
イギリス空軍(RAF)のほとんどの部隊は、2 文字のアルファベットまたは英数字の組み合わせの飛行隊コードで識別されます。通常、そのコードはその飛行隊に属する航空機に描かれています。飛行隊コードは通常、特定の航空機のコールサインを形成する個別の文字または記号とともに表示されます。コールサインの組み合わせは通常、RAF の円形マークの横の胴体後部にあります。
飛行隊が通常より多数の航空機で構成される場合には、複数の飛行隊コードが使用されることがあります。
他の空軍、特に他の英連邦諸国の空軍も、同様の識別システムを使用していることが多い。第二次世界大戦中、他の空軍の部隊がイギリス空軍に配属されたとき、例えば第 15 条飛行隊(「400 シリーズ飛行隊」とも呼ばれる)など、その飛行隊コードはイギリス空軍の部隊との混同を避けるために頻繁に変更された。
飛行隊コード
AE
F-J
KO
PT
U-Z
Numbers
* = RAAF/RCAF unit that was not under RAF operational control.
Radio call signs
Transport Command 'O' series
Transport Command RAF applied the following three letter call-signs to its aircraft from 1944. Individual aircraft were given letter suffixes, making the code a four letter sequence.
Transport Command 'MO' series
From 1945, RAF Transport Command pre-fixed the three letter call-signs with M. With individual aircraft allocated letter suffixes, the call-signs became five letter sequences.[3]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 294-303.
- ^ a b c Australian War Memorial, n.d., The Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Codes (access: 27 June 2019).
- ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 303-304.
Bibliography
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
Further reading
- Bowyer, Michael J.F. and John D.R. Rawlings. Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
- Delve, Ken. The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
- Flintham, Vic and Andrew Thomas. Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes Since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shropshire, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Moyes, Philip J.R. Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 2nd edition 1976. ISBN 0-354-01027-1.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald & Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (2nd edition 1976, reprinted 1978). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.
External links
- RAF Squadron Codes during World War II
- Australian War Memorial, n.d., The Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Codes.
- a list of current squadrons from the RAF website
- RAF – University Air Squadrons
- UBAS – University of Birmingham Air Squadron
- UGSAS – Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron
- BUAS – Bristol UAS
- CUAS – Cambridge UAS
- EMUAS – East Midlands UAS
- ESUAS – East Scotland UAS
- LUAS – Liverpool UAS
- MASUAS – Manchester and Salford UAS
- ULAS – University of London Air Squadron
- OUAS – Oxford UAS
- SUAS – Southampton UAS
- Southampton University Air Squadron – Wiki
- UWAS – Wales UAS
- YUAS – Yorkshire UAS
