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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Development of Squadron Markings and Codes 1939 - 1945
By 1944 most of the developments in camouflage, colouring and markings had been incorporated into Air Publication 2656A. The details given below amended up to and including Amendment List No 8 (AL8) of October 1944.
Chapter 2 Table 1 - IDENTIFICATION mARKINGS on aircraft
| Type of aircraft or operational role | National Marking - Roundel | Colour of Code Letters 'A' | Serial Numbers |
Additional recognition markings and remarks |
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| Upper surface of wing tips | Under surface of wing tips | On both sides of fuselage | Pattern | Colour | |||
| Air observation | I | I | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Air/Sea Rescue | I | II | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Ambulance | I | None | III and IV | Dull Red | B | Night | "Geneva" Red Cross (National Marking IV) to be applied immediately aft of the fuselage roundels. |
| Amphibians | I (top plane) | III | III | C | Night | ||
| Anti-aircraft co-operation | I | - | III | B | Night | ||
| Army Co-operation | - | - | - | - | - | - | Markings should be as for previous role. |
| Auto-giros | - | - | - | - | - | Markings should be as for the particular role. | |
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Bombers - see Day bombers or night bombers |
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| Coastal | I | None | III | Light Slate Grey | B | Light Slate Grey | |
| Coastal (Special duties) scheme 'A' | I | None | III | Light Slate Grey | B | Night | These marking schemes correspond with camouflage schemes 'A' and 'B' (see Chap. 1 of the Section) |
| Coastal (Special duties) scheme 'B' | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Red | |
| Communications (Monoplane) | I | II | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Communications (Biplane) | I (top plane) | II (bottom plane)) | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Day Bombers (Bomber Command) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Day Bombers (Desert Areas) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Day Bombers (Other overseas areas) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Day Fighters (Fighter Command) | I | II | III | Sky | B | Night | A vertical band of Sky 18 in. wide. should be applied around the fuselage immediately forward of the tail unit |
| Day Fighters (Desert areas) | I | II | III | Sky | B | Night | |
| Day Fighters (Other overseas areas) | I | II | III | Sky | B | Night | |
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Fighters - see day fighters or night fighters or intruders |
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Gliders |
I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Glider trainers | I | II | III | Dull Red | B | Night | The upper surface of the wings should be yellow for a distance of 8 ft. from the extreme tips. |
| Intruders (Fighter Command) | I | None | III | Sky | B | Night | |
| Intruders (Desert areas) | I | None | III | Sky | B | Night | |
| Intruders (Other overseas areas) | I | None | III | Sky | B | Night | |
| Meteorological (Service allotted) | I | - | - | - | - | - | Markings should be as for previous role. |
| Meteorological (Special duties) | I | None | I | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Naval aircraft (Monoplanes) | I | None | III | As appropriate to type | C | Night | National marking II on wing tip undersurfaces of day fighters only. The words ROYAL NAVY should appear on rear of fuselage of all Naval aircraft in letters 4 in. high, 2 1/2 in. wide and colour Night. |
| Naval aircraft (Bioplanes) | I (top plane) | None | III | C | Night | ||
| Night bombers (Bomber Command) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Red | |
| Night bombers (Desert areas) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Red | |
| Night bombers (Other overseas areas) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Red | |
| Night fighters (Fighter Command) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Night fighters (Desert areas) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Night fighters (Other overseas areas) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Photographic reconnaissance aircraft ( high flying) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Photographic reconnaissance aircraft ( low flying) | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Private venture aircraft | I | II | III | None | None | - | |
| Prototypes (including prototype gliders) | I | II | III | None | B | Night | |
| Target (pilotless) aircraft | I | None | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Target towing aircraft | I | II | III | Dull Red | B | Night | A vertical band of Sky 18 in. wide. should be applied around the fuselage immediately forward of the tail unit |
| Training aircraft (monoplanes except glider trainers) | I | II | III | Dull Red | D | Night | |
| Training aircraft (biplanes) | I (top plane) | II (bottom plane) | III | Dull Red | D | Night | |
| Transport aircraft | I | II | III | Dull Red | B | Night | |
| Tugs | I | - | - | - | - | - | As for their normal role |
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