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A squadron code is a marking used on a military aircraft to visually identify the squadron that it is assigned to.

Squadron codes of the World War II era, notably for Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircraft operating in Europe, typically consisted of two characters (commonly two letters; sometimes a letter and a number) to denote the squadron, plus a third character to identify a specific aircraft.[1][2]

A Supermarine Spitfire with squadron code ZD, designating No. 222 Squadron RAF[3]
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress with squadron code PU, designating the 360th Bombardment Squadron of the 303rd Bombardment Group[2]
A Consolidated B-24 Liberator with squadron code CI, designating the 576th Bombardment Squadron of the 392nd Bombardment Group[2]

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References

  1. ^ "RAF Squadron Reference Section 1939-1945". air-war.org.uk. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "USAAF squadron codes". worldwarphotos.info. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "RAF Squadron Reference Section 1939-1945 | z to Misc". air-war.org.uk. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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