Navy Tail Codes, Unit / Carrier Call Signs and CV Nicknames


Navy Tail Codes
Carrier Air Wings
(old Carrier Air Groups)
CVW-1 AB
CVW-2 NE
CVW-3 AC
CVW-4 AD
CVW-5 NF
CVW-6 AE
CVW-7 AG
CVW-8 AJ
CVW-9 NG
CVW-10 AK
CVW-11 NH
CVW-12 NJ
CVW-13 AK
CVW-14 NK
CVW-15 NL
CVW-16 AH
CVW-17 AA
CVW-19 NM
CVW-21 NP
RCVW-4* AD
RCVW-12** NJ
CVWR-20 AF
CVSG-50/RCVSF-50 AR
CVSG-51/RCVSF-51 RA
CVSG-52 AS
CVSG-53 NS
CVSG-54 AT
CVSG-55 NU
CVSG-56 AU
CVSG-57 NV
CVSG-58 AV
CVSG-59 NT
CVSG-60 AW

Naval Air Stations (NAS)
Alameda 7J
Brunswick 7F
Cecil Field 7U
Fallon 7H
Jacksonville 7E
Key West 7Q
Lemoore 7S
Memphis 7K
Norfolk 7C
North Island 7M
Oceana 7R
Patuxent River 7A
Point Mugu 7L
Whidbey Island 7G
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
China Lake 7P
Naval Air Warfare Center Naval Aircraft Division
Patuxent River SD
Fleet Composite
VC-6 JG
VC-8 GF
Air Test and Evaluation
VX-1 JA
VX-9 XE

Chief of Naval Air Training
TRAWING ONE
Meridian A
VT-7 A
VT-19 A
TRAWING TWO
Kingsville B
VT-21 B
VT-22 B
VT-23 B
JTTU B
TRAWING FOUR
Corpus Christi G
VT-27 G
VT-28 G
VT-31 G
TRAWING FIVE
Whiting Field E
VT-2 E
VT-3 E
VT-6 E
HT-8 E
HT-18 E
TRAWING SIX
Pensacola F
VT-4 F
VT-10 F
VT-86
Navy Support
NAF Atsugi 8A
NAF El Centro 8N
NAVSTA Guam 8J
NAVSTA Guantanamo 8F
NAVSTA Mayport 8U
NAF Mildenhall 8G
NAF Misawa 8M
COMFLTACT Okinawa 8H
NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads 8E
NAVSTA Rota 8D
NAS Sigonella 8C
HQ CMEF (Bahrain) 8K
Chief Naval Reserve
NAS Pax River 7A
NAS Atlanta 7B
NAS Norfolk 7C
NAS Dallas 7D
NAS Jacksonville, NAS Twin Cities 7E
NAS Brunswick 7F
NAS Whidbey 7G
NAS Fallon 7H
? 7I
NAS Alameda 7J
NAS Memphis RAW-88 7K
Pt. Mugu, NAS Las Alamitos RAW-77 7L
NAS North Island 7M
NAF Andrews Washington, DC 7N
? 7O
NAF China Lake 7P
NAS Key West 7Q
NAS Oceana, RAW-83 7R
NAS Lemoore 7S
Pax River, Moffet 7T
NAS Cecil Field 7U
NAS Glenview RAW-72, VMA-543 7V
Willow Grove 7W
NAS New Orleans, RAW-82 7X
NAS Detroit Selfridge 7Y
NAS So. Weymouth RAW-91 7Z
Naval Air Reserve
Jacksonville 6F
Alameda 6G
Memphis 6M
Norfolk 6S
Chief of Naval Technical Training
NATTC Lakehurst 4L
NAS Memphis 4M
Carrier AEW
CAEWW-12 GE
ASW Air Groups
CVSG-50*** AR
CVSG-51**** RA
HELWINGRES NW
Fleet Tactical Readiness Group
COMFEWSG GD


Call Signs
USN RVAH Squadron:
RVAH-3 = Drake
USN A-4 VA squadrons:
12 = Clincher (Cecil 1957)
15 = Active Boy / Pride ?
22 = Beefeater
23 = Law Case
34 = Fighting Tiger
36 = Gale Force / Heartless ?
55 = Garfish
56 = Champion
66 = Waldo
72 = Decoy
76 = Sun Glass
81 = Sunliner
83 = Rampager
86 = Sidewinder
93 = Raven
94 = Hoboken
106 = Beach Head / Roman ?
112 = Montana
113 = Battle Cry
125 = Packsaddle
144 = War Paint
146 = Busy Bee
153 = Power House
155 = Silver Fox
163 = Old Salt
164 = Magic Stone
172 = Holloway
192 = Jury
195 = Chippy
212 = Flying Eagle
216 = Diamond Back
VSF
1 = Nevada City
3 = Nevada City
Birdfarms (Stationary and Mobile)
Land Based:
China Lake
VX-5

Carrier
09 Essex
10 Yorktown
11 Intrepid
12 Hornet
14 Ticonderoga
15 Randolph
16 Lexington
18 Wasp
19 Hancock
20 Bennington
31 Bon Homme Richard
33 Kearsarge
34 Oriskany
36 Antietam
38 Shangri La
41 Midway
42 Franklin D Roosevelt
43 Coral Sea
59 Forrestal
60 Saratoga
61 Ranger
62 Independence
63 Kitty Hawk
64 Constellation
65 Enterprise
66 America
67 John F Kennedy
Callsign
China
Mystify

Callsign
Undermine, Banknote
Cactus, Steamboat, Ocean Wave
Atlas
Wimpy, Judo
Panther
Johnstown
Spartan
?
Rampage
Big Boy
Rocket
Wildcat
Sea Lord, Child Play
?
All Star
Schoolboy
Riptide
Mustang
Handbook
Fairfield
Grey Eagle
Guntrain
Pawtucket
Warchief
Climax
Courage
Eagle Cliff
Nickname(s)



Nickname(s)
?
?
The Fighting I
?
Fighting Tigers
?
Lady Lex
?
Hanna
?
Bonnie Dick
?
Big O / O-boat
?
Shang
?
Rosie
Cora / Coral / Maru
FIDLIP / Forest Fire
Sara
Top Gun
Indy
?
Connie
Big E
?
JFK

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