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U.S. NAVY / MARINES 1940

8. October effective date 14. December
Bureau of Aeronautics SR-2b "Specification for Naval Aircraft Insignia and Markings"

Squadron Colors
Patrol Squadrons

Patrol Wing One

Single Vertical Stripe (Elevators and Rudder) Color Insignia Red White True Blue Black Squadron VP-11 VP-12 VP-13 VP-14

Patrol Wing Two

Double Vertical Stripe (Elevators and Rudder) Color Insignia Red White True Blue Black Willow Green Squadron VP-22 VP-23 VP-24 VP-25 VP-26

Lemmon Yellow

VP-27

Patrol Wing Three

Single Horizontal Stripe (Elevators and Rudder) Color Insignia Red White True Blue Black Squadron VP-31 VP-32 VP-33 VP-34

Patrol Wing Four

Double Horizontal Stripe (Elevators and Rudder) Color Insignia Red White True Blue Black Squadron VP-41 VP-42 VP-43 VP-44

Patrol Wing Five

Single solid (Complete Empennage) Color Insignia Red White True Blue Black Willow Green Lemmon Yellow Squadron VP-51 VP-52 VP-53 VP-54 VP-55 VP-56

Patrol Wing Six

Checkered (Elevators and Rudder) Color Insignia Red White Squadron VP-61 VP-62

Patrol Wing Seven

Double Vertical Stripe (Elevators and Rudder)

Color Insignia Red

Squadron VP-71

White

VP-72

Battleship-based and Utility Squadrons

Solid (Complete Empennage) Color Insignia Red White True Blue Black Lemmon Yellow Willow Green Lemmon Yellow Aluminium Squadron VO-1 VO-2 VO-3 VO-4 VO-5 VJ-1 VJ-2 VJ-3

Cruiser-based and Special Aircraft not assigned to a Squadron

Stripes (Elevators and Rudder) Color Squadron Marking Double

True Blue

VCS-2

Horizontal Stripe Double Horizontal Stripe Single Horizontal Stripe Single Horizontal Stripe Single Horizontal Stripe Single Horizontal Stripe Double Horizontal Stripe Double Horizontal Stripe Double Horizontal Stripe Double Horizontal Stripe Double Horizontal Stripe

Insignia Red True Blue Lemmon Yellow Black Willow Green Black Willow Green Insignia Blue Insignia Blue Insignia Red

VCS-3 VCS-4 VCS-5 VCS-6 VCS-7 VCS-8 VCS-9 USS Raleigh USS Detroid USS Richmond

Sources: #102

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by Jens Popp