Buzz number

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This F-100 has the buzz number "FW-754" applied to its nose.
This F-100 has the buzz number "FW-754" applied to its nose.

A buzz number was a large letter and number combination applied to United States Air Force military aircraft in the years immediately after World War II. through part of the 1950s. They were applied for general aerial identification of aircraft, but particularly for the identification of aircraft guilty of "buzzing" (very-low-altitude high-speed passes over populated areas).

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