USAF Tail Codes

[helios]

Found this nifty little list in my searchings. Enjoy. :drinks

http://www.aerofiles.com/buzz-tails.html

AC - 177 Ftr Wing, Atlantic City Intl AP, NJ
AD - - Eglin AFB, FL
AF - - USAF Academy, CO
AK - 343 Wing, Eielson AFB, AK
AK - 354 Ftr Wing, Eielson AFB, AK
AK - 3 Wing, Elmendorf AFB, AK
AL - 187 Ftr Group/Wing, Dannelly Field, AL
AN - 176 Wing, Kulis ANGB, AK
AR - - RAF Alconbury, UK
AU - Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
AV - 31 Ftr Wing, Aviano AB, Italy
AZ - - Tucson Airport, Arizona
BA - - Bergstrom AFB, Texas
BB - - RAF Alconbury, UK
BB - 9 Rescue/Recon Wing, Beale AFB, AZ
BC - 110 Ftr Group/Wing, Kellogg AP, MI
BD - 917 Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
BH - 117 RW, Birmingham MAP, AL
BT - 36 Ftr Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany
CA - 93 Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA
CA - 129 Rescue Wing, Moffett Field, CA
CB - 14 Ftr Tng Wing, Columbus AFB, MS
CC - 27 Ftr Wing, Cannon AFB, NM
CI - 146 Airlift Wing, Channel Islands ANGB, CA
CM - - Columbus AFB, MS
CO - 140 Ftr Wing, Buckley ANGB, CO
CR - 32 Ftr Group, Soesterberg AB, Netherlands
CR - 302 Air Wing, Peterson AFB, CO
CS - 21 Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO
CT - 103 Ftr Group, Bradley Intl AP, CT
D - 100 Air Refeuling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England
DB - 94 Airlift Wing, Dobbins AFB, GA
DC - 113 Ftr Wing, Andrews AFB, MD
DE - 166 Air Wing, New Castle AP, DE
DM - 355 Ftr Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
DO - 906 Ftr Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
DR - 305 Rescue Sqn, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
DY - 7 Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, TX
ED - 46 Test/Tng Wing, Edwards AFB, CA
EF - 147 Ftr Wing, Ellington Field, TX
EG - 33 Ftr Wing, Eglin AFB, FL
EL - 28 Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD
EL - 44 Missile Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD
EN - 80 Ftr Tng Wing, Shepard AFB, TX
ET - 46 Tng Wing, Eglin AFB, FL
FC - 336 Tng Group, Fairchild AFB, WA
FC - 92 Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA
FE - 90 Space Wing, F E Warren AFB, WY
FF - 1 Ftr Wing, Langley AFB, VA
FL - 939 (>920) Rescue Wing, Patrick AFB, FL
FL - 125 Ftr Group, Jacksonville Intl AP, FL
FM - 482 Ftr Wing, Homestead AFB, FL
FS - 188 Ftr Group, Fort Smith AP, AR
FT - 23 Ftr Wing, Pope AFB, NC
FW - 122 Ftr Wing, Fort Wayne Intl AP, IN
GA - - George AFB, CA
GF - 319 Bomb Group, Grand Forks, ND
GF - 91 Missile Wing, Grand Forks, ND
GR - 416 Bomb Group/Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY
GU - - Taegu AB, Korea
HA - 185 Ftr Wing, Sioux City AP, IA
HAFB - Ogden Air Logistics Ctr, Hill AFB, UT
HD - 82 Aerial Targets Sqn, Holloman AFB, NM
HH - 154 Wing, Hickam AFB, HI
HF - 181 Ftr Wing, Terre Haute AP, IN
HI - 419 Ftr Wing, Hill AFB, UT
HL - 366 (>388) Wing, Hill AFB, UT
HM - - Holloman AFB, NM
HO - 49 Ftr Wing, Holloman AFB, NM
HR - - Hahn AB, Germany
HS - - Homestead AFB, FL
HT - 46 Test Group, Holloman AFB, NM

HV - 30 Space Wing, Vandenberg AFB, CA
HW - 24 Wing, Howard AFB, Panama
IA - 132 Ftr Wing, Des Moines AP, IA
ID - - Grissom AFB, IN
ID - 124 Wing, Boise, ID
IL - 182 Ftr Group, Peoria AP, IL
IN - 930 Ftr Group, Grissom AFB, IN
IN - 434 Wing, Grissom AFB, IN
IS - 35 Wing, NAF Keflavik, Iceland
IS - 85 Group, NAF Keflavik, Iceland
JZ - 159 Ftr Wing, NAS New Orleans, LA
KC - 442 Ftr Wing, Richards Gebaur AFB, MO
KC - 442 Ftr Wing, Whiteman AFB, MT
KE - - Key Field, Meridian, MS
KI - 410 Bomb Wing, Sawyer AFB, MI
KS - 552 ACW, Keesler AFB, MS
KS - 81 Tng Wing, Keesler AFB, MS
KS - 45 Airlift Flight, Keesler AFB, MS
KT - 403 Wing, Keesler AFB, MS
KY - - Standiford Field, KY
LA - - Luke AFB, AZ
LA - 2 Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
LB - 64 Ftr Tng Wing, Reese AFB, TX
LD - AIIF Academy, Lackland AFB, TX
LF - 58 (>56) Ftr Wing, Luke AFB, AZ
LH - - Luke/Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
LI - 106 Rescue Wing, Gabreski AP, NY
LK - 314 Airlift Wing, Little Rock, AR
LN - 48 Tac Ftr Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England
LR - 944 Ftr Group/Wing, Luke AFB, AZ
LV - 440 Tng Group, Nellis AFB, NV
LY - - Langley AFB, VA
LZ - 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME
MA - 102 Ftr Wing, Otis ANGB, MA
MA - 104 Ftr Group/Wing, Barnes Muni AP, Westfield MA
MB - 354 Ftr Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
MC - - McDill AFB, FL
MD - 175 Ftr Group/Wing, Warfield ANGB, MD
MD - 366 Wing, Castle AFB, CA
MI - 127 Ftr Wing, Selfridge ANGB, MI
MK - 440 Air Wing, Mitchell Intl AP, WI
MJ - 432 Ftr Wing, Misawa AB, Japan
MM - 341 Space Wing, Malmstrom AFB, MT
MO - 366 Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
MS - 934 Airlift Group, Mpls-St Paul Intl AP, MN
MT - 5 Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, MT
MT - 90 (>91) Space Wing, Minot AFB, ND
MX - 908 Airlift Group, Maxwell AFB, AL
MY - 347 Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, GA
MY - 479 Tng Group, Moody AFB, GA
NA - - Nellis AFB, NV
NC - 145 Airlift Group, Charlotte Intl AP, NC
NF - 355 Ftr Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
NF - 914 Airlift Group, Niagara Falls Intl AP, NY
NJ - - McGuire AFB, NJ
NM - 150 Ftr Group, Kirtland AFB, NM
NO - 926 Ftr Group, NAS New Orleans, LA
NT - - Mather AFB, CA
NV - 152 Air Wing, Reno NV
NY - 174 Ftr Wing, Hancock Intl AP, Syracuse, NY
OF - 55 Wing, Offutt AFB, NB
OG - 2 Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
OH - - Rickenbacker ANGB, OH
OH - 178 Ftr Group, Springfield-Beckley AP, OK
OH - 179 Air Group, Mansfield-Lahm AP, OH
OH - 180 Ftr Group, Toledo Express AP, OH
OK - 137 Wing, Will Rogers AP, OK
OK - 138 Ftr Group/Wing, Tulsa AP, OK
OK - 552 Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, OK
OS - 51 Ftr Wing, Osan AB, Korea
OT - 49 Ftr Wing, Holloman AFB, NM
OT - 53 Wing, 85 TES, Eglin AFB, FL
OT - 53 Wing, 422 TES, Nellis AFB, NV
OT - USAF Air Warfare Ctr, Eglin AFB, FL
OZ - 384 Bomb Wing, McConnell AFB, KS
PA - - Harrisburg AP, PA
PA - 111 Ftr Group, NAS Willow Grove, PA
PD - 939 Rescue Wing, Portland Intl AP, OR
PF - - Patrick AFB, FL
PI - 911 Airlift Group, Pittsburgh Intl AP, PA
PN - - Clark AFB, The Philippines
PP - 302 Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, CO
PR - 156 Ftr Group, Puerto Rico Intl, San Juan
PT - - Pittsburgh AP, PA
RA - 12 Ftr Tng Wing, Randolph AFB, TX
RG - 339 TESTS, Robins AFB, GA
RI - 143 Wing, Quonset State AP, RI
RS - 86 (>96) Wing, Ramstein AB, Germany
SA - 149 Ftr Group, Kelly (>:Lackland) AFB, TX
SB - - Sembach AFB, Germany
SC - 169 Ftr Wing, McEntire ANGB, SC
SD - - Sioux Falls AP, SD
SD - 114 Ftr WIng, Joe Foss Field, SD
SH - 507 Ftr Group, Tinker AFB, OK
SI - 183 Ftr Group, Capital AP, Springfield IL
SJ - 4 Ftr Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
SL - 131 Ftr Wing, Lambert Field, St Louis MO
SM - 337 TESTS, McClellan AFB, CA
SP - 52 Ftr Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
SW - 20 Ftr Wing, Shaw AFB, SC
SW - 363 Ftr Wing, Shaw AFB, SC
TC - 355 Wing, McChord AFB, WA
TD - 53 Wing, Tyndall AFB, FL
TH - 181 Ftr Group, Hulman Field, Terre Haute IN
TH - 301 Ftr Wing, Carswell AFB, TX
TJ - - Torrejon AB, Spain
TR - - Nellis AFB, NV
TX - - Bergstrom AFB, TX
TX - 301 Ftr Wing, Carswell Field, Ft Worth TX
TY - 325 Ftr Wing, Tyndall AFB, FL
UH - - RAF Upper Heyford, England
VA - 192 Ftr Group/Wing, Byrd Intl AP, Richmond VA
VN - 71 Ftr Tng Wing, Vance AFB, OK
VO - 928 Airlift Group, IL
VT - 158 Ftr Wing, Burlington Intl AP, VT
VV - - George AFB, CA
WA - 57 Ftr Wing, Nellis AFB, NV
WA - USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
WE - 53 Wing, Tyndall AFB, FL
WF - - Shepard AFB, TXs
WG - 913 Airlift Group, NAS Willow Grove, PA
WI - 128 Ftr Wing, Truax Field, Madison WI
WL - - Williams AFB, AZ
WM - 351 Missile Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO
WP - 8 Ftr Wing, Kunsan AB, Korea
WR - 81 Ftr Wing, RAF Bentwaters, England
WR - 81 Ftr Wing, RAF Woodbridge, England
WR - 116 ACW, Robins AFB, GA
WT - 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO
WV - 167 Airlift Wing, Shepherd Muni AP, WV
WW - - George AFB, CA
WW - 35 Tac Ftr Wing, Misawa AB, Japan
WY - 153 Airlift Wing, Cheyenne Intl AP, WY
XL - 47 Ftr Tng Wing, Laughlin AFB, TX
XP - 139 Airlift Wing, Rosecrans Muni AP, MO
YJ - 374 Airlift Wing, Yokota AB, Japan
YO - 910 Airlift Group, Youngstown Muni AP, OH
ZR - - Zweibrucken, Germany
ZZ - 18 Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa

 

[moon puppy]

Nice, wonder if they have the historical ones also. What was the one in Thailand during Vietnam? TL?

Side note, the WW tail code is Wild Weasels, YGBSM didn't fit the tail.

 

[RichB]

Vietnam Tail Codes

CG A-37B USAF 90 AS, 3 TFW Bien Hoa

CK A-37A/B USAF 604 SOS, 3 TFW Bien Hoa Combat Dragon
CF A-37B USAF 8 AS, 3 TFW Bien Hoa

CB F-100D/F USAF 90 TFSq, 3 TFWg Bien Hoa 1965 - 69
EK A-37B USAF 8 SOS, 14 SOWg Bien Hoa

CE F-100D/F USAF 510 TFSq, 3 TFWg Bien Hoa 1964 - 69
XC F-4C USAF 391 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay

XN F-4C USAF 559 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay Deactivated March 1970
XT F-4C USAF 558 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay

XD F-4C USAF 558 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay

XC F-4C USAF 557 TFSq, 12 TFWg Cam Ranh Bay Deactivated March 1968
DR C-130E USAF 346 TASq, 314 TAWg CCK 1966 - 71
DH C-130E USAF 345 TASq, 314 TAWg CCK 1966 - 71
EK A-37B USAF 8 SOS, 14 SOW Chu Lai 1968 - 71
BA - BZ F-4C/D USAF 390 TFSq, 366 TFWg Da Nang System discontinued 1969
AA C-123K, U-10A/B USAF Det 1, 1 SOW Da Nang

WA F-4E USAF 414 FWSq, 57 FWWg Da Nang TDY from Nellis Jan thru Feb 72. 2 Test a/c
AA - AZ F-4C/D USAF 389 TFSq. 366 TFWg Da Nang Each Squadron a/c had specific letter designator
CA - CZ F-4C/D USAF 480 TFSq, 366 TFWg Da Nang Adopted Wing/Squadron designator sys 1969
LA F-4E USAF 4 TFSq, 366 TFWg Da Nang

LC F-4E USAF 421 TFSq, 366 TFWg Da Nang

WV C-123B/K USAF 311 ACS, 315 ACWg Da Nang

LF F-4D USAF 390 TFSq, 366 TFWg Da Nang

JV F-4E USAF 34 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat

JC EC-130E USAF 7 ACCS, 388 TFW Korat 1971 - 74
HO F-4D USAF 417 TFS, 49 TFW Korat TDY from Holloman '72
UP F-4D USAF 35 TFSq, 31 TFWg Korat TDY from Kunsan Oct 72
ZG F-4C USAF 67 TFSq, 18 TFWg Korat TDY from Kadena Sep 72 thru Feb 73
ZZ F-4C USAF 67 TFSq, 18 TFWg Korat TDY from Kadena Apr thru May 75
JJ F-4E USAF 469 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat

HG F-111A USAF 429 TFS, 347 TFW Korat 1974 - 75
HG F-111A USAF 428 TFS, 347 TFW Korat 1974 - 75
JJ F-105D USAF 34 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat

JV F-105D USAF 469 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat

JE F-105D USAF 44 TFSq, 388 TFWg Korat

WW F-105G USAF 561 WWSq, 388 TFWg Korat

JB F-105G USAF 17 WWS, 388 TFWg Korat

JH A-7D USAF 3 TFS, 388 TFW Korat 1973 -75
EA AC-130A USAF 16 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968
EF AC-119G USAF 17 SOS, 14 SOWg Nha Trang Shadow
ER C-47, 0-2 USAF 9 SOS, 14 SOWg Nha Trang Psyops
EN AC-47 USAF 4 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968 - 70
EL AC-47 USAF 3 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1966 - 71
EC A-1E/G USAF 1 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968
EO C-47D, U-10B/D USAF 5 SOS, 14 SOWg Nha Trang Psyops
EH AC-119K USAF 18 SOS, 14 SOWg NKP Stinger
TA A-26A USAF 609 ACS, 56 Acwg NKP Nimrod
IF B-26K USAF 603 SOS, 56 SOW NKP 1964 - 66, I don't think this is possible, anybody(?)
TO T-28D, C-123K USAF 606 SOS, 56 SOWg NKP Zorro, Candle
TS A1-E/G.H/J USAF 22 SOS, 56 SOWg NKP Zorro
TT A-1E/G/H/J USAF 602 SOS, 56 SOWg NKP

TC A-1E/G/H/J USAF 1 SOS, 56 SOWg NKP Hobo
EO C-47 USAF 5 SOS, 14 SOW Phu Cat 1966 - 71, Physops
HS F-100D/F USAF 612 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1966 - 69
HP F-100D/F USAF 355 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1966 - 69
HK F-4D USAF 480 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1969 - 70
HB F-4D USAF 389 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1969 - 70
HE F-100D/F USAF 416 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1964 - 65
HA F-100D/F USAF 174 TFS, 37 TFW Phu Cat 1967 - 72
HK F-4D USAF 480 TFSq, 12 TFWg Phu Cat 12 TFWg reactivated Phu Cat Mar 70
AL EC-47 USAF 361 TEWSq, 14 SOWg Phu Cat 1966 - 71
HB F-4D USAF 389 TFSq, 12 TFWg Phu Cat 12 TFWg reactivated Phu Cat Mar 70
EN AC-47D USAF 4 SOS, 14 SOWg Pleiku Spooky
ET A-1E/H USAF 6 SOS, 633 SOWg Pleiku Spad
EC A1-E/G USAF 1 ACS, 14 ACWg Pleiku Hobo
EL AC-47D USAF 3 SOS, 14 SOWg Pleiku Spooky
RC EB-66 USAF 41 TEWS, 355 TFWg Takhli 1968 - 69
RU F-105D USAF 357 TFSq, 355 TFWg Takhli

RH RB-66 USAF 42 TEWSq, 355 TFWg Takhli

HO F-4D USAF 8 TFSq, 49 TFWg Takhli TDY from Holloman May thru Oct 72
RM F-105D USAF 354 TFSq, 355 TFWg Takhli

RK F-105D USAF 333 TFSq, 355 TFWg Takhli

HO F-4D USAF 9 TFSq, 49 TFWg Takhli TDY from Holloman May thru Oct 72
HO F-4D USAF 7 TFSq, 49 TFWg Takhli TDY from Holloman May thru Oct 72
RE F-105D USAF 44 TFSq, 355 TFWg Takhli

WM C-123B/K USAF 310 ACS, 315 ACWg Tan Son Nhut

AE RF-4C USAF 16 TRSq, 460 TRWg Tan Son Nhut Deactivated Jul 71
AC RF-4C USAF 12 TRSq, 460 TRWg Tan Son Nhut

AH RF-101 USAF 45 TRSq, 460 TRWg Tan Son Nhut 1967
WE C-123B/K USAF 19 ACS, 315 ACWg Tan Son Nhut

ER C-47, 0-2B USAF 9 SOS. 14 SOW Tan Son Nhut 1965 - 72
WH C-123B/K USAF 309 ACS, 315 ACWg Tan Son Nhut

FT AC-130A/E USAF 16 SOS, 8 TFWg Ubon Spectre
WP AC-130H USAF 16 SOS, 8 TFWg Ubon 1974
FA F-4D USAF 25TFSq, 8 TFWg Ubon

FG F-4C/D USAF 433 TFSq, 8 TFWg Ubon

FP F-4C/D USAF 497 TFSq, 8 TFWg Ubon

FO F-4C/D USAF 435 TFSq, 8 TFWg Ubon

FY F-4C/D USAF 555 TFSq, 8 TFWg Ubon

SA F-4E USAF 334 TFSq, 4 TFWg Ubon TDY from Seymore-Johnson Apr 73 thru Sep 73
SB F-4E USAF 335 TFSq, 4 TFWg Ubon TDY from Seymore-Johnson Apr 73 thru Sep 73
EA AC-130A USAF 16 SOS, 8 TFW Ubon Spectre
AJ EC-47 USAF 360 TEWSq, 8TFWg Ubon 1970 -72
SC F-4E USAF 336 TFSq, 4 TFWg Ubon TDY from Seymore-Johnson Apr 73 thru Sep 73
OS AC-47D USAF 4 SOS, 432 TRW Udorn 1969 - 70
OO RF-4C USAF 11 TRSq, 432 TRWg Udorn Deactivated Nov 70
OC F-4D USAF 13 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn

OZ RF-4C USAF 14 TRSq, 432 TRWg Udorn

OY F-4D USAF 555 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn Arrived Udorn May 68
LA F-4E USAF 4 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn

UD F-4E USAF 25 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn Redesignated from 555 TFSq, Jul 74
ED F-4E USAF 58 TFSq, 33 TFWg Udorn TDY from Elgin Apr thru Oct 72
ZF F-4E USAF 308 TFSq, 31 TFWg Udorn TDY from Holloman Apr thru Oct 72
ZF F-4E USAF 307 TFSq, 31 TFWg Udorn former 308 TFSq
PN F-4D USAF 523 TFSq, 405 TFWg Udorn TDY from Clark Apr 72 thru Oct 72
LC F-4E USAF 421 TFSq, 432 TRWg Udorn

Cheers,
Rich

 

[moon puppy]

Thanks Rich, Guess it was TT I was thinking about, not sure why of all those that jumps out at me. SOS, gunships maybe? Working so can't google much...

 

[phantom II]

Is there a time frame we were looking for ?

WW was of California .

NA was 64 TFW no longer in existence . They might have flown the original F-111 before being deployed to Vietnam

FF was MacDill F-4E's in early 70's

 

[Swordsman]

Thanks for the info ...

 

[moon puppy]

FF was MacDill F-4E's in early 70's

Thought FF was First Fighter Group at Langley?

 

[RichB]

Thanks Rich, Guess it was TT I was thinking about, not sure why of all those that jumps out at me. SOS, gunships maybe? Working so can't google much...

"TT" was 602[sup]nd[/sup] Air Commando (later Special Operations) Squadron flying A-1E/J/H, callsign "Sandy" or "Firefly", primary role was Combat Search & Rescue.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[phantom II]

FF was MacDill F-4E's in early 70's

Thought FF was First Fighter Group at Langley?

1 st FF went from MacDill to Langley around 1974 when they received the F-15 that had been rumored to be going to MacDill in the first place. We use to refer to it as the Funny Farm.

Seems like MacDill became the 86 th and tail code MC at that time

Matter of fact my bird sat behind 339 and left of 290 . Somehow it always eluded pictures . ( A true Phantom )

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[moon puppy]

339 looks shiny, I thought those were flat finishes.