Squadron Codes
From 1939 before the Second World War to the early 1950s, squadrons of the RAF used two letter codes to identify its aircraft. They were usually painted on the sides of the aircraft to the left of the roundel; a third letter after the roundel identified the individual aircraft within the squadron. During the period April to September, many such codes were provisionally allocated for future squadrons, many of which were, in the event, never formed.
Read more about this topic: List Of Royal Air Force Aircraft Squadrons
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