U.S. Military Aviation Designations
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Descripción: This is a listing to designations given U.S. Military Aircraft.The list is taken from several sources but a...
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Army Air Corps - Army Air Forces - Air Force 1924 - 2005 Attack - 1924-1948 •
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A-1 - skipped
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A-4 - Curtiss
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A-5 - Curtiss •
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A-6 - Curtiss •
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XA-7 - Fokker •
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A-8 - Curtiss •
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XA-9 - Lockheed •
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YA-10 Shrike - Curtiss •
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XA-11 - Consolidated •
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A-12 Shrike - Curtiss •
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YA-13 YA-13 - Northrop •
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YA-14 - Curtiss •
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XA-15 - Martin •
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XA-16 - Northrop •
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A-17 - Northrop •
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A-18 Shrike - Curtiss •
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A-19 - Vultee •
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A-20 Havoc - Douglas (redesignated B20 in 1948)
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XA-21 - Stearman
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A-22 Maryland - Martin
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A-23 Baltimore - Martin
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A-24 Banshee - Douglas (redesignated F-24 in 1948) A-25 Shrike - Curtiss A-26 Invader - Douglas (redesignated B-26 in 1948, then A-26 in 1966) A-27 - North American A-28 Hudson - Lockheed A-29 Hudson - Lockheed A-30 Baltimore - Martin A-31 Vengeance - Vultee A-32 - Brewster A-33 - Northrop A-34 - Brewster A-35 Vengeance - Vultee A-36 - North American XA-37 - Hughes XA-38 Grizzly - Beechcraft XA-39 - Kaiser-Fleetwings A-40 - Curtiss A-41 - Vultee XA-42 Mixmaster - Douglas XA-43 Blackhawk - Curtiss-Wright XA-44 - Consolidated XA-45 - Martin
Bomber
Until 1926, the Army Air Service had three sequences for bombers. Light bombers were indicated by the LB- prefix, medium bombers by the B- prefix, and heavy bombers by the HB- prefix. In 1926, the three-category system was scrapped and all bombers subsequently built were placed in the B- sequence. Light Bomber - 1924-1926 •
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LB-1 - Huff-Daland (later Keystone) LB-2 - Atlantic Aircraft Corporation (Fokker Aircraft Corp after 1925) XLB-3 - Keystone
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XLB-4 - Martin LB-5 - Keystone LB-6 - Keystone LB-7 - Keystone
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LB-8 - Keystone
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LB-9 - Keystone
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LB-10 - Keystone
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XLB-12 - Keystone LB-13 - Keystone LB-14 - Keystone
LB-11 - Keystone Medium Bomber, 1924-1926
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XB-1 - Huff-Daland
B-2 Condor - Curtiss Heavy Bomber, 1924-1926
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XHB-1 - Huff-Daland XHB-2 - Atlantic Aircraft Corporation
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(Fokker Aircraft Corp after 1925) XHB-3 - Huff-Daland
Unified bomber sequence, 1926-1962 •
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XB-1 - Huff-Daland-Keystone B-2 Condor - Curtiss B-3 - Keystone B-4 - Keystone B-5 - Keystone B-6 - Keystone Y1B-7 - Douglas XB-8 - Fokker Y1B-9 - Boeing B-10 - Martin YB-11 - Douglas
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B-24 Liberator - Consolidated x B-25 Mitchell - North American x B-26 Marauder - Martin x
B-26 Invader - designation of A-26 Invader from 1948 to 1966 •
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B-12 - Martin
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XB-13 - Martin
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XB-14 - Martin
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XB-15 - Boeing
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XB-16 - Martin
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B-17 Flying Fortress - Boeing
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B-18 Bolo - Douglas
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XB-19 - Douglas
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Y1B-20 - Boeing
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XB-21 - North American
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XB-22 - Douglas
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B-23 Dragon - Douglas
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XB-27 - Martin XB-28 Dragon - North American B-29 Superfortress - Boeing XB-30 - Lockheed XB-31 - Douglas B-32 Dominator - Consolidated B-33 Super Marauder - Martin B-34 Lexington - Lockheed YB-35 - Northrop B-36 Peacemaker - Convair B-37 - Lockheed XB-38 Flying Fortress - Boeing XB-39 Superfortress - Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress - Boeing XB-41 Liberator - Consolidated XB-42 Mixmaster - Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster - Douglas XB-44 Superfortress - Boeing
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B-45 Tornado Tornado - North Nor th American XB-46 - Convair
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B-47 Stratojet - Boeing
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XB-48 - Martin
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YB-49 - Northrop
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B-50 Superfortress - Boeing
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XB-51 - Martin
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B-52 Stratofortress - Boeing
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XB-53 - Convair B-54 - Boeing XB-55 - Boeing B-56 - Boeing B-57 - Martin B-58 Hustler - Convair XB-59 - Boeing YB-60 - Convair
B-61 Matador - Martin (later redesignated TM-61, TM- denoting "tactical missile", and later MGM-1 under unified missile sequence) B-62 Snark - Northrop (later redesignated SM-62, SM- denoting "strategic missile") B-63 RASCAL - Bell (later redesignated GAM-63) B-64 Navaho - North American (later redesignated SM-64) B-65 Atlas - Convair (later redesignated SM-65) B-66 Destroyer - Douglas B-67 Crossbow - Radioplane (later redesignated GAM-67) XB-68 - Martin RB-69 - Lockheed XB-70 Valkyrie - North American SR-71 Blackbird - Lockheed; SR- denotes "strategic reconnaissance" Bomber, long range, 1935-1936
A short-lived designation used from 1935-1936 to refer to three long-range bomber projects commissioned by the Army Air Corps. •
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XBLR-1 - Boeing (later redesignated XB-15) redesignated XB-19)
XBLR-2 - Douglas (later
XBLR-3 - Sikorsky
Cargo, 1924-1962 •
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C-1 - Douglas C-2 - Fokker C-3 - Ford C-4 - Ford C-5 - Fokker C-6 - Sikorsky
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C-7 - Fokker C-8 - Fairchild C-9 - Ford C-10 Robin - Curtiss-Wright C-11 Fleetster - Consolidated Consolidated C-12 Vega - Lockheed
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C-13 - skipped C-14 - Fokker C-15 - Fokker C-16 - Fokker C-17 Super Vega - Lockheed C-18 Monomail - Boeing C-19 Alpha - Northrop C-20 - Fokker C-21 Dolphin - Douglas C-22 Fleetster - Consolidated Consolidated C-23 Altair - Lockheed Y1C-24 - American C-25 Altair - Lockheed C-26 Dolphin - Douglas C-27 Airbus - Bellanca C-28 - Sikorsky C-29 Dolphin - Douglas C-30 Condor - Curtiss-Wright C-31 - Kreider-Reisner C-32 - Douglas C-33 - Douglas C-34 - Douglas XC-35 Electra - Lockheed C-36 Electra - Lockheed C-37 Electra - Lockheed C-38 - Douglas C-39 - Douglas C-40 Electra - Lockheed C-41 - Douglas C-42 - Douglas C-43 Traveller - Beechcraft XC-44 - Messerschmitt C-45 Expeditor - Beechcraft C-46 Commando - Curtiss-Wright C-47 Skytrain - Douglas C-48 Skytrain - Douglas C-49 Skytrain - Douglas C-50 Skytrain - Douglas C-51 Skytrain - Douglas C-52 Skytrain - Douglas C-53 Skytrooper - Douglas C-54 Skymaster - Douglas
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C-55 Commando - Curtiss-Wright C-56 Lodestar - Lockheed C-57 Lodestar - Lockheed C-58 Bolo - Douglas C-59 Lodestar - Lockheed C-60 Lodestar - Lockheed C-61 Forwarder - Fairchild C-62 - Waco C-63 Hudson - Lockheed C-64 Norseman - Noorduyn C-65 Skycar - Stout C-66 Lodestar - Lockheed C-67 Dragon - Douglas C-68 - Douglas C-69 Constellation - Lockheed C-70 Nightingale - Howard C-71 Executive - Spartan C-72 - Waco C-73 - Boeing C-74 Globemaster - Douglas C-75 - Boeing C-76 Caravan - Curtiss-Wright C-77 - Cessna C-78 Bobcat - Cessna C-79 - Junkers C-80 - Harlow C-81 Reliant - Stinson C-82 Packet - Fairchild C-83 Coupe - Piper C-84 - Douglas C-85 Orion - Lockheed C-86 Forwarder - Fairchild C-87 Liberator Express - Consolidated C-88 - Fairchild C-89 - Hamilton C-90 - Luscombe C-91 - Stinson C-92 - Akron-Funk C-93 Conestoga - Budd C-94 - Cessna C-95 Grasshopper G rasshopper - Taylorcraft Taylorcraft C-96 - Fairchild
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C-97 Stratofreighter - Boeing C-124 Globemaster II - Douglas C-98 Clipper - Boeing C-125 Raider - Northrop XC-99 - Convair C-126 - Cessna C-100 Gamma - Northrop C-127 - Boeing C-101 Vega - Lockheed C-128 Flying Boxcar - Fairchild C-102 Speedster - Rearwin C-129 Super Skytrain - Douglas C-103 - Grumman C-130 Hercules - Lockheed C-104 - Lockheed C-131 Samaritan - Convair XC-105 - Boeing C-132 - Douglas C-106 - Cessna C-133 Cargomaster - Douglas C-107 Skycar - Stout YC-134 - Stroukoff C-108 Flying Fortress - Boeing C-135 Stratotanker - Boeing C-109 Liberator Express - Consolidated YC-136 - Fairchild C-110 - Douglas C-137 Stratoliner - Boeing C-111 Super Electra - Lockheed C-138 - reserved for Fokker F27, but never assigned XC-112 - Douglas C-139 - Lockheed C-113 Commando - Curtiss-Wright C-140 Jetstar - Lockheed C-114 Skymaster - Douglas C-141 Starlifter - Lockheed C-115 Skymaster - Douglas XC-142 - Vought C-116 Skymaster - Douglas C-143 - reserved for what would C-117 Super Skytrain - Douglas become the X-19, but never officially C-118 Liftmaster - Douglas assigned C-119 Flying Boxcar - Fairchild After 2005, several planes were added to C-120 Packplane - Fairchild this sequence. C-121 Constellation - Lockheed C-143 - Bombardier C-122 - Fairchild C-144 - CASA C-123 Provider - Fairchild •
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Pursuit 1924-1948 * Fighter 1948-1962
Designated P- for "pursuit" until 1948, when the United States Air Force was founded. After this, all P- designations were changed to F- ("fighter"), but the original numbers were retained.
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P-1 Hawk - Curtiss P-2 Hawk - Curtiss P-3 Hawk - Curtiss XP-4 - Boeing P-5 Hawk - Curtiss P-6 Hawk - Curtiss XP-7 - Boeing
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XP-8 - Boeing XP-9 - Boeing XP-10 - Curtiss P-11 Hawk - Curtiss P-12 - Boeing XP-13 Viper - Thomas-Morse XP-14 - Curtiss
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XP-15 - Boeing P-16 - Berliner-Joyce XP-17 Hawk - Curtiss Curtiss XP-18 (paper project only) Curtiss XP-19 (paper project only) YP-20 - Curtiss XP-21 - Curtiss XP-22 Hawk - Curtiss XP-23 Hawk - Curtiss YP-24 - Lockheed Y1P-25 - Consolidated P-26 Peashooter - Boeing YP-27 - Consolidated Y1P-28 - Consolidated YP-29 - Boeing P-30 - Consolidated XP-31 - Curtiss XP-32 - Boeing XP-33 - Consolidated XP-34 - Wedell-Williams P-35 - Seversky P-36 Hawk - Curtiss XP-37 - Curtiss
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P-51 Mustang - North American
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XP-52 - Bell XP-53 - Curtiss XP-54 Swoose Goose - Vultee XP-55 Ascender - Curtiss XP-56 Black Bullet - Northrop XP-57 - Tucker XP-58 Chain Lightning - Lockheed P-59 Airacomet - Bell YP-60 - Curtiss P-61 Black Widow - Northrop XP-62 - Curtiss P-63 Kingcobra - Bell P-64 - North American XP-65 - Grumman P-66 Vanguard - Vultee XP-67 Bat - McDonnell XP-68 Tornado - Vultee XP-69 - Republic P-70 - Douglas XP-71 - Curtiss XP-72 - Republic
P-39 Airacobra - Bell
XP-73 - Hughes (officially never assigned)
P-40 - Curtiss
P-74 - skipped
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XP-42 - Curtiss
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P-43 Lancer - Republic
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P-44 Rocket - Republic
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XP-45 - Bell
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XP-46 - Curtiss
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P-47 Thunderbolt - Republic
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XP-48 - Douglas
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XP-49 - Lockheed
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XP-50 - Grumman
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P-75 Eagle - Fisher XP-76 - Bell XP-77 - Bell XP-78 - North American XP-79 Flying Ram - Northrop P-80/F-80 Shooting Star - Lockheed XP-81 - Convair F-82 Twin Mustang - North American XP-83 - Bell P-84/F-84 Thunderjet - Republic
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XP-85/XF-85 Goblin - McDonnell
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F-86 Sabre - North American
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XP-87/XF-87 Blackhawk - Curtiss
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XP-88/XF-88 Voodoo - McDonnell
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F-89 Scorpion - Northrop
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XF-90 - Lockheed
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XF-91 Thunderceptor - Republic
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XF-92A - Convair
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YF-93A - North American
F-102 Delta Dagger - Convair XF-103 - Republic F-104 Starfighter - Lockheed F-105 Thunderchief - Republic F-106 Delta Dart - Convair F-107 - North American XF-108 Rapier - North American
F-109 - temporarily reserved for what would become the F-101B, but never officially assigned[2] assigned[2]
F-94 Starfire - Lockheed YF-95A - North American
YF-109 - designation requested for Bell D-188A, but never officially assigned
YF-96A - Republic F-97 Starfire - Lockheed XF-98 - Hughes (later redesignated GAR-1, then AIM-4 in unified missile sequence) F-99 BOMARC - Boeing (later redesignated IM-99, then CIM-10 in unified missile sequence)
F-110 Spectre - McDonnell Douglas (redesignated F-4 Phantom II in 1962) F-111 Aardvark - General Dynamics Unofficial designations YF-112 and up were later assigned to "black" projects - see Fighter series in Unified System. •
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F-100 Super Sabre - North American
F-117 Nighthawk - Lockheed
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Spitfire - Supermarine
Observation Observation, 1924-1942 •
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O-1 Falcon - Curtiss O-2 - Douglas Douglas XO-3 Mohawk - Dayton-Wright XO-4 - Martin O-5 - Douglas Douglas O-6 - Thomas-Morse Thomas-Morse O-7 - Douglas Douglas O-8 - Douglas Douglas O-9 - Douglas Douglas
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XO-10 - Loening O-11 Falcon - Curtiss O-12 Falcon - Curtiss O-13 Falcon - Curtiss XO-14 - Douglas XO-15 - Keystone XO-16 Falcon - Curtiss XO-17 Courier - Consolidated XO-18 Falcon - Curtiss
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O-19 - Thomas-Morse Thomas-Morse YO-20 - Thomas-Morse XO-21 - Thomas-Morse O-22 - Douglas
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YO-23 - Thomas-Morse O-24 - Curtiss
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O-25 - Douglas Y1O-26 - Curtiss
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O-28 Corsair - Vought
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O-29 - Douglas
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O-31 - Douglas
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O-32 - Douglas
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O-35 - Douglas XO-36 - Douglas
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XO-44 - Douglas O-45 - Martin O-46 - Douglas O-47 - North American XO-48 - Douglas O-49 Vigilant - Stinson (redesignated L-1 in 1942) YO-50 - Bellanca YO-51 Dragonfly - Ryan O-52 Owl - Curtiss O-53 Havoc - Douglas YO-54 - Stinson YO-55 - ERCO O-56 Ventura - Lockheed O-57 Grasshopper - Taylorcraft (redesignated L-2 in 1942) O-58 Grasshopper - Aeronca (redesignated L-3 in 1942) O-59 Grasshopper - Piper (redesignated L-4 in 1942) O-60 - Kellett YO-61 - Pitcairn O-62 Sentinel - Stinson (redesignated L-5 in 1942) XO-63 Grasshopper - Interstate (redesignated XL-6 in 1942)
Y1O-43 - Douglas Observation amphibian, 1925-1948
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OA-1 - Loening OA-2 - Loening OA-3 Dolphin - Douglas OA-4 Dolphin - Douglas OA-5 - Douglas OA-6 - Consolidated OA-7 - Douglas OA-8 - Sikorsky
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OA-9 Goose - Grumman OA-10 Catalina - Consolidated OA-11 - Sikorsky OA-12 Duck - Grumman OA-13 Goose - Grumman OA-14 Widgeon - Grumman OA-15 Seabee - Republic
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L-1 Vigilant - Stinson
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L-2 Grasshopper Grass hopper - Taylorcraft
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L-3 Grasshopper - Aeronca
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L-4 Grasshopper - Piper
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L-5 Sentinel - Stinson
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L-6 Grasshopper - Interstate
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L-7 - Universal Aircraft
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L-8 Cadet - Interstate
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L-9 - Stinson
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L-10 - Ryan
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L-11 - Bellanca
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L-12 Reliant - Stinson
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L-13 - Stinson/Convair
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L-14 Cub - Piper
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L-15 Scout - Boeing L-16 Champion - Aeronca L-17 Navion - North American/Ryan L-18 Super Cub - Piper L-19 Bird Dog - Cessna L-20 Beaver - de Havilland Canada L-21 Super Cub - Piper L-22 Navion - Ryan L-23 Seminole - Beechcraft L-24 Courier - Helio L-25 - McDonnell L-26 Commander - Aero Design L-27 - Cessna L-28 Super Courier - Helio
Reconnaissance
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F-3 Havoc - Douglas F-4 Lightning - Lockheed
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F-7 Liberator - Consolidated •
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F-9 Flying Fortress - Boeing
F-10 Mitchell - North American XF-11/XR-11 - Hughes (redesignated XR-11 in 1948) XF-12/XR-12 Rainbow - Republic (redesignated XR-12 in 1948) F-13 Superfortress - Boeing XF-14 Shooting Star - Lockheed F-15 Reporter - Northrop XR-16 Stratofortress - Boeing
Reconnaissance-Strike Reconnaissance-Str ike 1960-1962
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RS-71 Blackbird - Lockheed
Rotary Wing 1941-1948 * Helicopter 1948-present
Designated R- for "rotary wing" until 1948, when the United States Air Force was
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R-9/H-9 - Firestone R-10/H-10 - Kellett
H-44 - reserved for secret project BIG TOM H-45 - reserved for secret project STEP CHILD
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R-16/H-16 - Piasecki XR-17/XH-17 - Hughes/Kellett YH-18 - Sikorsky H-19 - Sikorsky XH-20 - McDonnell H-21 - Piasecki YH-22 - Kaman OH-23 Raven - Hiller YH-24 - Seibel H-25 - Piasecki XH-26 Jet Jeep - American Helicopter Helicopter YH-27 Transporter - Piasecki XH-28 - Hughes H-29 - McDonnell YH-30 - McCulloch YH-31 - Doman YH-32 - Hiller XH-33 - Bell (redesignated XV-3 in 1952) H-34 Choctaw - Sikorsky
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XH-35 - McDonnell (redesignated XV-1 in 1952)
H-47 Chinook - Boeing Vertol XH-48 - Bell (redesignated UH-1F) XH-49 - Boeing Vertol (redesignated XCH-46B) H-50 DASH - Gyrodyne XH-51 - Lockheed H-52 Sea Guard - Sikorsky H-53 - Sikorsky H-54 Tarhe - Sikorsky H-55 Osage - Hughes H-56 Cheyenne - Lockheed H-57 Sea Ranger - Bell H-58 Kiowa - Bell XH-59 - Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk - Sikorsky YH-61 - Boeing Vertol XH-62 - Boeing Vertol YH-63 Kingcobra - Bell H-64 Apache - Hughes H-65 Dolphin - Aérospatiale H-66 Comanche - Boeing/Sikorsky H-67 Creek - Bell H-68 Stingray - Agusta H-69 - skipped
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AT-1 - Huff-Daland
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AT-3 - Boeing
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AT-4 Hawk - Curtiss
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AT-5 Hawk - Curtiss
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AT-6 Texan - North American AT-7 Navigator Navigat or - Beechcraft AT-8 Bobcat Bobc at - Cessna
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AT-10 Wichita - Beechcraft Beec hcraft AT-11 Kansan - Beechcraft Be echcraft AT-12 Guardsman - Republic
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XAT-13 Gunner - Fairchild XAT-14 Gunner - Fairchild XAT XAT-15 Crewmaker - Boeing-Stearman AT-16 - Noorduyn AT-17 Bobcat - Cessna Cess na AT-18 Hudson - Lockheed AT-19 Reliant - Stinson AT-20 Anson - Federal AT-21 Gunner - Fairchild AT-22 Liberator - Consolidated Conso lidated AT-23 Marauder - Martin Marti n AT-24 Mitchell - North American
Basic Combat, 1936-1940 •
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BC-2 - North American
BC-3 - Vultee
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BT-1 - Douglas
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YBT-3 - Stearman
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XBT-4 - Curtiss
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YBT-5 - Stearman
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BT-6 - Consolidated
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Y1BT-7 - Consolidated
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BT-8 BT-8 - Seversky
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Y1BT-10 - North American BT-11 BT-11 - Aircraft Research BT-12 - Fleetwings BT-13 Valiant - Vultee BT-14 - North American BT-15 Valiant - Vultee XBT-16 Valiant - Vultee XBT-17 - Boeing
BT-9 - North American Primary Trainer 1925-1948
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PT-3 Trusty - Consolidated PT-4 Trusty - Consolidated XPT-5 Trusty - Consolidated YPT-6 - Consolidated
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YPT-7 Pinto - Mohawk
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XPT-8 - Consolidated
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YPT-9 - Stearman
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YPT-10 YPT-10 - Verville
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PT-11 - Consolidated
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YPT-15 - St. Louis Foreign-Built Training and Communications Aircraft 1925-1948
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Unified sequence 1948-present
The AT-6 Texan, AT-7 Navigator, and AT-11 Kansan, were retroactively given Tdesignations. The new sequence began at 28, one number higher than the PT- sequence had reached.
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T-6 Texan - North American T-7 Navigator - Beechcraft T-11 Kansan - Beechcraft T-28 Trojan - North American T-29 Flying Classroom - Convair XT-30 XT-30 - Douglas XT-31 - Fairchild XT-32 - Convair T-33 Shooting Star - Lockheed
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T-34 Mentor - Beechcraft T-35 Buckaroo - Temco XT-36 Mentor - Beechcraft/Canadair T-37 Tweet - Cessna T-38 Talon - Northrop T-39 Sabreliner - North American T-40 Jet Star - Lockheed T-41 Mescalero - Cessna T-42 Cochise - Beechcraft
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T-43 - Boeing
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T-44 Pegasus - Beechcraft T-45 Goshawk - McDonnell Douglas
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T-48 - Cessna T-49 T-49 - Boeing T-50 T-50 Golden Eagle - Korean Korean Aerospace Industries (none have actually been procured by the United States) T-51 - Cessna
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AC-1 Caribou - de Havilland Canada (redesignated CV-2 in 1962 and C-7 in 1967) AC-2 Buffalo - de Havilland Canada (redesignated CV-7 in 1962 and C-8 in 1967) Airplane Observation 1956-1962
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AO-1 Mohawk - Grumman (redesignated OV-1 in 1962) AO-2 - Goodyear Goodyear
AO-3 - Goodyear Airplane Research 1956-1962
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AZ-1 Marvelette - Mississippi State University Flying Platform 1955-1956
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HO-1 Pawnee - Hiller (redesignated VZ-1 in 1956) HO-2 - De Lackner (redesignated HZ-1 in 1956) Helicopter, Cargo, 1956-1962
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HC-1 - Boeing Vertol
HC-1A (redesignated CH-46C in 1962)
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HO-1 - Sud-Ouest HO-2 - Hughes Aircraft Aircraft
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HO-3 - Brantly HO-4 - Bell (redesignated (redesignated OH-4A in
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HZ-1 - De Lackner Vertical Takeoff and Landing Research 1956-1962
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VZ-3 Vertiplane - Ryan
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VZ-8 Airgeep - Piasecki VZ-9 - Avro Canada VZ-10 Hummingbird - Lockheed (redesignated XV-4 in 1962) VZ-11 Vertifan - Ryan (redesignated XV-5 in 1962) VZ-12 Kestrel - Hawker Siddeley (redesignated XV-6 in 1962)
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SH-34 Seabat - Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk - Sikorsky Aircraft
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applied to the prototype SR-71 Blackbird[3] allegedly assigned to the secret A-11 Astra.
A-12 Avenger II - McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-26 Invader - Douglas (redesignated from B-26 in 1966) A-37 Dragonfly - Cessna (originally designated AT-37) Attack Helicopter
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AC-119 Shadow/Stinger - Fairchild AC-123K Provider - Fairchild AC-130 Spectre/Spooky - Lockheed
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C-6 - Beechcraft C-7 Caribou - de Havilland Canada
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C-35 Citation Ultra/Encore - Cessna
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C-20 Gulfstream - Gulfstream C-21 Learjet - Learjet C-22 - Boeing
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C-37 Gulfstream V - Gulfstream C-38 Courier - Israeli Aircraft Industries C-39 - designation changed to C-40 for unrevealed reasons
VC-25 - Boeing C-26 Metroliner - Fairchild
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C-40 Clipper - Boeing C-41 Aviocar - CASA
C-42 - skipped to avoid possible legal issues with trademarked name of Ika Ikarus rus CC- 42 lilight ght sp sport pla plan ne
C-28 - Cessna C-29 - BAE Systems
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C-33 - Boeing C-34 - skipped at U.S. Army request to avoid confusion with T-34; this aircraft became the UC-35A
C-17 Globemaster III - Boeing
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CH-21 Shawnee - Piasecki
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CH-34 Choctaw - Sikorsky
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Q-6 Outrider - Alliant Techsystems Q-7 Shadow - AAI Corporation Q-8 Fire Scout - Northrop Grumman/Ryan Q-9 Reaper - General Atomics Q-10 Snow Goose - MMIST
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Q-11 Raven - AeroVironment
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E-8 Joint STARS - Boeing E-9 Widget - de Havilland Canada E-10 MC2A - Boeing
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X-28 Sea Skimmer - Pereira •
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X-35 - Lockheed Martin
X-51 - Boeing/USAF Research Laboratory
X-36 - McDonnell Douglas
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F-20 Tigershark - Northrop F-21 Kfir - Israel Aircraft Industries F-22 Raptor - Lockheed Martin YF-23 Black Widow II - Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-24 - Classified project[4][5] F-35 Lightning II - Lockheed Martin
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TG-9 - Schleicher TG-10 - Let L-13/L-23/L-33 Blaník TG-11 - Stemme TG-12 - Caproni Vizzola G-13 - skipped
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RG-8 Condor - Schweizer Helicopter
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P-7 - Lockheed P-8 Poseidon - Boeing Reconnaissance
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SR-3 Blackstar - (rumored Black Project) Reconnaissance (Converted Aircraft)
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RC-12 Guardrail - Beechcraft
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RC-45 Expeditor - Beechcraft
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RC-47 Skytrain - Douglas
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RC-54 Skymaster - Douglas
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RC-121 Warning Star - Lockheed
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RC-130 Hercules - Lockheed
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RC-131 Samaritan - Convair
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RC-135 - Boeing
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RF-4 Phantom II - McDonnell Douglas RF-5 Tigereye - Northrop
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U-11 Aztec - Piper
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U-16 Albatross - Grumman
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U-18 Navion - North American/Ryan
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U-19 Sentinel - Stinson
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U-20 - Cessna U-21 Ute - Beechcraft U-22 - Beechcraft U-23 Peacemaker - Fairchild Hiller/Pilatus U-24 Courier - Helio U-25 Guardian - Dassault-Breguet U-26 Turbo Stationcar - Cessna U-27 Caravan - Cessna U-28 - Pilatus U-38 Twin Condor - Schweizer
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XV-11 Marvel - Parsons XFV-12 - North American Rockwell
UV-18 Twin Otter - de Havilland Canada
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