U.S. Navy Tail Codes and Call Signs | The Skyhawk Association

Submitted by adminscoot on Thu, 12/15/2016 - 16:49

12 = Clincher (Cecil 1957)	09 Essex: Callsign = Undermine, Banknote		China Lake: Callsign = China
15 = Active Boy / Pride ?	10 Yorktown: Callsign = Cactus, Steamboat, Ocean Wave. Nickname = The Fighting I.		VX-5: Callsign = Mystify or Misty
22 = Beefeater	11 Intrepid: Callsign = Atlas
23 = Law Case	12 Hornet: Callsign = Wimpy, Judo
34 = Fighting Tiger	14 Ticonderoga: Callsign = Panther. Nickname = Fighting Tigers		Alameda 7J
36 = Gale Force / Heartless ?	15 Randolph: Callsign = Johnstown		Brunswick 7F
55 = Garfish	16 Lexington: Callsign = Spartan. Nickname = Lady Lex		Cecil Field 7U
56 = Champion	18 Wasp: Callsign = ?		Fallon 7H
66 = Waldo	19 Hancock: Callsign = Rampage. Nickname =		Jacksonville 7E
72 = Decoy	20 Bennington: Callsign = Big Boy		Key West 7Q
76 = Sun Glass	31 Bon Homme Richard: Callsign = Rocket. Nickname = Bonnie Dick		Lemoore 7S
81 = Sunliner	33 Kearsarge: Callsign = Wildcat		Memphis 7K
83 = Rampager	34 Oriskany: Callsign = Sea Lord, Child Play. Nickname = Big O/O-boat	CVW-1 AB	Norfolk 7C
86 = Sidewinder	36 Antietam: Callsign = ?	CVW-2 NE	North Island 7M
93 = Raven	38 Shangri La: Callsign = All Star. Nickname = Shang	CVW-3 AC	Oceana 7R
94 = Hoboken	41 Midway: Callsign = Schoolboy	CVW-4 AD	Patuxent River 7A
106 = Beach Head / Roman ?	42 Franklin D Roosevelt: Callsign = Riptide. Nickname = Rosie/Roach Boat	CVW-5 NF	Point Mugu 7L
112 = Montana	43 Coral Sea: Callsign = Mustang. Nickname = Cora/Coral/Maru	CVW-6 AE	Whidbey Island 7G
113 = Battle Cry	59 Forrestal: Callsign = Handbook. Nickname = FIDLIP/Forest Fire	CVW-7 AG
125 = Packsaddle	60 Saratoga: Callsign = Fairfield. Nickname = Sara	CVW-8 AJ	VC-6 JG
144 = War Paint	61 Ranger: Callsign = Grey Eagle. Nickname = Top Gun	CVW-9 NG	VC-8 GF
146 = Busy Bee	62 Independence: Callsign = Guntrain. Nickname = Indy	CVW-10 AK
153 = Power House	63 Kitty Hawk: Callsign = Pawtucket. Nickname = The Hawk	CVW-11 NH	VX-1 JA
155 = Silver Fox	64 Constellation: Callsign = Warchief. Nickname = Connie	CVW-12 NJ	VX-9 XE
163 = Old Salt	65 Enterprise: Callsign = Climax. Nickname = Big E	CVW-13 AK
164 = Magic Stone	66 America: Callsign = Courage	CVW-14 NK
172 = Holloway	67 John F Kennedy: Callsign = Eagle Cliff. Nickname = JFK	CVW-15 NL
192 = Jury		CVW-16 AH
195 = Chippy		CVW-17 AA
212 = Flying Eagle		CVW-19 NM
216 = Diamond Back		CVW-21 NP: CAG 21 = Harbor Master
		RCVW-4* AD
		RCVW-12** NJ
		CVWR-20 AF
		CVWR-30 ND
		CVSG-50/RCVSF-50 AR
VF-43 Challengers		CVSG-51/RCVSF-51 RA
VF-126 Fighting Seahawks	NWEF Naval Weapons & Evaluation Facility, Albuequerqe, NM	CVSG-52 AS	VT-7 A
VF-127 Desert Bogies	NMC Naval Missile Center,	CVSG-53 NS	VT-19 A
VFC-12 Fighting Omars	PMTC Pacific Missile Center, Point Magu, CA	CVSG-54 AT
VFC-13 Saints	NATF Naval Air Test Facility, Lakehurst, NJ	CVSG-55 NU	Kingsville B
VF-101/171 Grim Reapers	NAEC Naval Air Engineering Center, Lakehurst, NJ	CVSG-56 AU	VT-21 B
VF-101/171KW Key West Det	NADC Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA	CVSG-57 NV	VT-22 B
	NPTC Naval Parachute Test Center,	CVSG-58 AV	VT-23 B
	NTPS Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, MD	CVSG-59 NT	JTTU B
VC-1 Unique Antiquers/Blue Ali	NATC Naval Air Test Center, strike aircraft test, Patuxent River, MD	CVSG-60 AW
VC-2 Usus Ubiques/Blue Falcons	NATC Naval Air Test Center, flight test, Patuxent River, MD		RAW-67 NAS Atlanta, GA '7B'
VC-5 Checkertails	NFWC Navy Fighter Weapons School		RAW-70 NAS Dallas, TX ’7D'
VC-7 Tally-Hoers	VX-4 Evaluaters		RAW-74 NAS Jacksonville, FL '6F'
VC-8 Fireballers	VX-5 Vampires		RAW-81 NAS Minneapolis, MN '7E'
VC-10 Proud Pelicans (at Gitmo)			RAW-82 NAS New Orleans '7X'
VC-12 Fighting Omars	NAS Alameda 6G		RAW-87 NAS Alameda, CA '6G'
VC-13 Saints	NAS Atlanta, GA 7B
	NAS Dallas, TX 7D
	NAS Jacksonville, FL 6F
	NAS Minneapolis, MN 7E
	NAS New Orleans, LA 7X
	NAS Pensacola, 'F', '23X'