Talk:Tail code

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Good start....

The article is a good start, especially on the "what" of tail codes, but a bit more information should be eventually included on some of the "why". For instance, why do Pacific Fleet air wings have tail codes that start with an "N" as opposed, perhaps to a "P" (assuming the "A" for Atlantic Fleet air wings actually stands for "Atlantic", of course). No doubt there are other oddities and mysteries for the uninformed, such as myself. Here hoping they get (mostly) explained as the article is fleshed out further.172.190.25.12 (talk) 03:12, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At least two of the links in the References section are broken (webpages no longer exist?).

They are:

2012 USAF Tail Codes (page 52-54)

US Air Force Aircraft Tail Markings (Jan 1998)

Biscuiteater57 (talk) 14:56, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]