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"ON" coded B-24 based at Liberal AAF, KS Official USAAF Photo from Collection of W.T. Larkins |
A. OTU / RTU Training
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Army Air Field
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Fuselage Letter Code
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Tail Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Alexandria, LA
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AL, X
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B-17
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ALexandra
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Ardmore, OK
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AR
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B-17
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ARdmore
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Avon Park, FL
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A
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A
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B-17
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Avon
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Barksdale Field, LA
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B
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B-17
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Barksdale
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Drew Field, FL
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D
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D
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B-17
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Drew
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Dyersburg, TN
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DY, then Y
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B-17
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DYersburg
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Gulfport, LA
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P
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B-17
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GulfPort
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MacDill Field, FL
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M
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M
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B-17
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MacDill
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Moses Lake, WA
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BM
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B-17
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unknown
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Randolph Field, TX
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# V #
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B-29
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unknown
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Historical Notes - Dyersberg AAF was home to 72 B-17's
B. Advanced 4-E and Specialized 4-E
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Army Air Field
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Fuselage Letter Code
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Tail Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Hobbs, NM
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H
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H
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B-17
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Hobbs
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Keesler Field, MS
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K
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B-24, B-29, B-32
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Keesler
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Minter Field, CA
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L
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B-17, B-24
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Lerdo
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Muroc, CA
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B-24
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unknown
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Williams, AZ
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Y
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B-17
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HigleY
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Historical Notes - Hobbs AAF was home to 162 B-17's
and post war it became a storage facility for 1600 surplus A/C.
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Army Air Field
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Field Letter Code
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Tail Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Courtland, AL
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B-24
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Ft. Worth, TX
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OM
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B-24, B-32
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unknown
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Army Air Field
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Fuselage Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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Hendricks Field, FL
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(NLA)
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B-17
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Lockbourne, OH
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(NLA)
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B-17
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Maxwell, AL
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B-24, B-29
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Smyrna, TN
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SM
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B-24
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SMyrna
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- Hendricks Field operated 120 B-17's
C. USAAF 2nd AF
(Hq: Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, CO)
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Fuselage Letter Code
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Tail Letter Code
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Aircraft
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Code Letter Source
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B-18, B-29
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EP
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B-17, B-29
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El Paso
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B-24, B-29
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DA
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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DAlhart
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B-24, B-29
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FA
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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FAirmont
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B-17, B-24
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GI
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B-17, B-29
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Grand Isle
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B-29
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HA
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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HArvard
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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B-17, B-24
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B-17, B-24
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PY
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B-17
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PYote
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Roswell, NM
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W
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B-29
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Scribner, NE
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B-17, B-24
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Sioux City, IA
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SI
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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SIoux
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Sioux Falls,SD
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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Smokey Hill, KS
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B-17, B-29
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Strother, KS
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B-29
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Walker, KS
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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Wendover, UT
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(NLA)
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(NLA)
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B-17, B-24, B-29
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Historical Notes - Sioux City AAF placed the Field Code of "SI" only on their B-17's . The B-29's displayed no codes at all.
- Post war Fairmont, McCook and Bruning AAF's were
all re-purposed (e.g. agriculture or abandoned).
Photo Gallery USAAF 2nd AF Training
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"EL" coded B-17 based at Biggs AAF,
TX USAAF Photo from the Collection of Ken Crist
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"EL" coded B-29 based at Biggs AAF, TX Photo from the Collection of
Tom Michel
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"FA" coded B-29 based at Fairmont AAF, NE Photo Source: Lawler Collection
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"RC" coded B-17 Based at Rapid City AAF, SD Ken Crist Collection
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"PY" coded B-17 based at Pyote AAF, TX
Official USAAF Photo from the Collection of
Alan Hammons |
"C" coded TB-29 previously based at Kirtland
AAF, NM
Official
USAAF Photo |
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"W" coded B-29 based at Roswell AAF,
NM USAAF Photo
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"W" coded B-17's based at Roswell AAF, NM USAAF Photo from the Collection of Ken Crist
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"GI" coded B-17 based at Grand Island AAF, NE USAAF photo from the Collection of Chris Brame
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"DY" coded B-17 based at Dyersberg
AAF, TN USAAF Photo from the Collection
of Chris Brame
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"SI" coded B-17 based at Sioux
City AAF, IA Ken Crist Collection
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"K" coded B-29 based at Keesler
AAF, MS USAAF Photo from the Chris Brame Collection
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RTU / OTU Training
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"K" coded B-32 based at Keesler AAF, LA USAAF Photo
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"H" coded B-17 based at Hobbs AAF, NM USAAF Photo
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"M" coded B-17 based at MacDill AAF, FL Photo from Scott Thompson of Aerovintage
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"ON" coded B-24 based at
Liberal AAF, KS W.T. Larkins Photo
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"OM" coded B-24D based at Ft.
Worth AAF, TX Photo from the Collection of Chris Brame
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"V" Infix coded TB-29 based at
Randolph Field, TX Photo from the Collection of Ken Crist
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Western
Flying Training Command
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"L" coded B-17 based at Minter
Field, CA Photo source: Scott Thompson (Aerovin)
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