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"B" Coded B-26 Marauder based at Barksdale AAF, LA Photo depicts crew members
of the Free French Air Force USAAF Photo |
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The twin engine bomber training
aircraft displayed every format of letter coding defined by the USAAF (i.e. prefix, infix and suffix). However there was one
variation to the prefix that was utilized on some of the B-26 and A-26 aircraft. As in the photo above you will note the unusual sequence of "B F3". It is indeed a prefix notation
and the interpretation is as follows: The "B" represented the name of the base (i.e. Barksdale AAF) , "F"
signified the training group and "3" stood for the aircraft number within that training group. p
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A. Transition Training
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Army Air Field
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Field Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Aloe, TX
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A-26
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unknown
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Barksdale Field, LA
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B-25, B-26, A-26
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Barksdale
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Columbia, SC
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A-20
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Columbia
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A-20 "H", A-26 "F"
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Florence, H - unknown
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Frederick, OK
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A-26, B-25, B-26
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unknown
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Greenville, SC
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G
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B-25
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Greenville
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Gunter Field, AL
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B-25
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Gunter
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Kellogg Field, MI
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A-26
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Kellogg
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Lake Charles, LA
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L
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B-25, B-26, A-26
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Lake Charles
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Marianna, FL
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A-26
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unknown
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Morris Field, NC
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A-20, B-25
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unknown
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Myrtle Beach, SC
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A-20, B-25
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unknown
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Pampa, TX
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B-25
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unknown
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Roswell, NM
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B-25
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RosWell
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Selfridge Field, MI
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A-26, B-26
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SelFridge
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Seymour-Johnson Field , NC
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A-26, B-26
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Seymour-Johnson
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Temple, TX
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B-25
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unknown
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Turner AAF, GA
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T
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B-25
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Turner
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# The field letter
code was a suffix to the field number code (e.g. 123G) Historical Notes Note 1: The Free French Air Force
performed 2-E transition training at Gunter and OTU at Selfridge. Note 2: B-25 transition
training was conducted at Temple AAF which was a Sub-Base of Waco AAF. Note 3:In July of 1944 Turner
AAF became an exclusively a B-25 transition training base with 183 B-25's.
B. Advanced 2-E and Specialized 2-E
- Western Flying Training Command
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Army Air Field
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Field Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Douglas, AZ
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A
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B-25, B-26
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DouglAs
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La Junta, CO
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J
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B-25
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Junta
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Mather Field, CA
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T
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B-25
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MaTher
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Minter Field, CA
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L
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B-25
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Lerdo
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Muroc, CA
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B-25
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Roswell, NM
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W
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B-25
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RosWell
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Marana, AZ
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S
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B-25
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Sahuaro
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Williams Field, AZ
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Y
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B-25
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HigleY
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Yuma, AZ *
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U
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B-25
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YUma
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* BTO and Radar training
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Army Air Field
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Field Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Brooks Field, TX
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O
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B-25
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BroOks
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Dodge City, KS
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(NLA)
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B-26
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unknown
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Enid, OK
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B
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B-25, B-26
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unknown
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Ft. Worth, TX
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M
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B-26
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unknown
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Laughlin, TX
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#C, #D, #P#
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B-26
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unknown
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Pampa,TX
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#U
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B-25
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unknown
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Randolph Field,TX
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# V #
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B-18, B-25
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unknown
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# The letter code was a suffix to the
sequential number (e.g. 202J) (NLA): No Letter Assigned
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Army Air Field
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Field Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Moody, GA
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unknown
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A-26
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Tuskegee, AL
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TU
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B-25
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TUskegee
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Photo Gallery Western Flying Training Command
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"L" coded B-25 based at Minter Field, CA
USAAF Photo courtesy of the Ken Crist Collection |
"T" coded B-25H based at Mather Field, CA (note dual positioned fuselage code)
USAAF Photo |
"U" coded B-25 based at Yuma AAF, AZ Photo Courtesy of W.T. Larkins
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"J" coded B-25's based at La Junta AAF, CO
USAAF Photo from the Collection of Ken Crist |
Central Flying Traning Command
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"V" coded B-25 based at Randolph Field, TX USAAF Photo from the Collection of Tom Michel
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"V" coded B-18 based at Randolph
Field, TX Source: Collection of Rich
Dann
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"U" coded B-25's based at Pampa AAF, TX USAAF Photo form the Collection
of Ken Crist
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"D" coded B-26 based at Laughlin AAF, TX
USAAF Photo from the
Collection of Ken Crist |
"P" coded B-26 based at Laughlin
AAF, TX Collection of Ken Crist
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Eastern Flying Training Command
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"TU" coded B-25 based at Tuskegee AAF, AL USAAF Photo from the
Collection of Ken Crist
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Transition Training (General)
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"B" coded B-26C based at Barksdale AAF,
LA Chris
Brame Collection
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"B" coded A-26B based at Barksdale AAF, LA Collection of Chris Brame |
"F" coded A-26 based at Florence AAF,SC USAF photo via Invader Hisorical
Foundation
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"G" coded B-25's based at Greenville AAF, SC
USAAF Photo from the
Collection of F.M. Hargrave
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"G" coded TB-25J based at Gunter AAF, GA (Free French A.F. 2-E training) Photo source: Unknown
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"K" coded A-26 based at Kellogg AAF, MI USAAF Photo from the Collection
of Tom Michel
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"L" coded B-26 formerly based at Lake Charles AAF, LA
Photo from Collection of W.T. Larkins |
"L" coded A-26 based at Lake Charles AAF, LA Source: Invader
Historical Foundation
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Infix "L" coded B-25 based at Lake Charles AAF, LA Official
USAAF Photo
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"W" coded B-25 based at Myrtle Beach AAF, SC Chris Brame Collection
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"SJ" coded B-26 based at Seymour-Johnson AAF, NC Collection of Chris Brame
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."T" coded TB-25 based at Turner AAF, GA (Free French A.F. 2-E training) Photo Source: Unknown
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