AAF 421 (671st Bomb. Sqdn.)                           May 13, 1943. 

     SUBJECT: Aircraft Marking for the 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) 
     TO     : Commanding Officer, 416th Bombardment Group (L), Army Air Base, 
              Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

              By authority delegated to the Commanding General, Army Air 
     Forces, By AG Letter 400.161 (12-7-42) OB-S-A, Dated December 19, 1942, 
     the following Insignia for the marking of aircraft of the 671st Bombard-
     ment Squadron (L), Army Air Forces, is approved: 

                   AIRCRAFT MARKING: On a blue disk, border yellow, a large 
                                     red aerial bomb, falling to base, en-
                                     twined by a winged snake yellow, back 
                                     of yellow and red diamonds, mouth and 
                                     forked tongue red, fangs white, as per 
                                     record drawing. 

                                     The insignia will face toward the front 
                                     of the aircraft. 

                   SIGNIFICANCE:     The winged snake symbolizes the deadly  
                                     striking ability of the squadron, while 
                                     the yellow border and the yellow snake 
                                     represent the squadron color. 

                   HISTORY:          The 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) was 
                                     constituted January 25, 1943, by AG 
                                     320.2 (1-24-43) OB-I-AF-M, Dated 
                                     January 25, 1943, and made active 
                                     February 5, 1943. 

                                     This unit has no other history and is 
                                     not entitled to battle honors. 

                       By Command of General ARNOLD: 

                                     ROBERT C. JONES, 
                                     Colonel, Air Corps, 
                                     Chief, Special Service Division, 
                                     Office of Asst. Chief of Air Staff, 
                                     Personnel 

     Certified True Copy. 
     October 27, 1943 

     JOHN M. FLUMMERFELT, 
     2nd Lt., Air Corps, 
     Adjutant, 671st Bomb Sq (L).