Air force aircraft tail markings.

AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT TAIL MARKINGS

Code   Aircraft                 Unit Location and Comman

AC     F-16C                    177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City IAP,
                                N.J. (ANG)
AF     TG-10B/C/D, TG-14,       306th FTG, U.S. Air Force Academy,
       TG-15A/B, UV-18,         Colo. (AETC)
       T-41D, C-150, DA-20-C1
AK     C-12F/J, C-130H, E-3B    3rd Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base,
       F-15C/D/E                Alaska (PACAF)
AK     A/OA-10, F-16C/D         354th FW, Eielson AFB, Alaska (PACAF)
AK     KC-135R                  168th Air Refueling Wing, Eielson AFB,
                                Alaska (ANG)
AK     C-130H, HC-130D,N,       176th WG, Ted Stevens Anchorage IAP,
       HH-60G                   Alaska (ANG)
AL     F-16C/D                  187th FW, Montgomery Regional Airport,
                                Ala. (ANG)
AV     F-16CG/DG                31st FW, Aviano Air Base, Italy
                                (USAFE)
AZ     F-16A/B/C/D              162nd FW (FTU), Tucson IAP, Ariz.
                                (ANG)
BB     T-38A, U-2S              9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB,
                                Calif. (ACC)
BC     A/OA-l0A                 110th FW, W.K. Kellogg Airport, Mich.
                                (ANG)
BD     OA-10A, B-52H            917th WG, Barksdale AFB, La. (AFRC)
CA     MC-130, HH-60            129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Field,
                                Calif. (ANG)
CB     T-1A, T-37B, T-38C       14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus
                                AFB, Miss. (AETC)
CC     F-16C/D                  27th FW, Cannon AFB, N.M. (ACC)
CI     C-130J                   146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands
                                ANGS, Calif. (ANG)
CO     C-21, C-22, F-16C/D      140th FW, Buckley AFB, Colo. (ANG)
CR     C-130H, C38              302nd AW, Peterson AFB, Colo. (AFRC)
CT     A/OA-10A                 103rd FW, Bradley IAP, Conn. (ANG)
D      KC-135                   100th ARW, RAF Mildenhall, England
                                (USAFE)
DC     C-21, C-22, C-38,        113th WG, Andrews AFB, Md. (ANG)
       F-16C/D
DE     C-130H                   166th AW, New Castle County AP, Del.
                                (ANG)
DM     A/OA-10                  355th WG, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
                                (ACC)
DM     E-AB, OC-135,            55th WG, Offutt AFB, Neb. (ACC)
       RC-135S/U/V/W,
       TC-135S/W, WC-135C/W
DR     HH-60G                   943RD RQG, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
                                (AFRC)
DY     B-1B                     7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas (ACC)
ED     Various                  412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif.
                                (AFMC)
EF     F-16C                    147th FW, Ellington Field, Texas (ANG)
EG     F-15C/D                  33rd FW, Eglin AFB, Fla. (ACC)
EL     B-1B                     28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (ACC)
EN     T-37B, T-38A,            80th FTW, Sheppard AFB, Texas (AETC)
       AT-38B
ET     A-10A, F-15A/B/C/D/E,    46th TW, Eglin AFB, Fla. (AFMC)
       F-16A/B/C/D, UH-1N
FC     UH-1N                    336th Training Group, Fairchild AFB,
                                Wash. (AETC)
FE     UH-1N                    90th Space Wing, F.E. Warren AFB. Wyo.
                                (AFSPC)
FF     F-15C/D, F/A-22          1st FW Langley AFB, Va. (ACC)
FL     HC-130P/N, HH-60G        920th Rescue Group, Patrick AFB, Fla.
                                (AFRC)
FM     F-16C/D                  482nd FW, Homestead JARB, Fla. (AFRC)
FS     F-16A/B                  188th FW, Fort Smith Municipal
                                Airport, Ark. (ANG)
FT     A/OA-10                  23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB, N.C.
                                (ACC)
FW     F-16C/D                  122nd FW Fort Wayne IAP, Ind. (ANG)
GA     E-8C                     116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB,
                                Ga. (ANG)
HD     QF-4                     Detachment 1, 82nd Aerial Targets
                                Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M. (ACC)
HH     C-130H, F-15A/B,         154th WG, Hickam AFB, Hawaii (ANG)
       KC-135R
HI     F-16C/D                  419th FW, Hill AFB, Utah (AFRC)
HL     F-16C/D                  388th FW, Hill AFB, Utah (ACC)
HO     F-4F, F-117A, T-38A      49th FW, Holloman AFB, N.M. (ACC)
HT     AT-38B, C-12J, F-15      46th Test Group, Holloman AFB, N.M.
                                (AFMC)
FV     UH-1N                    30th SW, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
                                (AFSPC)
IA     F-16C/D                  132d FW, Des Moines IAP, Iowa (ANG)
ID     A/OA-l0, C-130H          124th WG, Boise Air Terminal, Idaho
                                (ANG)
IL     C-130H                   182nd AW, Greater Peoria Regional
                                Airport, Ill. (ANG)
IS     HH-60                    85th Group, Naval Air Station
                                Keflavik, Iceland (USAFE)
JZ     F-15AB                   159th FW, New Orleans NAS JRB, La.
                                (ANG)
KC     A-10A                    442nd FW, Whiteman AFB, Mo. (AFRC)
KS     C-21A                    45th Airlift Flight, Keesler AFB,
                                Miss. (AETC)
KT     WC-130H                  403rd WG, Keesler AFB, Miss. (AFRC)
KY     C-130H                   123rd AW, Louisville IAP Standiford
                                Field, Ky. (ANG)
LA     B-52H                    2nd BW, Barksdale AFB, La. (ACC)
LD     Various                  Inter-American Air Forces Academy,
                                Lackland AFB, Texas (AETC)
LF     F-16A/B/C/D              56th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz. (AETC)
LI     HC-130, HH-60G           106th RQW, Francis S. Gabreski
                                Airport, N.Y. (ANG)
LK     C-130E/J                 314th AW, Little Rock AFB, Ark. (AETC)
LN     F-15C/D/E                48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, England
                                (USAFE)
LR     F-16C/D                  944th FW, Luke AFB, Ariz. (AFRC)
MA     F-15A/B                  102nd FW, Otis ANGB, Mass. (ANG)
MA     A/OA-10A                 104th FW, Barnes ANG MAP, Mass. (ANG)
MD     A/OA-10A                 175th WG, Warfield ANGB, Md. (ANG)
MI     C-130                    127th WG, Selfridge ANGB, Mich. (ANG)
MK     C-130H                   440th AW, General Mitchell ARS, Wis.
                                (AFRC)
MM     UH-1N                    341st SW, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. (AFSPC)
MN     C-130H                   133rd AW, Minneapolis-St. Paul JARS,
                                Minn. (ANG)
MN     F-16AB                   148th FW, Duluth IAP, Minn. (ANG)
MO     F-15C/D/E, F-16D/CJ      366th FW, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
                                (ACC)
MS     KC-135R                  186th ARW, Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
                                (ANG)
MS     C-17                     172nd AW, Jackson IAP, Miss. (ANG)
MT     B-52H                    5th BW, Minot AFB, N.D. (ACC)
MT     UH/1N                    91st SW, Minot AFB, N.D. (AFSPC)
MY     C-130E, F-16C/D,         347th RQW, Moody AFB, Ga. (AFSOC)
       HC-130P, HH-60G
MY     T-6A, T-38C              479th Flying Training Group, Moody
                                AFB, Ga. (AETC)
NC     C-130H                   145th AW, Charlotte/Douglas IAP, N.C.
                                (ANG)
ND     F-16A/B                  119th FW, Hector IAP, N.D. (ANG)
NJ     KC-135E                  108th ARW, McGuire AFB, N.J. (ANG)
NM     F-16C/D                  150th FW, Kirtland AFB, N.M. (ANG)
NO     A/OA-10A                 926th FW, New Orleans ARS, La. (AFRC)
NV     C-130H                   152nd AW, Reno-Tahoe IAP, Nev. (ANG)
NY     F-16C/D                  174th FW, Hancock Field, N.Y. (ANG)
OF     OC-135B, E-4B            55th WG, Offutt AFB, Neb. (ACC)
       RC-135S/U/V/W,
       TC-135W, WC-135C/W
OH     F-16C/D                  178th FW (FTU) Springfield-Beckley
                                MAP, Ohio (ANG)
OH     C-130H                   179th AW, Mansfield Lahm Airport, Ohio
                                (ANG)
OH     F-16C/D                  180th FW, Toledo Express Airport, Ohio
                                (ANG)
OH     KC-135R                  121st ARW, Rickenbacker IAP, Ohio
                                (ANG)
OK     C-130H                   137th AW, Will Rogers World Airport,
                                Okla. (ANG)
OK     F-16C/D                  138th FW, Tulsa IAP, Okla. (ANG)
OK     E-3B/C                   552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Okla. (ACC)
OS     A/OA-10A, C-121,         51st FW, Osan AB, Korea (PACAF)
       F-16C/D, HH-60G, U-2
OT     F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D       53rd WG, 85th Test and Evaluation
                                Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. (ACC)
OT     A-10A, F-15C/D/E,        53rd WG, 422nd TES, Nellis AFB, Nev.
       F-16C/D, F/A22,          (ACC)
       HH-60G
OT     F-117                    53rd WG, 53rd TEG, Det. 1, Holloman
                                AFB, N.M. (ACC)
PA     A/OA-10A                 111th FW, Willow Grove NAS JRB, Pa.
                                (ANG)
PD     KC-135R                  939th RQW, Portland IAP, Ore. (AFRC)
PR     C-130E                   156th AW, Luis Muniz Marin IAP, Puerto
                                Rico (ANG)
RA     T-1A, T-6A, T-37B,       12th FTW, Randolph AFB, Texas (AETC)
       T-38C, T-43A
RI     C-130J                   143rd AW, Quonset State Airport, R.I.
                                (ANG)
RS     C-20, C-21, C-37,        86th AW, Ramstein AB, Germany (USAFE)
       C-130E
SA     F-16A/B                  149th FW (FTU) Lackland AFB, Texas
                                (ANG)
SC     F-16C/D                  169th FW, McEntire ANGS, S.C. (ANG)
SD     F-16C/D                  114th FW, Joe Foss Field MAP, S.D.
                                (ANG)
SI     F-16C/D                  183rd FW, Abraham Lincoln Capital
                                Airport, Ill. (ANG)
SI     F-15E                    4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
                                (ACC)
SL     F-15A/B                  131st FW, Lambert-St. Louis IAP, Mo.
                                (ANG)
SP     A/OA-10, F-16CJ/DJ       52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
                                (USAFE)
SW     F-16D/CJ                 20th FW, Shaw AFB, S.C. (ACC)
TD     QF-4                     53rd Weapons Evaluations Group,
                                Tyndall AFB, Fla. (ACC)
TH     F-16C/D                  181st FW, Hulman Regional Airport,
                                Ind. (ANG)
TX     F-16C/D                  301 FW, Carswell ARS, Texas (AFRC)
TX     C-130H                   136th AW, Dallas NAS, Texas
TY     F-15C/D, F/A-22          325th FW, Tyndall AFB, Fla. (AETC)
VA     F-16C/D                  192nd FW, Richmond JAR Va. (ANG)
VN     T-1A, T-37B, T-38C,      71st FTW, Vance AFB, Okla. (AETC)
       T-6A
VT     F-16C/D                  158th FW, Burlington JAR Vt. (ANG)
WA     A-10A, F-15C/D/E,        57th WG, Nellis AFB, Nev. (ACC)
       F-16C/D, HH-60G,
       MQ-1, RQ-1
WE     E-9A, QF-4               53rd WEG, Tyndall AFB, Fla. (ACC)
WG     C-130E                   913th AW, Willow Grove ARS, Pa. (AFRC)
WI     F-16C/D                  115th FW, Truax Field, Wis. (ANG)
WM     B-2A, T-38A              509th BW, Whiteman AFB, Mo. (ACC)
WP     F-16C/D                  8th FW, Kunsan AB, Korea (PACAF)
WV     C-130H                   167th AW, Eastern West Virginia
                                Regional AP/Shepherd Field, W.Va.
                                (ANG)
WW     F-16CJ                   35th FW, Misawa AB, Japan (PACAF)
WY     C-130H                   153rd AW, Cheyenne MAP, Wyo. (ANG)
XL     T-1A, T-6A, T-38A/C      47th FTW Laughlin AFB, Texas (AETC)
XP     C-130H                   139th AW, Rosecrans Memorial Airport,
                                Mo. (ANG)
YJ     C-21A, C-130E,           374th AW, Yokota AB, Japan (PACAF)
       UH-1N
ZZ     E-3B, F-15C/D,           18th WG, Kadena AB, Japan (PACAF)
       HH-60G, KC-135

Note: AMC aircraft do not have tail code markings.

Two-letter Base Code
This case: 149Th FW, San Antonio, Texas. (ANG)

Serial Number

First two digits are the year
the aircraft was ordered, and
the remaining numbers are
the last digits of the
complete contractual
serial number.