DaveJL Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Hello all, I'm planning on building a couple of Eurofighters soon, one being a 6 Sqn QRA jet with Meteors fitted. The only available decals (Xtradecal) that I can see have letters on the tail codes -ED etc. However from some pictures, all jets now seem to have a 3 digit numeric code on the tail. Is this fleet wide? Also, does anyone know the current Squadron/tail code of the following jets? ZK306 ZK316 ZK326 From what I can see, the option available for a 6 Sqn jet from Xtradecal, ZK306, is no longer with that squadron. One final question, the recent image of a jet fitted with the Meteors - does anyone know what Squadron this jet was from? Any help appreciated. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 The Meteor-carrying jet was from II(AC) Squadron. The knot on the tail gives it away; you can just make out the 2 Squadron 'fighter bars' as well. ZK306 was with 1(F) last year, complete with squadron markings. This would've been in the Autumn, so that may well have changed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonywood Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 ZK306 is current with 1 Sqn, last noted Aug 2018 with full 1 Sqn marks coded '306'. ZK316 is on Operation Shader in Cyprus, unmarked with code '316'. ZK326 is currently in storage at Coningsby. Hope this helps. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thanks chaps. I'll haver to try and source tail numbers now to bring my builds up to date! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 This could be of use: https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=160126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobski Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 The new tal codes are literally the last three from the aircraft's serial number. A lot of the aircraft don't carry squadron markings anymore either, a combination of being on ops and being swapped between squadrons so often it's not worth the hassle of changing them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 Thanks chaps, On 2/12/2019 at 10:34 PM, Truro Model Builder said: This could be of use: https://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=160126 Thanks for the link, very handy! I've ordered a few decal sheets and a generic set of white numbers to allow me to do the tail codes. My plan is to build a jet in either 1(F) or 6 Sqn markings with full QRA load including Meteors, then the other devoid of markings for Op Shader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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