Tail Markings

7.1 Left Side Vertical Fin (W1-187).
  • W1 was unit code for 201 Kokutai from November 42 to at least July 43
  • FS6350 over red primer, green FS4077 brushed over the FS6350
  • 4" H yellow command stripe applied over green paint.
  • yellow tail code applied over green paint
  • Lettering sizes: W - 11 1/4" H x 7 1/4" W (top), 4 3/4" W (bottom)
  • both 1’s - 11 1/4" H x 1 1/4" W
  • photo courtesy of Blayd
7.2 Right Side Vertical Fin (W1-187)
  • FS6350 over red primer, green FS4077 brushed over the FS6350
  • 4" H yellow command stripe applied over green paint
  • yellow tail code applied over green paint
  • Lettering sizes
    1 - 11 1/4" H x 1 3/4" W.
    8 - 11 1/4" H x 7" W.
    7 - 11 3/4" H x 8" W.
  • photo courtesy of Blayd
7.3 Right Side Vertical Fin (5-136/3-174)
  • the unit prefix 3- is indicated by Diemert’s notes. Neither this prefix or the 5- prefix can be attributed to any particular formation
  • underlying paint FS6350 over red primer
  • 5-136 painted in white on FS6350, this code then overpainted in green FS4077, aircraft recoded 3-174 which was painted over the green in white paint, this tail code was then repainted in yellow
  • Lettering sizes
    1 (A) - 11 1/2" H x 2" W (white 1); 11 1/2" H x 2 1/2" W (yellow 1).
    3 (B) - 11" H x 7" W
    6 (C) - 7" W
    7 (D) - 11 3/4" H x 7 1/2" W.
    4 (E) - 8" W

 

7.4 Left Side Vertical Fin (5-136/3-174)
  • Lettering sizes
    5 (A) - 11 1/2" H x 6" W
    (B) - 1 3/4" H x 2 3/4" W (the - extends forward for an undetermined width beneath the overpainted 1).
    1 (C) - 12 1/4" H x 2 1/4" W
    (D) - 1 7/8" H x 4" W.
    1 (E) - 11 1/2" H x 2" W
    7 (F) - 11 3/4" H x 7" W
7.5 Vertical Fin (1-1)
  • traces of FS4201 over red primer.
  • faint tail code of which only 1-1 is remaining; dimensions are as illustrated.

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