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Thanks Snautzer! this bit of information (the UGLY-SOXO connection) helps immensely!UGLY is code word for England
SOXO = 8 AAF
GLUE = 9 AAF
DUKO = 12 AAF
OHAM = 15 AAF
Destination code SOXO replaced UGLY.
If you want to read these cards properly you should get Robert Mann's
Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force.
Thanks Snautzer! this bit of information (the UGLY-SOXO connection) helps immensely!
I was just browsing old threads and thought this one was worth commenting on. While the above is a common interpretation of those destination codes, and it usually leads to the right conclusion, it isn't really correct. SOXO, GLUE, and BANG together replaced UGLY, and their respective meanings were Zone I ( Northern Base Section / SOXO) in England, Zone II (Southern Base Section / GLUE) in England, and Zone III (BANG) in Northern Ireland. All war materiel, not just aircraft or supplies intended for the AAF, was addressed to those base codes. After the major Channel ports in France were opened to Allied shipping, Zone II (GLUE) was expanded to include those ports. In other words, the code names were associated with seaports, or groups of them, as in the UK. (Source: HERE, pages 144-145, #1 on your list)UGLY is code word for England
SOXO = 8 AAF
GLUE = 9 AAF
DUKO = 12 AAF
OHAM = 15 AAF
Destination code SOXO replaced UGLY.
If you want to read these cards properly you should get Robert Mann's
Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force.