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United States military aircraft designation systems

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219:. DoD Directive 4120.15, first issued in 1971 and most recently updated in 2020 (4120.15E incorporating Change 02 "Designating and Naming Military Aerospace Vehicles") is implemented via Air Force Instruction 16-401/Army Regulation 70-50/Naval Air Systems Command Instruction (NAVAIRINST) 13100.16 (3 November 2020) and describes both systems. A list of US military aircraft was kept via 4120.15-L Model Designation of Military Aerospace Vehicles 31 August 2018 until its transition to data.af.mil on 31 August 2018. 2389: 2347: 130:, used several designation systems. The first was adopted in 1911, but it was replaced by the second in 1914, and aircraft still in inventory were redesignated. Both systems were based primarily on aircraft class rather than mission. In 1917, the 1914 system was dropped, and the Navy reverted to using manufacturer's model designations. In 1922, a new designation system was adopted based on both 211:
All in-use USN/USMC aircraft from the pre-1962 system were redesignated within the new system. An attempt was made to retain the original Type Sequence numbers for as many aircraft as possible. Thus, the F2H Banshee became the F-2, the F4H Phantom II became the F-4 and the F8U Crusader became the
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category, with each model in a category numbered sequentially. In 1947 when the Air Force became a separate service, the designation system was extensively overhauled, with several categories being discontinued and others renamed. For instance, the
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consisted of a two or three letter abbreviation of the aircraft's purpose. Examples include GA for Ground Attack aircraft, NO for Night Observation aircraft, and NBS for Night Bombardment, Short Distance aircraft.
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were initially grouped by class and then used a special designation system until 1954, when this system was unified with the main 1922 system. In contrast with its other aircraft, the Navy's four
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The 1962 Tri-Service aircraft designation system is still in use today, though, since 1974, it has been presented and maintained alongside the
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Multiple designation systems have been used to specify United States military aircraft. The first system was introduced in 1911 by the
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From 1956 to 1962 the United States Army used a separate designation system from that of the United States Air Force.
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List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) § Pre-1954 airship systems
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medium bomber/attack aircraft was redesignated as the B-26, reusing the designation, the
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Systems used by the United States to assign identifiers to aircraft in service
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1924 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system
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1919 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system
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Tri-service aircraft system (Air Force/Army/Navy) 1962–present
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1963 Tri-Service rocket and guided missile designation system
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List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States
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List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
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1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system
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United States military aircraft engine designations
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1956 United States Army aircraft designation system
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1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system
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Index

United States Navy
US Army
1919 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system
United States Army Air Service
1924 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system
United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
mission
Lockheed
P-80 Shooting Star
A-26
Martin B-26
List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system
United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
United States Coast Guard
List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) § Pre-1954 airship systems
List of airships of the United States Navy
blimps
rigid airships
commissioned
hull classification symbols
1956 United States Army aircraft designation system
1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system
F-111
1963 Tri-Service rocket and guided missile designation system
List of military aircraft of the United States
List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States

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