1-600 RAF WWII Squadron Letters for Heavy Bombers Decals

These 1-600 RAF WWII Squadron Letters for Heavy Bombers Decals provide separate letters for building fuselage squadron and individual aircraft codes on 1-600 scale RAF heavy bombers.
 
Decal Information
This sheet provides RAF WWII Squadron Letters for Heavy Bombers markings for 1-600 scale aircraft.
The sheet contains red and light-grey letters for creating fuselage squadron codes. They are scaled to fit Tumbling Dice RAF heavy-bomber models.
They are printed on clear-background waterslide decal paper. They need to be individually cut out. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Key Historical Details
Nation / Region: United Kingdom
Service: RAF Bomber Command and associated Allied squadrons
Period: World War II
Aircraft: Heavy bombers
Markings: RAF WWII Squadron Letters for Heavy Bombers
Scale: 1-600
 
Historical Information
RAF squadron codes identified the unit to which an aircraft belonged, while an additional letter distinguished an individual aircraft within that unit. This system helped give otherwise similarly camouflaged bombers a recognizable operational identity.
 
Heavy-bomber code markings must be considered alongside the national roundel and the aircraft's serial number. The code was a tactical identifier, whereas the serial recorded the identity of the airframe itself.
 
The red and light-grey letters on this sheet provide alternatives for different documented marking schemes. Letter color, size, spacing, and position could change with the aircraft, unit, and period rather than following one appearance throughout the war.
 
When assembling a code, use a dated photograph to confirm the squadron letters and individual aircraft letter. The arrangement around the fuselage roundel can differ between the two sides, making the complete left- and right-side scheme important.