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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