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The first Eighth Air Force aircraft to receive unit markings were the Spitfires of the 4th and 31st Fighter Groups training with RAF Fighter Command in September 1942. The markings were two-letter fuselage squadron codes located on one side of the national insignia and a single letter aircraft code on the other side.
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Army uniform used by U.S. Air Force after 1947, with airman rank insignia attached to the uniform. First distinctive blue service uniforms for the U.S. Air Force in early 1950s. When the U.S. Air Force first became an independent service in 1947, its members initially continued to wear green U.S. Army uniforms with distinct badges and insignia.
19 May 1917. United States Navy anchor in blue – first official US naval aircraft insignia. Used on rudders and wings. 17 May 1917. 8 February 1918. Note larger center dot from later (1/3 diameter) and colors were Flag Red and Flag Blue as specified for the US Flag as Old Glory Red, and Old Glory Blue . 8 February 1918.
Some squadrons used colors rather than characters; these are listed below. A B-24 with squadron code 2C, denoting the 838th Bombardment Squadron of the 487th Bombardment Group (tail Square P) A B-17 with squadron code LL, denoting the 401st Bombardment Squadron of the 91st Bombardment Group (tail Triangle A) A B-17 with squadron code VE ...
The Department of the Air Force first began issuing awards and decorations in 1947. At that time, airmen were eligible to receive most U.S. Army decorations. In 1962, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Department of the Air Force began a concentrated effort to create its own distinctive awards, separate from the Army.
An F-16C over Iraq in 2008. An F-22A Raptor flies over Andrews Air Force Base during an airshow in 2008. An F-35A in flight. A USAF B-52 bomber. A B-1B in flight over Afghanistan. A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over the Pacific Ocean. An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. One of 4 E-4B Nightwatch airborne command posts.
Moderate greenish blue. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) Air Force blue, more specifically Air Force blue (RAF) or RAF blue, is a medium shade of the colour azure. The shade derives from the light blue uniforms issued to the newly formed British Royal Air Force in 1920, which were influential in the design of the uniforms of some other air ...