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Leopold
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Posted: Monday, December 06, 2004 - 06:26 PM UTC
hi
been seeing letters on RAF aircrafts around the roundels
how do they work?
OllieC-FWOL
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Posted: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 04:34 AM UTC
They are the squadron codes.

Usually, you have two letters for the squadron and another one for the individual aircraft.

For instance, a 438 Sqn. Typhoon would be coded F3 - H.

The - represents the roundel.

Leopold
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Posted: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 01:37 PM UTC
so it is difficult to decipher which squadron with those letter?
OllieC-FWOL
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Posted: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 01:48 PM UTC
Not at all.

All you need is a list of the Squadrons and the codes.

Check here for a good start on everything RAF and Commonwealth (including Polish units) : http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm

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