page_title: U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes
section_title: List of navy and marine aircraft tail codes
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft tail codes / List of navy and marine aircraft tail codes
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo 155670) aircraft from Attack Squadron 52 (VA-52) "Knightriders" in flight in 1981. VA-52 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from 1 April to 23 November 1981 for a deployment to the Western Pacific. Note: The date given (15 January 1984) has to be incorrect, as BuNo 155670 was assigned to VA-52 for the 1981 cruise. In 1984 CVW-15 was also assigned to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). 155670 was an A-6A modified to an A-6E. After its retirement it was sunk as an artificial reef.
context_page_description: Tail codes on the U.S. Navy aircraft are the markings that help to identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment. These codes comprise one or two letters or digits painted on both sides of the vertical stabilizer, on the top right and on the bottom left wings near the tip. Although located both on the vertical stabilizer and the wings from their inception in July 1945, these identification markings are commonly referred as tail codes. It is important to note that tail codes are meant to identify units and assignments, not individual aircraft. For all aircraft of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps unique identification is provided by bureau numbers.
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caption: An A-6E Intruder of VA-52 shows the "NL" tail code of CVW-15.
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