
Royal Air Force
Unit Code Letters By AirCraft Type
(Includes All Commands and Post War Units)
Updated: January 2008
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Unit Code |
Squadron Or Unit |
Battle |
Blenheim |
Fortress (B17) |
Halifax |
Hampden |
Lancaster |
Manchester |
Mosquito |
Stirling |
Wellington |
Whitley |
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7 Sqn |
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X |
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15 Sqn |
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X |
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76 Sqn |
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X |
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78 Sqn |
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X |
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85 Sqn |
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X |
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196 Sqn |
X |
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144 Sqn |
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X |
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? |
163 Sqn |
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X |
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185 Sqn |
X |
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196 Sqn |
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X |
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300 Sqn |
X |
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? |
301 Sqn |
X |
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304 Sqn |
X |
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? |
420 Sqn |
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X |
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? |
427 Sqn |
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X |
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? |
614 Sqn |
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X |
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? |
692 Sqn |
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X |
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1L |
115 Sqn |
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X |
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1P |
BCIS |
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X |
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2J |
96 Sqn |
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X |
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2K |
1668 HCU |
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X |
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X |
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2M |
520 Sqn |
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X |
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2P |
644 Sqn |
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X |
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3C |
1 LFS |
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X |
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3G |
111 OTU |
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X |
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3J |
13 MU |
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X |
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4H |
142 Sqn |
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X |
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4K |
Stn FltF West Malling |
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X |
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4X |
1692 Flt |
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X |
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4S |
CSE |
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X |
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X |
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4Z |
1699 HCU |
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X |
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5F |
147 Sqn |
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X |
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5G |
299 Sqn |
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X |
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5O |
521 Sqn |
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X |
X |
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6C |
PRDU |
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X |
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6F |
1669 HCU |
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X |
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X |
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6G |
223 Sqn |
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X |
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6H |
96 Sqn |
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X |
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6O |
582 Sqn |
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X |
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6T |
608 Sqn |
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X |
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6U |
415 Sqn |
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X |
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6Y |
171 Sqn |
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X |
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X |
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7C |
296 Sqn |
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X |
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7N |
SFU |
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X |
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7R |
524 Sqn |
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X |
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7T |
196 Sqn |
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X |
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8A |
298 Sqn |
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X |
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8E |
295 Sqn |
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X |
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X |
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X |
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8F |
105 OTU |
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X |
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8H |
8 Group CF |
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X |
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8I |
APS Spilsby |
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X |
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8K |
571 Sqn |
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X |
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8T |
298 Sqn |
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X |
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8W |
612 Sqn |
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X |
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9J |
227 Sqn |
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X |
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9P |
85 OTU |
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X |
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9W |
296 Sqn |
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X |
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U9 |
644 Sqn |
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X |
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A2 |
514 Sqn |
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X |
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A3 |
1653 CU |
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X |
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X |
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230 OCU |
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X |
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A4 |
195 Sqn |
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X |
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A5 |
3 LFS |
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X |
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AA |
75 Sqn |
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X |
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X |
X |
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AC |
138 Sqn |
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X |
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AD |
251 Sqn |
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X |
X |
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“ |
113 Sqn |
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X |
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AE |
1409 Met Flt |
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X |
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AJ |
617 Sqn |
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X |
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X |
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AK |
1657 CU |
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X |
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X |
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AL |
429 Sqn |
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X |
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X |
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X |
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AM |
14 OTU |
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X |
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AP |
186 Sqn |
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X |
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AR |
460 Sqn |
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X |
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AS |
166 Sqn |
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X |
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X |
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AT |
60 OTU |
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X |
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X |
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AU |
148 Sqn |
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X |
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AW |
504 Sqn |
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X |
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AX |
77 OTU ? |
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