United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978

Brian Rogers, a retired military pilot and accomplished aircraft photographer, puts the most important research in recent times onto paper. This illustrated historical reference, by an AMERICAN author, lays out the U.S. Air Force's squadron, group and wing structure leaving no doubt about its completeness. This monumental work should be on the shelf of every enthusiast AND professional military historian.

This book is for those interested in the US Air Force and its units. Within its 272 pages the reader will find an absolutely incredible amount of information about the U.S. Air Force's Wings, Groups and Squadrons. Dates, aircraft, bases,tailcodes, it's all in here. Although it contains 16 pages of color pictures of aircraft, its value comes from the wealth of data presented in tabular form. Written by a career USAF officer, this book carries a weight of authority not matched in a lot of other efforts in this area. This work is a gold mine for the historian,those interested in USAF squadron lineages or even those who just want to identify aircraft in photographs accurately. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those who follow Air Force unit histories and lineages.

The U. S. Air Force has a certain tendancy to change it's markings from time. This means that a single aircraft may well have several paint jobs over its life as the united are reorganized, as aircraft are moved between units, or seemingly at the whim of various commanders. This book provides a complete record of what units, what units flew what planes, from what bases at what times, with what kinds of markings. There are two color sections illustrating virtually every type of aircraft in the air force inventory. This book represents a wealth of information that should prove invaluable to anyone attempting to identify aircraft seen in strange places and in unknown photographs. The material is presented in tabular form, so that it doesn't make for casual reading. The book is organized into three sections. First is the tabular data covering every USAF wing, group, squadron and detachment that was active and had assigned aircraft since 1978. Second is an index of aircraft markings. Third is a chronology showing when major events of the Air Force reorganization took place. This is information simply not available anywhere else.