The operational squadrons of the 8th TFW were:
* 433d Tactical Fighter 8 December 1965 - 23 July 1974 (F-4C/D Tail Code: FG)
* 497th Tactical Fighter 8 December 1965 - 16 September 1974 (F-4C/D Tail Code: FP)
* 555th Tactical Fighter 25 February 1966 - 1 June 1968 (F-4C/D Tail Code: FY)
* 435th Tactical Fighter 5 June 1966 - 8 August 1974 (F-4D Tail Code: FO)
* 25th Tactical Fighter 25 May 1968 - 5 July 1974 (F-4D Tail Code: FA)
* 16th Special Operations 30 October 1968 - 8 December 1975 (AC-130A/E/H Tail Code: FT)
* 13th Bombardment 1 October 1970 - 24 December 1972 (B-57G Tail Code: FS/FK)
* 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare 1970 - 1972 (EC-47 Tail Code: AJ)
In June 1967, the 435th TFS deployed to Ubon. (The tail code of the 435th was "FP".)
Como vemos no tiene nada que ver los códigos con la base en la época de Vietnam. Aunque 2 unidades distintas tuvieron el mismo código.
Sobre los códigos de cola, como dije en la actualidad significan a qué base pertenecen. De hecho una misma unidad puede tener códigos distintos de cola si está destacada en dos bases distintas a la vez.
