American Aircraft Markings

Buzz Numbers

After WWII, 'Buzz numbers' were introduced to identify USAF aircraft. Such a number was a combination of a two-letter code indicating the aircraft type and the last three digits of the aircraft serial.

BE	North American	B-45 Tornado
FA	Lockheed	F-94 Starfire
FB	McDonnell	F-101 Voodoo
FC	Convair	F-102 Delta Dagger
FE	Convair	F-106 Delta Dart
FE	Focke-Wulf	Fw 190
FG	Lockheed	F-104 Starfighter
FH	Republic	F-105 Thunderchief
FS	Republic	F-84H
FT	Lockheed	F-80 Shooting Star
FU	North American	F-86 Sabre
FV	Northrop	F-89 Scorpion
FW	North American	F-100 Super Sabre
PN	Lockheed	P-80 Shooting Star
PS	Republic	P-84 Thunderjet
TC	Mikoyan-Gurevich	MiG-15
TR	Lockheed	T-33

Tail Codes

Current USAF tailcodes indicate the Wing or Group. They are often chosen to reflect their base, and parts of a Wing that are based separately may adopt their own tail code.

AD		Eglin AFB, FL
AK	343rd Wing	Eielson AB, Alaska, US
AK	354th Fighter Wing	Nielson AB, Alaska, USA
AK	3rd Wing	Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, USA
AL	187th FG	Dannelly Field, Montgomery, Alabama
AR	RAF	ALCONBURY UK
AU	Air University	Maxwell AFB, Alabama, USA
AV	31st FW	Aviano AB, Italy.
AZ		TUCSON AP AZ
BA		BERGSTROM AFB TX
BB	9th RW	Beale AFB, Arizona, USA
BB	9th RW	RAF Alconbury, UK
BC	110th FG	Kellog Airport, Michigan, USA
BD	917th FW	Barksdale AFB, Lousiana, USA
BH	117th RW	Birmingham MAP, Alabama, USA
BT	36th FW	Bitburg AB, Germany
CA	93rd BW	Castle AFB, California, USA
CB	14th FTW	Columbus AFB, Mississipi, USA
CC	27th FW	Cannon AFB, New Mexico, USA
CM		COLUMBUS AFB MS
CN		COLUMBUS AFB, MS
CO	140th FW	Buckley ANGB, CO, USA
CR	32nd FG	Soesterberg AB, Netherlands
CS	21st Space Wing	Peterson AFB, Colorado, USA
CT	103rd FG	Bradley Int., Connecticut, USA
DB	94th Airlift Wing	Dobbins AFB, Georgia, USA
DC	113th FW	Andrews AFB, MD, USA
DM	355th FW	Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, USA
DO	906th Fighter Group	Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA
DY	7th Wing	Dyess AFB, Texas, USA
ED	46th TW	Edwards AFB, California, USA
EG	33rd FW	Eglin AFB, Florida, USA
EL	28th BW	Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, USA
EL	44th Missile Wing	Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, USA
EN	80th FTW	Sheppard AFB, Texas, USA
ET	3246th TW	Eglin AFB, Florida, USA
ET	46th TW	Eglin AFB, Florida, USA
FC	336th CTG	Fairchild AFB, Washington, USA
FC	92nd BW	Fairchild AFB, Washington, USA
FE	90th Missile Wing	Francis E Warren AFB, Wyoming, USA
FF	1st FW	Langley AFB, Virginia, USA
FL	939th Rescue Wing	Patrick AFB, Florida, USA
FL	125th FG	Jacksonville IAP, FLorida, USA
FM	482nd Fighter Wing	Homestead AFB, Florida, USA
FM	482nd Fighter Wing	MacDill AFB, Florida, USA
FS	188th FG	Fort Smith MAP, AR, USA
FT	23rd FW	Pope AFB, North Carolina, USA
FW	122nd FW	Fort Wayne MAP, Indiana, USA
GA		GEORGE AFB CA
GF	319th BG	Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
GF	91th Missile Wing	Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
GR	416th BG-W	Grifiss AFB, New York, USA
GU		TAEGU AB R.O.K.
HA		SIOUX CITY A/P IA
HF	181st Fighter Wing	TERRE HAUTE A/P IN
HI	419th Fighter Wing	Hill AFB, Utah, USA
HL	366th Wing	Hill AFB, Utah, USA
HM		HOLLOMAN AFB NM
HO	49th FW	Holloman AFB, New Mexico, USA
HR		HAHN AB FRG
HS		HOMESTEAD AFB FL
HV	30th Space Wing	Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
HW	24th Wing	Howard AFB, Panama
IA	132nd FW	Des Moines IAP, IA, USA
ID		GRISSOM AFB, IN
IL	182nd FG	Gtr Peoria Apt., Illinois, USA
IN	930th FG	Grissom AFB, Indiana, USA
IN	434th Wing	Grissom AFB, Indiana, USA
IS	35th Wing	NAF Keflavik, Iceland
KC	442nd Fighter Wing	Richards Gebaur AFB, Missouri, USA
KE		KEY FIELD MERIDIAN MS
KI	410th BW	Sawyer AFB, Michigan, USA
KS	552ng ACW	Keesler AFB, Mississippi, USA
KS	81st TRW	Keesler AFB, Mississippi, USA
KT	403rd Airlift Wing	Keesler AFB, Mississippi, USA
KY		STANDIFORD FIELD, KY
LA		LUKE AFB AZ
LB	64th FTW	Reese AFB, Texas, USA
LF	58th FW	Luka AFB, Arizona, USA
LH		LUKE/DAVIS MONTHAN AFB
LK	314th ALW	Little Rock, Arkansas
LN	48th TFW	RAF Lakenheath, UK
LR	944th Fighter Group	Luka AFB, Arizona, USA
LY		LANGLEY AFB VA
LV	4450th TG	Nellis AFB NV 'Las Vegas'
LZ	42nd BW	Loring AFB, Maine, USA
MA	104th FG	Barnes Municipal, Westfield, Mass.
MB	354th FW	Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina, USA
MC		MCDILL AFB FL
MD	175th FG	Martin State, Maryland, USA
MD	366th Wing	Castle AFB, California, USA
MI	127th FW	Selfridge ANGB, Michigan, USA
MJ	432nd Fighter Wing	Misawa AB, Japan
MM	341st Missile Wing	Malmstrom AFB, Montana, USA
MO	366th Wing	Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, USA
MS	934th Airlift Group	Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, USA
MT	5th BW	Minot AFB, Montana, USA
MT	90th Missile Wing	Minot AFB, North Dakota, USA
MX	908th Airlift Group	Maxwell AFB, Alabama, USA

MY	347th FW	Moody AFB, Georgia, USA
NA		NELLIS AFB NV
NF	355th FW	Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
NF	914th Airlift Group	Niagara Falls IAP, New York
NJ		MCGUIRE AFB NJ
NM	150th FG	Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
NO	926th Fighter Group	NAS New Orleans, Lousiana
NT		MATHER AFB CA
NY	174th FW	Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York
OF	55th Wing	Offutt AFB, Nebraska
OG	2nd BW	Barksdale AFB, Lousiana
OH	180th FG	Toledo Express Apt., OH
OH	178th	Springfield-Beckley MAP, Ohklahoma
OH		RICKENBACKER ANGB OH
OH		TOLEDO A/P OH
OK	138th FG	Tulsa IAP, Oklahoma
OK	552nd ACW	Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
OS	51st Fighter Wing	Osan AFB, Korea
OT	USAF Air War Centre	Eglin AFB, Florida
OZ	384th BW	McConnell AFB, Kansas
PA	111th FG	NAS Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
PA		HARRISBURG A/P, PA
PD	939th Rescue Wing	Portland IAP, Oregon
PF		Patrick AFB, Florida
PI	911th Airlift Group	Gtr Pittsburgh IAP, PA
PN		Clark AFB, Phillipines
PP	302nd Airlift Wing	Peterson AFB, Colorado
PR	156th FG	Puerto Rico IAP, San Juan
PT		PITTSBURGH A/P PA
RA	12th FTW	Randolph AFB, Texas
RG	339th TESTS	Robins AFB, Georgia
RS	96th Wing	Ramstein AB, Germany
SA	149th FG	Kelly AFB, Texas
SB		SEMBACH AFB FRG
SC		MCENTIRE ANGB SC
SD		SIOUX FALLS A/P, SD
SH	507th Fighter Group	Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
SI	183rd FG	Capital Apt., Springfield, IL.
SJ	4th Wing	Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
SL	131st FW	Lambert Field, St. Louis, MO,
SM	337th TESTS	McClellan AFB, California
SP	52nd FW	Spangdahlem AB, Germany
SW	363rd FW	Shaw AFB, South Carolina
TC	355th Wing	McChord AFB, Washington
TH	301st Fighter Wing	Carswell AFB, Texas
TH	181st FG	Hulman Field, Terre Haute, Indiana
TJ		Torrejon AB, Spain
TR		Nellis AFB, NV (TONOPAH)
TX		BERGSTROM AFB TX
TY	325th FW	Tyndall AFB, Florida
UH		RAF UPPER HEYFORD
VA	192nd FG	Byrd IAP, Richmond, Virginia
VN	71st FTW	Vance AFB, Oklahoma
VO	928th Airlift Group	Chicago, Illinois
VT		BURLINGTON A/P VT
VV		GEORGE AFB CA
WA	57th FW	Nellis AFB, Nevada
WA	USAF Weapons School	Nellis AFB, Nevada
WF		SHEPARD AFB TX
WG	913th Airlift Group	NAS Willow Grove, PA,
WI	128th FW	Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin
WL		Williams AFB, Arizona
WM	351st Missile Wing	Whiteman AFB, Missouri
WP	8th Fighter Wing	Kunsan AB, Korea
WR	81st FW	RAF Bentwaters, UK
WR		RAF Woodbridge, UK
WT	509th BW	Whiteman AFB, Missouri
WW		George AFB, California
WW	35th TFW
WW	37th TFW
XL	47th FTW	Laughlin AFB, Texas
YJ	374th Airlift Wing	Yokota AB, Japan
YO	910th Airlift Group	Youngstown MAP, OH
ZR		Zweibrucken, Germany
ZZ	18th Wing	Kadena, Okinawa, Japan

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