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When the tailcodes first appeared in 1966, the Air Force was using a squadron-level maintenance system. Therefore each squadron had a different code. While first letter remained the same for the entire wing, the second letter was different.
For example, in the 52nd TFW, "BR" was the code for the 22nd TFS, "BS" was used on 23rd TFS aircraft. While there were some departures from the norm (like each individual aircraft having its own second letter in the pair), this system of squadron coding was the standart. When the Air Force changed over to a wing-level maintenance system in 1972, all aircraft within the wing were given the same two-letter code, and different colored fin caps were sometimes used to tell what squadron the aircraft was assigned to within the wing.
Tailcodes have often been based on the unit's home base. "HL" was the tailcode for the 388th TFW based at Hill AFB, Utah. "BT" stands for Bitburg AB home of the 36th TFW.
AD
3247th Test Squadron, 3246th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
AL
160th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 187th Tactical Fighter Group, Montgomery, Alabama
BR
22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany
BS
23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron,
36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany
23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
BT
53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany
22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg AB, Germany
DC
121st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 113rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Andrews AFB, Washington D.C.
DO
89th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 906th Tactical Fighter Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
DS
1st Test Squadron, 405th Fighter Wing, Clark AB, Philippines
EB
4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
ED
6512nd Test Squadron, 6510th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, California
4485th Test Squadron, Tactical Air Warfare Center, Eglin AFB, Florida
16th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
58th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
EE
40th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
EG
4533rd Tactical Training Squadron, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida
4485th Test Squadron, Tactical Air Warfare Center, Eglin AFB, Florida
FA
25th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
FG
433th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
FM
93rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 482nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
FO
435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
FP
497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
FY
555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
GA
4535th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
4535th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 35th Tactical Training Wing, George AFB, California
21st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 35th Tactical Training Wing, George AFB, California
434th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 35th Tactical Training Wing, George AFB, California
GB
431st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
4546th Tactical Training Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
GC
434th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
4452nd Combat Crew Training Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
4452nd Combat Crew Training Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
GD
434th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
434th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
GE
4452nd Combat Crew Training Squadron, 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, California
HA
417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
HB
389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat AB, Vietnam
389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat AB, Vietnam
7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
HC
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
HD
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
HE
417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
HK
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat AB, Vietnam
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 12nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Phu Cat AB, Vietnam
HL
4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
Detachment 16 (MTOE), 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
HO
7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
8th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
9th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
HR
10th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn AB, Germany
HS
496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn AB, Germany
307th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 31st Tactical Training Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
308th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 31st Tactical Training Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
309th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 31st Tactical Training Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
JJ
34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand
KB
417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
LF
390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang AB, Vietnam
LK
492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U. Kingdom
493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U. Kingdom
494th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U. Kingdom
LN
492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U. Kingdom
493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U. Kingdom
494th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, U. Kingdom
MC
13rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, Florida
61st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, Florida
62nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, Florida
63rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, Florida
NA
428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
430th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
NJ
141st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 108th Tactical Fighter Wing, McGuire AFB, New Jersey
OC
13rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
OY
555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
PA
1st Test Squadron, 405th Fighter Wing, Clark AB, Philippines
PN
90th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Wing, Clark AB, Philippines
523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Wing, Clark AB, Philippines
SA
334th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N. Carolina
SB
335th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N. Carolina
SC
336th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N. Carolina
SH
465th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 507th Tactical Fighter Group, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
SI
170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 183rd Tactical Fighter Group, Springfield, Illinois
SP
23rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
TH
457th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 301st Tactical Fighter Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas
TJ
612nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain
613rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain
614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 401st Tactical Fighter Wing, Torrejon AB, Spain
TX
704th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 924th Tactical Fighter Group, Bergstrom AFB, Texas
UD
391st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 475th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
13rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn RTAFB, Thailand
UK
356th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 475th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
UP
67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 475th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Training Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, S. Korea
VT
134th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 158th Tactical Fighter Group, Burlington IAP, Vermont
WD
4538th Combat Crew Training Squadron, 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
414th Fighter Weapons Squadron, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
WP
25th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
433th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
497th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
WR
78th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Woodbridge, U. Kingdom
91st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Bentwaters, U. Kingdom
91st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Bentwaters, U. Kingdom
WZ
Det.1 414th Fighter Weapons Squadron, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand
ZD
436th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4531st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
ZE
478th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4531st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
ZF
560th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4531st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
307th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 31st Tactical Training Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
308th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 31st Tactical Training Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
309th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 31st Tactical Training Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
ZG
68th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4531st Tactical Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Florida
ZZ
12nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
25th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
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