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Combat Codes: The Identification of RAF and WW II Allied Aircraft by Squadron Codes

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I purchased this book because in my business (I publish books on military history, especially WWII) I often have to identify photographs of aircraft that have little or no information other than what can be determined by examining the photo itself. Since most WWII Allied aircraft carried some sort of code to identify the unit, this work comes in very handy in helping with that bit of information.

The one negative is that the codes are broken up into various groupings, such as the different countries, the different air arms and branches, which makes it a bit harder to identify a code. I was expecting this to have a complete single alphabetical listing that I could just scan and quickly get the answer I need.

There is a basic listing similar to that, but it then directs you to another chapter or appendix to get the actual info. The book does provide more info than just the identification of the codes, which is nice. Had the book been a little easier to use I would have given it five stars.

There are some web sites that have some of this code information, but I've yet to find a single site that has all that is in this book. Of course, the web sites are easier to use since you can just search the page to quickly find the code, but sometimes the book is handier to use and its nice to have it all in one place.

very beautifull book who explain the creation of the plane code used during world war 2 by both english and US plane

The minute I brought this book up and showed it to my brother, he handed me the money and told me to order it for him! He loved it. Had been looking for something like it for awhile. VERY detailed and informative. Great reference book. A lot of research has been done here. Any historian will love this book.