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Don't know about general practice within the US Marine Corps, but in the US Navy convention is that ".00" is the CAG-bird (for the commander of the entire Air Group) and ".01" is the boss-bird (for the individual squadron commander). I am not really sure if the Marines are part of an Air Group anyway.
frank kramer wrote: ↑17 Jun 2022, 11:22
Don't know about general practice within the US Marine Corps, but in the US Navy convention is that ".00" is the CAG-bird (for the commander of the entire Air Group) and ".01" is the boss-bird (for the individual squadron commander). I am not really sure if the Marines are part of an Air Group anyway.
Great shots of interesting aircraft as always!
400 is also in the pictures!? But not specially painted up.
frank kramer wrote: ↑17 Jun 2022, 11:22
Don't know about general practice within the US Marine Corps, but in the US Navy convention is that ".00" is the CAG-bird (for the commander of the entire Air Group) and ".01" is the boss-bird (for the individual squadron commander). I am not really sure if the Marines are part of an Air Group anyway.
Great shots of interesting aircraft as always!
400 is also in the pictures!? But not specially painted up.
Nice pictures.
Great classic fighter.
I noticed. That's why I figured that Marines squadrons don't work with Air Groups the way the Navy does. And that leaves them free to paint a dedicated CAG-bird (or not). 401 Definitely is the boss-bird, though.
Both 00 and 01 are used by the USMC for special c/s, so 00 for CAG birds and 01 for Sqn CO birds? Seems you are right Frank, thx. Sorry for hijacking your post Dougie!
Sorry for the further topic drift.
But one small remark USMC codes are mostly 2 digit as the other photos show. The F-18 at Presteick seems to use codes as part of a CAG. (?)
USMC FA-18C's VFMA-323 'Death Rattlers' by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
USMC FA-18'C 165222 VFMA-323 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
USMC FA-18'C 165222 VFMA-323 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
USMC FA-18C 165222 VFMA-323 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
USMC FA-18'C 165222 VFMA-323 by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
USAF KC-135 60-0331 'McDill' by DOUGLAS CONNERY, on Flickr
