RAF Tornado F3 tail coding system
I'm trying to understand the later Tornado F3 tail coding system adopted in the later years with 'U*', 'V*, etc through to 'Y*'. I'm guessing it could relate to specific fits of airframes as nothing else makes any sense!
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From memory it was per Sqn - F* being something from XXV(F), D* being 11(F), H* being 111(F) Sqn and G* being 43(F). I can’t remember what 56 had. Generally anything with a T in it was a trainer. This was generally the case, barring fleet rotation, when I was there 2005-08.
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Going from some of my pics, Frodo's post above is correct. 56 had codes starting with T*, and also *T but near the end when they were at Leuchars, they went to W*. Checking some of my pics, 11 had codes U*, 25 had both V* and X*, 111 had J*. I don't have any of 43 with other than G- codes, although I have pics of F3's in 25 sqn marks, with both V* and X* codes, but one of them could have been an ex 43 aircraft.
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Originally it was:
A* = 229 OCU, 65 Sqn and 56 Sqn B* = 29 Sqn C* = 5 Sqn D* = 11 Sqn E* = 23 Sqn F* = 25 Sqn G* = 43 Sqn H* = 111 Sqn Then there was F, H, C and D on 1435 Flt :ok: |
Originally Posted by The B Word
(Post 10991906)
Originally it was:
A* = 229 OCU, 65 Sqn and 56 Sqn B* = 29 Sqn C* = 5 Sqn D* = 11 Sqn E* = 23 Sqn F* = 25 Sqn G* = 43 Sqn H* = 111 Sqn Then there was F, H, C and D on 1435 Flt :ok: |
Thanks all, I'm familiar with the original 1990s system per squadron (A* to H* as mentioned) but the below list from about 2008 doesn't make much sense:KT/ZE941 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn
LT/ZE154 11 Sqn MT/ZH558 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn NT/ZH557 25 Sqn OT/ZH556 111 Sqn TA/ZE934 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TB/ZE908 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TC/ZE888 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TE/ZE793 111 Sqn TH/ZE728 25 Sqn TI/ZE343 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TO/ZE287 11 Sqn TP/ZE256 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TR/ZE250 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TV/ZE199 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn TW/ZE163 43 Sqn TX/ZE160 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn UA/ZE258 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn UB/ZE257 43 Sqn UC/ZE255 25 Sqn UD/ZE254 25 Sqn UF/ZE251 11 Sqn UI/ZE206 43 Sqn UJ/ZE204 25 Sqn UK/ZE203 11 Sqn UL/ZE201 F3 OEU UM/ZE200 11 Sqn UN/ZE168 F3 OEU UP/ZE165 5 Sqn UQ/ZE164 stored UR/ZE162 RAF Leuchars UT/ZE967 111 Sqn UU/ZE161 43 Sqn UV/ZE159 111 Sqn UW/ZE158 25 Sqn UX/ZE156 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn VS/ZG799 43 Sqn VT/ZE966 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn VU/ZE790 25 Sqn VV/ZE982 25 Sqn VW/ZE291 43 Sqn VX/ZE289 111 Sqn WA/ZG798 43 Sqn WB/ZG797 43 Sqn WC/ZG796 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn WD/ZG795 1435 Flt WE/ZG793 11 Sqn WF/ZG780 11 Sqn WG/ZG778 43 Sqn WI/ZG774 11 Sqn WJ/ZG772 1435 Flt WK/ZG770 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn WM/ZG757 43 Sqn WN/ZG755 11 Sqn WO/ZG753 1435 Flt WP/ZG751 25 Sqn WT/ZE965 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn WV/ZG731 F3 OEU WY/ZE983 111 Sqn XA/ZE969 25 Sqn XB/ZE968 111 Sqn XC/ZE962 25 Sqn XD/ZE961 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn XE/ZE942 5 Sqn XF/ZE936 25 Sqn XI/ZE889 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn XK/ZE839 11 Sqn XL/ZE838 43 Sqn XO/ZE834 111 Sqn XQ/ZE831 25 Sqn XR/ZE812 F3 OCU/56(R) Sqn XU/ZE810 43 Sqn XV/ZE808 25 Sqn XY/ZE791 111 Sqn YA/ZE788 111 Sqn YC/ZE785 F3 OEU YD/ZE764 111 Sqn YE/ZE763 11 Sqn YI/ZE758 RAF/DARA YJ/ZE757 25 Sqn YL/ZE755 25 Sqn YN/ZE736 RAF/DARA YP/ZE731 11 Sqn YR/ZE729 111 Sqn YS/ZE342 111 Sqn YT/ZE963 111 Sqn YU/ZE341 25 Sqn YV/ZE338 43 Sqn YX/ZE294 25 Sqn YY/ZE292 25 Sqn Crazy! |
Twin-sticks have a code containing a "T"?
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Re my post above, the two versions of the T code used by 56, T* and *T, I have a vague memory that one set of codes was used for the 2 stickers, and the other used for single stick airframes.
Jerry, the code blocks may have been originally assigned to a Sqn, but airframes were moved around Sqn's so often that they were eventually all jumbled up. The first 4 airframes in your post above, were probably with 56 when the codes were applied. Re the J* code for 111 Sqn I mentioned, this was JU on a specially marked F3, which was their code in WWII. |
When aircrew are discussing which aircraft specifically they'll be flying today, how do they refer to them?
I appreciate sometimes there might be a discussion about serviceability and which aircraft are available with which bits working, depending on what we're training on this occasion, that sort of thing. |
I seem to remember something in a spotting magazine saying that the code was related to the airframe number or build number?
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Originally Posted by Phil_R
(Post 10992317)
When aircrew are discussing which aircraft specifically they'll be flying today, how do they refer to them?
I appreciate sometimes there might be a discussion about serviceability and which aircraft are available with which bits working, depending on what we're training on this occasion, that sort of thing. |
Originally Posted by bobward
(Post 10992342)
I seem to remember something in a spotting magazine saying that the code was related to the airframe number or build number?
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Originally Posted by Phil_R
(Post 10992317)
When aircrew are discussing which aircraft specifically they'll be flying today, how do they refer to them?
I appreciate sometimes there might be a discussion about serviceability and which aircraft are available with which bits working, depending on what we're training on this occasion, that sort of thing. |
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