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"FM" coded RA-29 Hudson and RB-34 Lexington based at Buckingham Field,
FL
USAAF Photo courtesy of the
Alan Hammons Collection |
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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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Buckingham Field, FL
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AT-6, RA-29, RP-63, UC-78, RB-34
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Fort Myers
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Eglin Field, FL
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AT-6, A-33
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Eglin
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Harlingen, TX
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IH
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AT-6, B-34, AT-18, P-39, RP-63 |
Instructor Harlingen
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Kingman, AZ
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B-17, B-26, AT-6, AT-11, P-39, RP-63
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Laredo, TX
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RP-63, AT-18
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Las Vegas, NV
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A-33, AT-6, AT-18, RB-24, RB-34, RB-10, P-39, RP-63, B-17
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unknown
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Tyndall Field, FL
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A-33, AT-6, BT-13, B-24, B-25, RB-34, RA-29, RP-63, P-40
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Yuma, AZ
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B-25, YB-40, RP-63
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Historical Notes Buckingham AAF field code of "FM" is not to be
confused with nearby Fort Myers AAF which used code of "A". Eglin Field was a specialized bombing and gunnery school for S-E advanced training. A grand total of 332 "Pinball" RP-63's were produced by Bell and were painted
in a hi-vis yellow scheme.
Photo Gallery
Buckingham Army Air Field, Florida Field Letter Code: FM
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"FM" coded AT-6's based at Buckingham Field, FL
USAAF photo from Allan Hammonds Collection |
"FM" coded RP-63 based at Buckingham Field, FL USAAF Photo
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"FM" coded RA-29 Hudson and RB-34 Lexington based at Buckingham Field,
FL
USAAF Photo courtesy of the
Alan Hammons Collection |
Eglin Army Air Field, Florida Field Letter Code: E
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"E" coded A-33 based at Eglin Field,
FL
USAAF
Photo from the Collection of Ken Crist |
"E" coded AT-6 Based at Eglin Field, FL
USAAF photo from
the Collection of Ken Crist |
Harlingen
AAF, TX Field Code Letter Code: H
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"IH" coded P-39 based at Harlingen
AAF, TX USAF photo
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Kingman Army Air
Field, Arizona Field Letter Code: G
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"G" coded P-63 based at Kingman
AAF, AZ From Collection of Mike Hickman
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"G" coded B-17 & B-26 based at Kingman
AAF, AZ
Photo by W.T. Larkins
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"G" Coded AT-6 based at Kingman AAF, AZ USAAF Photo
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"G"coded P-39Q "Target Tug" Kingman,AZ Photo source: Tom Laemlein Collection
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Laredo AAF, TX Field Letter Code: L
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"IL" coded RP-63 depicting a Laredo AAF, TX based aircraft
Photo by J.D. Voss
@ NMUSAF, OH |
Echelon of "IL" coded RP-63's 'Pin Ball' target aircraft
based at Laredo AAF, TX
U.S. Air Force photo |
Las
Vegas Army Air Field, Nevada Field Letter Code: Z
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"Z" coded B-24 based at Las Vegas
AAF, NV From the collection of
Ken Crist
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"Z" coded AT-6 based at Las Vegas Army Air
Field, NV LIFE
photo by William Vandivert
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"Z" coded P-39's based at Las Vegas AAF, NV USAAF Photo
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"Z" coded P-63 based at Las Vegas AAF, NV Collection of Mike Hickman
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"Z" coded AT-18 based at Las Vegas AAF, NV Collection of
W.T. Larkins
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"Z" coded A-33 based at Las Vegas AAF, NV Collection of W.T. Larkins
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"Z" coded B-17 based at Las Vegas AAF, NV Collection of Chris Brame
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Tyndall Army Air Field, Florida Field Letter Code: TY
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"TY" coded AT-6 and B-25 based at Tyndall AAF, FL USAAF Photo via M.Allen
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"TY" coded BT-13 based at Tyndall AAF, FL USAAF Photo via M.Allen
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"TY" coded RP-63's based at Tyndall AAF, FL USAAF Photo via Chris Brame
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"TY" coded RP-63 and adjacent P-40 USAAF Photo
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Tyndall AAF Ramp with rows of RP-63's Note: 332 RP-63's were produced by Bell Aircraft
Co. USAAF Photo
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Yuma
Army Air Field, Arizona
Field Letter Code:
U
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"U" coded YB-40 based at Yuma AAF, AZ USAAF Photo from the Collection of Ken Crist |
"U" coded B-25J based at Yuma AAF,
AZ Photo from the Collection of W.T. Larkins |
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