Here's some information about aircraft tactical numbers in RAF squadrons.
It may help to modeller's to identify an aircraft or to choose decal markings for model.

Squadron Tac.code Aircraft type BuNo AF Base Year
309 WC-F Hurricane F.IIC LF363   1944
318 LW-A Hurricane F.IIC BP443   1943
19 QV- Spitfire F.I K9795   1940
19 QV- Spitfire F.I R6770   1940
19 QV- Spitfire F.I R6776   1940
19 QV- Spitfire F.I R6777   1940
19 QV- Spitfire F.I R6809   1940
19 QV-K Spitfire F.I P9386   1940
  GQ-A Spitfire F.IA     1940
65 YT-L Spitfire F.IIA P7665   1940
267 AQ-C Spitfire F.IIC P8131   1940
302 WX-C Spitfire F.VB AA853   1942
312 DU-A (red) Spitfire F.VB EN841   1942
312 DU-B (grey) Spitfire F.VB EP518   1942
312 DU-B (yel) Spitfire F.VB EP547   1942
312 DU-D (yel) Spitfire F.VB EP435   1942
312 DU-I (red) Spitfire F.VB EP570   1942
312 DU-J (red) Spitfire F.VB EP558   1942
312 DU-J (red) Spitfire F.VC AA970   1942
312 DU-O (yel) Spitfire F.VB EP660   1942
312 DU-P (grey) Spitfire F.VB EP352   1942
312 DU-R (grey) Spitfire F.VB EP432   1942
312 DU-V (grey) Spitfire F.VB EP559   1942
312 DU-Z (yel) Spitfire F.VC AR550   1942
310 NN- (grey) Spitfire F.VB EP461    
310 NN- (yel) Spitfire F.VB EP453    
310 NN-D (red) Spitfire F.VB EP452    
310 NN-E (yel) Spitfire F.VB EP464    
310 NN-H (yel) Spitfire F.VC AR468    
310 NN-J (red) Spitfire F.VC AR495    
310 NN-K (yel) Spitfire F.VB EP637    
310 NN-Q (grey) Spitfire F.VC AR503    
310 NN-U (red) Spitfire F.VC AR499    
310 NN-W (grey) Spitfire F.VC AR498    
310 NN-X (grey) Spitfire F.VB EP287    
310 NN-Z (red) Spitfire F.VB EP572    
310 NN- Spitfire HF.VI BR189    
310 NN- Spitfire HF.VI BR577    
310 NN-A Spitfire HF.VI BS472    
310 NN-B Spitfire HF.VI BS141    
310 NN-C Spitfire HF.VI BS437    
310 NN-D Spitfire HF.VI BR297    
310 NN-E Spitfire HF.VI BR252    
310 NN-F Spitfire HF.VI BS146    
310 NN-G Spitfire HF.VI BS442    
310 NN-H Spitfire HF.VI BR579    
310 NN-K Spitfire HF.VI BR304    
313 RY- Spitfire HF.VI BR252    
313 RY- Spitfire HF.VI BR577    
313 RY- Spitfire HF.VI BR579    
313 RY- Spitfire HF.VI BS442    
313 RY- Spitfire HF.VI BS472    
313 RY-E Spitfire HF.VI BS141    
313 RY-F Spitfire HF.IIA P7834    
313 RY-T Spitfire HF.VI BS146    
313 RY-U Spitfire HF.VI BS437    
313 RY-Y Spitfire HF.VI BR297    
  NX-Q Spitfire HF.VII MO111    
  GO-C Spitfire F.IX MH982    
    Spitfire PR.X MD194   1943
  EB-B Spitfire F.XII FB882    
  EL-U Typhoon F.I RB831    
  JJ-N Tempest F.V      
  DU-H Beaufighter F.XXI   India  
  EH-Z Beaufighter F.XXI   Philippines  
  FV-B Blenheim B.IV V6069   1940
  EP-C Hornet B. ON314    
  GB-D Mosquito DZ548    
  NA-A Mosquito A52-500 Australia  
  KN-J Whittley B.      
  KN-E Whittley B.      
  EM-P Lancaster B.I RS557   1942
  UF-O Airacobra F.I (P-39Q) AH583   1940
613 SY Mustang F.I (P-51A) AG522   1942
  N Mustang F.I (P-51A) FR919    
225 WU-B Mustang F.IA (P-51A)     1943
  42-68937 Kingcobra F.I (P-63A-9) FR408    
  42-69423 Kingcobra F.I (P-63A-9) FZ440    
305 SM-A Mitchell B.II (B-25C) FL691    
305 SM-B Mitchell B.II (B-25C) FL201    
305 SM-C Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV913    
305 SM-D Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV941    
305 SM-E Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV923    
305 SM-K Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV937    
305 SM-L Mitchell B.II (B-25C) FL192    
305 SM-L Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV911    
305 SM-O Mitchell B.II (B-25C) FL686    
305 SM-P Mitchell B.II (B-25C) FL182    
305 SM-Q Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV948    
305 SM-R Mitchell B.II (B-25D) FV932    
305 SM-S Mitchell B.II (B-25D)      
           
  RAG-K Spitfire F.21 LA253    
  F Spitfire F.22 PK570    
  W2-F Spitfire F.24 VN318    
  J Lightning F.6 XP740   195.
  H Lightning F.6 XS895 "Flying Tigers" 195.
3   Canberra B.8 XH208   1959
88   Canberra B.8 WT365 Wildennrach (W.Ger.) 1960
89   Canberra B.8 WT366   1960

Sources of information provided here:
"AeroPlane" magazine, No. 2-12,15, 1993-1999, Minsk, Belarus;
"Letectvi a kosmonautika" magazine, 1982-1989, Praha, ChSSR (ex-);
and various private and published photos.

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