" to describe the level of command above its aircraft squadrons when it established five Patrol Wings in 1937. In 1938 it organized the squadrons flying from the five aircraft carriers in commission at the time into Carrier Air Groups.
This list of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, which replaced the 1924 Air Force, 1922 Navy, and 1956 Army designation systems in 1962.