U.S. Navy Designations (1922-1962)

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Here is a comprehensive list of U.S. Navy designations, starting with the first attempt of a standardized system in 1922 and ending in 1962, when the DoD's tri-service system was introduced and the old types still in service redesignated.

Please note that:
  • I'll be creating a new post for each letter prefix. Only the main designators (e.g. F6F) will be listed at first.
  • In a second stage, the sub-versions and variants (e.g. F6F-5K) will be added to the existing posts.
  • Pictures will be added eventually for the most obscure types.
  • Designations and company-given names which are not in bold were never officially allocated by the Navy.
There shouldn't be any omission, but one never knows... so if you see something fit to be added, please send a PM. Thanks!
 
A ambulance
AEPiperJ-5CAGrasshopper

A attack
AD Douglas?Skyraider
A2DDouglasD-551,-557Skyshark
A3DDouglasD-593Skywarrior
A4DDouglas?Skyhawk
AFGrummanG-82Guardian
A2FGrummanG-128Intruder
AHMcDonnell98B—
AJNorth AmericanNA-146,-156…Savage
A2JNorth AmericanNA-163Super Savage
A3JNorth AmericanNA-247Vigilante (Retaliator)
AMMartin210Mauler
AUChance Vought?Corsair
A2UChance VoughtV-388,-389…Cutlass
A3UChance VoughtV-381 / V-455Crusader
 
B bomber
BDDouglasDB-7Havoc
BGGreat Lakes?—
B2GGreat Lakes?—
BKKaiser Fleetwings?—
BMMartin125,129—
B2MMartin132—
BNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
BTNorthrop > Douglas?(Gamma)
B2TNorthropN-9Flying Wing
BYConsolidated18Fleetster
B2YConsolidated24—
 
BD assault drone
BDRInterstate?—

BF bomber-fighter
BFBBoeing236—
BFCCurtiss64Hawk, Goshawk
BF2CCurtiss67Hawk

BT bomber-torpedo
BTCCurtiss-Wright96"Eggbeater"
BT2CCurtiss-Wright98—
BTDDouglas?Destroyer
BT2DDouglas?Dauntless II, Skyraider
BTKKaiser Fleetwings?—
BTMMartin210Mauler
 
F fighter
FAGeneral AviationAF-18—
F2ABrewster139,239…Buffalo
F3ABrewster?Battler, Corsair III
FBBoeing53,54,55,67—
F2BBoeing69—
F3BBoeing74,77—
F4BBoeing83,89,99,223,…—
F5BBoeing205—
F6BBoeing236—
F7BBoeing273—
F8BBoeing400—
CFCurtiss23,27 (L-17)Racer
F2CCurtiss32—
F3CCurtiss42Racer
F4CCurtiss-Hall39Iron Duke
F6CCurtiss34Hawk
F7CCurtiss43 (L-115)Seahawk
F8CCurtiss37,49 (L-117)Falcon / Helldiver
F9CCurtiss58Sparrowhawk
F10CCurtiss61Helldiver
F11CCurtiss64,67Hawk, Goshawk
F12CCurtiss73Helldiver
F13CCurtiss70—
F14CCurtiss94—
F15CCurtiss99Stingaree
FDDouglas?—
FDMcDonnell11Phantom
F2DMcDonnell24Banshee
F3DMcDonnell58Demon
F3DDouglasD-561,-601Skyknight
F4DDouglasD-571Skyray
F5DDouglas?Skylancer
F6DDouglasD-765 to -767Missileer
FFGrummanG-5—
F2FGrummanG-8—
F3FGrummanG-11,-19—
F4FGrummanG-16,-18,-36…Wildcat
F5FGrummanG-34Skyrocket
F6FGrummanG-50Hellcat
F7FGrummanG-51Tigercat
F8FGrummanG-58Bearcat
F9FGrummanG-75,-79,-93…Panther / Cougar / Tiger
F10FGrummanG-83,-86Jaguar
F11FGrummanG-98,-158Tiger
F12FGrummanG-118—
FGEberhart?Comanche
FGGoodyear?Corsair
F2GEberhart?—
F2GGoodyear?Super Corsair
FHHall Aluminum?—
FHMcDonnell11,23Phantom
F2HMcDonnell24Banshee
F3HMcDonnell58Demon
F4HMcDonnell98Phantom II
FJBerliner-Joyce?—
FJNorth AmericanNA-134,-141…Fury
F2JBerliner-Joyce?—
F2JNorth AmericanESO-4927…"Super Fury"
F3JBerliner-Joyce?—
F3JNorth American?—
FLLoening?—
FLBell5Airabonita
F2LBell?Kingcobra / Airacobra
F3LBellD-188—
FMMartin127—
FMEastern (General Motors)?Wildcat
F2MEastern (General Motors)?—
F3MEastern (General Motors)?Bearcat
FNSeversky, Naval Aircraft Factory?—
FOLockheed422-81-21Lightning
FOLockheed81Rising Star
FRRyan28Fireball
F2RRyan29, 30"Darkshark" Fireball
F3RRyan38—
FSSupermarine329…Spitfire
FTNorthrop?(Gamma)
F2TNorthropN-8Black Widow
UF,FUChance Vought?—
F2UChance Vought?—
F3UChance Vought?—
F4UChance VoughtV-166, VS-317…Corsair
F5UChance VoughtVS-315, V-352(Skimmer)
F6UChance VoughtV-340Pirate
F7UChance VoughtV-346,-365…Cutlass
F8UChance VoughtV-383,-392…Crusader / Crusader III
F9UChance Vought?"Super Crusader"
FVCanadian Vickers?Hellcat
FVLockheed81Rising Star
F2WWright?Tornado-Experimental
F3WWright?Apache
F4WCanadian Car & Foundry?Bearcat
FYConvair5Pogo-Dart
F2YConvair2Sea Dart
 
G single-engine transport
GBBeechcraft17Traveler
GHHowardDGA-15Nightingale
GKFairchildF-24Forwarder
GQStinsonSR-10Reliant

G in-flight refueling aircraft
GVLockheed282Hercules
 
H hospital aircraft
HEPiperJ-5CAGrasshopper
HLLoeningC2HAir Yacht

H helicopter
HKKamanK-225Mixmaster(designation subject to caution)
 
HC transport helicopter
HCHMcDonnell86—

HJ utility helicopter
HJDMcDonnell37Whirlaway
HJHMcDonnell37Whirlaway
HJPPiaseckiPV-14—
HJSSikorskyS-53—


HN trainer helicopter
HNSSikorskyVS-316-A2 (S-48)—

HO observation helicopter
HOCConvertawingsCQuadrotor
HOEHillerHJ-1Hornet
HOGGyrodyneGCA-41Rotorcycle
HOKKamanK-600Huskie
HOSSikorskyVS-316B (S-49)—
HO2SSikorskyVS-327 (S-50)—
HO3SSikorskyS-51—
HO4SSikorskyS-55—
HO5SSikorskyS-52-3—

HR transport helicopter
HRBBoeing VertolV-107Sea Knight
HRHMcDonnell78—
HRPPiaseckiPV-3,-17Dogship, Rescuer
HRSSikorskyS-55B—
HR2SSikorskyS-56—
HR3SSikorskyS-61—

HS anti-submarine helicopter
HSLBell61—
HSSSikorskyS-58B / S-61SeaBat / Sea King

HT trainer helicopter
HTEHillerUH-12Raven
HTKKamanK-240—
HTLBell47—

HU utility helicopter
HUKKamanK-600Huskie
HU2KKamanK-20,-888Seasprite
HULBell47—
HUMMcCulloch?—
HUPPiaseckiPV-18,-63Retriever
HUSSikorskyS-58BSea Horse
HU2SSikorskyS-62CSea Guard
 
J utility
JAAtlantic8Super Universal
JANoorduyn?Norseman
JBBeechcraft17Traveler
JCCurtiss55Kingbird
JDDouglas?Invader
JEBellanca31-42Senior Pacemaker
JFGrummanG-7,-9,-10—
J2FGrummanG-15Duck
J3FGrummanG-26Goose
J4FGrummanG-44Widgeon
JHStearman-HammondY-1Safety Plane
JKFairchildF-45—
J2KFairchildF-24Forwarder
JLColumbia(G-42)—
JMMartin179Marauder
JOLockheed12Electra Jr.
JQFairchildFC-2—
J2QFairchild71—
JRFord4-AT, 5-ATTri-Motor
JWWacoUBF-2—
J2WWacoEQC-6—

JR utility transport
JRBBeechcraft18Expediter
JRCCessnaT-50Bobcat
JRFGrummanG-38,-39Goose
JR2FGrummanG-64Albatross
JRKNash-Kelvinator?Excalibur
JRMMartin170Mars
JR2MMartin210Mercury
JRSSikorskyVS-43BAmphibion
JR2SSikorskyVS-44AExcalibur
 
One more time:

I'm not certain that the Super Tiger officially received the F12F designation but there was a draft contract and BuNos for it. See http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2008/09/is-this-grummman-f12f.html

I've never seen anything to indicate that the Navy officially designated their P-59s as F2Ls. See http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-was-bell-aircraft-f2l.html
Also, I doubt that the K-225 was ever designated HK. The AH was never the Phantom II; in fact, the F4H wasn't the Phantom II for a while.
 
Tailspin Turtle said:
One more time:

I'm not certain that the Super Tiger officially received the F12F designation but there was a draft contract and BuNos for it. See http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2008/09/is-this-grummman-f12f.html

I've never seen anything to indicate that the Navy officially designated their P-59s as F2Ls. See mailto:http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-was-bell-aircraft-f2l.html

Also, I doubt that the K-225 was ever designated HK. The AH was never the Phantom II; in fact, the F4H wasn't the Phantom II for a while.
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Thanks Tailspin Turtle. I have applied the corrections as stated. Didn't know the whole "F2L" story, your article is very interesting...

However, I've left the HK-1 designation in the list, however, because several sources mention it, notably the U.S. Coast Guard historical website (although of course the aircraft itself carried "K-225" on the tail). See:
  • http://books.google.fr/books?id=jnmxfhXfIxMC&pg=PA31
  • http://www.themaritimeguardians.com/coldfusion/rotary_photos_output.cfm?IDNum=109
Unknown/unofficial designations I'm still not too sure about, although I have seen them mentioned, are C2T and F16C. I have quite a number of Curtiss-related resources and they are never mentioned in them (but then they each do have a few omissions already). Also F3J is unknown to me.
 
Another entry that is extremely controversial was left out for now: the F5C.

A vast majority of sources state that the designation was skipped simply to avoid confusion with the old Curtiss F-5L boats, some of which were still around at the time.

Though I have no reason to doubt the validity of the argument, I have to mention here the fact that in at least two sources I found the XF5C-1 designation given as a naval version of the PW-8A (see one from 1968 attached below). I don't believe that this could simply have been made up, especially not at that time. Possibly a planned version that was cancelled with the advent of the P-1 (F6C)?

I think this needs to be considered. We can't just say "it's wrong" because most historians said so. If a valuable source should surface to contradict their theory, it would have to be reexamined. I guess our forum member memaerobilia would be best suited to dig this kind of info from his amazing Curtiss vault...
 

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Stargazer2006 said:
I've left the HK-1 designation in the list, however, because several sources mention it, notably the U.S. Coast Guard historical website (although of course the aircraft itself carried "K-225" on the tail). See:
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It's your list. But consider that a mistake like "HK-225" or "HK-1" for a little-known aircraft may be promulgated thoroughout the interweb and in print without question by most. On the other hand:
- Only three were bought by the Navy as a "research helicopter" (1 Oct 1950 Characteristics Summary). As we know, that usually results in the contractor's model number being used as the designation.
- The CS identifies it as a "K-225."
- The helicopters were marked K-225 throughout their service.
- I'm not aware of any other Navy helicopter with an unmodified H designation; i.e. all have a suffix, e.g. HUK, HTK, HSS, HOS, etc.
 
Thanks for the feedback. I too have always questioned the "HK-1" designation, but the fact that it appeared on an official Coast Guard website (and in Coast Guard-related books and documents) made it acceptable to me. Still it would be the only use of a non-modified "H" designator, as you said, so I decided to add the mention "designation subject to caution" next to it. I'll keep refining the list with time, so please bear with me! ;)
 
KA anti-aircraft missile
KAMMartin?Little Joe
KANNaval Air Modification Unit?Little Joe
KA2NNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIA
KA3NNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIIA, IIIC
KAQFairchild?Lark
KASSperry/Douglas?Sparrow
KAYConsolidated-Vultee?Lark

KD drone aircraft
KDARyan49,61, 124Firebee
KDBBeechcraft1001/ACardinal
KD2BBeechcraft1019(Jayhawk)
KDCCurtiss-Wright?—
KD2CCurtiss-Wright?Skeet
KD3CCurtiss-Wright?Skeet
KDDMcDonnell31Katydid
KDGGlobe?Snipe
KD2GGlobe?Firefly
KD3GGlobe?Snipe
KD4GGlobe11?Quail
KD5GGlobe?—
KD6GGlobe?Firefly
KDHMcDonnell51/AKatydid
KDMMartin?Plover
KDNNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIIB
KD2NMartin / NADC?Gorgon
KDRRadioplaneRP-18Quail
KD2RRadioplaneRP-19Quail, Shelduck
KD3RRadioplane?(apparently never allocated)
KD4RRadioplane (Northrop)RP-70—
KDTTemco?Teal
KDUVoughtV-370Regulus
KD2UVoughtV-405Regulus II

KG ground attack missile
KGNNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIC
KGWWillys-Overland/USAAF/Republic?Loon

KS anti-ship missile
KSDMcDonnell25Gargoyle

KU research & test missile
KUDMcDonnell25Gargoyle
KUMMartin?Gorgon IV
KUNNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIC
KU2NNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIA
KU3NNaval Air Development Center?Gorgon IIIA, IIIC
KUWWillys-Overland/USAAF?Loon
 
LB bomb glider
LBDMcDonnell25Gargoyle
LBEPratt-Read/Gould?Glomb
LBPPiper?Glomb
LBTTaylorcraft?Glomb

LN trainer glider
LNEPratt-Read/Gould?—
LNPPiperJ-3CGrasshopper (Cub)
LNRAeronca65TCGrasshopper
LNSSchweizer?—
LNTTaylorcraft?Grasshopper

LR transport glider
LRAAllied?—
LR2AAllied?—
LRGA.G.A.?—
LRHSnead?—
LRNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
LR2NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
LRQBristol?—
LRWWacoNZRHadrian
LR2WWacoNEU—

M Marine expeditionary
EMElias?—
NMNaval Aircraft Factory?—
 
N trainer
NBBoeing21—
N2BBoeing81—
N2CCurtiss48Fledgling
NEPiperJ3C-65Grasshopper
HNHuff-DalandHD-19Petrel
NHHowardDGA-15P"Blind Flying Trainer" (Nightingale)
NJNorth American28—
NKKeystone?(Pup)
NLLangley2-4-90 (29-90)Twin
N2MMartin67—
N2NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
N3NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
N4NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
N5NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
NPSpartanNS-1?—
NQFairchild92?,129—
NRRyanST-3KRRecruit
NSStearman73Sportster
N2SStearman75Midshipman
NTNew StandardD-29—
N2TTimmPT-220CTutor
NYConsolidated2Husky
N2YFleet (Consolidated)14Husky Junior
N3YConsolidated19?—
N4YConsolidated21-ATrainer
 
O observation
OBBoeing?—
O2BBoeing16—
OCCurtiss37Falcon
O2CCurtiss49Helldiver
O3CCurtiss71(Seagull)
ODDouglas?—
O2DDouglas?—
EOElias?—
OECessna305,321Bird Dog, Duck
OFGrummanG-134Mohawk
HOHuff-DalandHD-19APetrel
OJBerliner-Joyce?—
OKKeystone?—
OLLoening?—
O2LLoening?—
MOMartin57—
M2OMartin60—
O3MMartin83—
NONaval Aircraft Factory?—
O2NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
OOVikingF.B.A.17—
OPPitcairnPCA-2, PA-34—
UOVought?—
O2UVought?Corsair
O3UVought?Corsair
O4UVought?—
O5UVought?—
OYVultee-StinsonV-76Sentinel
OZPennsylvania Aircraft Syndicate?—
 
Here is what I got about the K-225.
The designation K-225 was assigned to a number of experimental helicopters with serials 125446/125447. The use of this unusual style of designations has occurred in other instances as the US Navy never had a designation for experimental aircraft.
In some reference sources the designation XHTK-1 has been used.
The designation XHTK-1G may have been applied to a single K-225 purchased by the USCG with serial 1239. The latter aircraft was delivered on 18 March 1950 and transferred to the US Navy on 22 March 1954. The reported serial 51917 does not fit in any serial listing. Some reference sources have referred to these helicopters as K-5.
It has been suggested that Kaman built a total of 11 K-225s.
In December 1951 one of the K-225s was converted with a Boeing 502 engine to become the first turbojet powered helicopter.
A single aircraft, based on the K-225 and with serial 138602, was procured as the HTK-1K drone and flew for the first time on 30 July 1957 although testing was begun in 1953. There is also photographic evidence of an aircraft with serial 129344 flying as a drone.
To make matters more complicated, the HTK-1 designation was used for a model K 240, a three seater of which 29 were procured with serials 128653/128660, 129300/129317 and 137833/137835. The first flight was on 26 April 1961 and those remaining in service on 18 September 1962 were redesignated as TH 43E. One aircraft (128657) was flown with two Boeing 502-2 turboshafts on 29 March 1954 and was redesignated as HTK-2.

Finally, the US Air Force had one YH 22, identical to the US Navy’s HTK-1. It was procured for evaluation with serial 50 1271. Some sources have suggested that the aircraft was one of the US Navy or USCG XHTK-1s (model K-225), whilst other sources suggest it was one of the US Navy’s HTK-1s (model K-240).
 
[font=]This is the entry I have in my records for the F5C:[/font]
[font=]The F5C designation was not assigned to avoid confusion with the F5L flying boat which was still in service. It has, however, been suggested in Flying Review International January 1969, p.60, that a single F5C was built, assigned the serial A-6690 and was lost during the ferry flight from the factory. This report further suggests the F5C was based on the PW‑8 and was fitted with a radial engine. The serial A-6690 was formally assigned to the second F4C‑1. [/font]
 
Early Kaman helicopter synopsis:

The K-225 was Kaman's first production helicopter. Ten or 11 were built. It had tandem seating (single front seat with a wider bench seat behind it) and no enclosure. I think the Navy bought three, with the first reportedly (Baugher) being BuNo 125446. It appears to have been the one passed on to the Coast Guard, which gave it a different serial number, first 239 and subsequently 1239. For sure there were two more, BuNos 125476 and 7 (I have pictures showing the BuNos) flown by the Navy. The turbine engine conversion was done to 125477. It was designated K-225A but not so marked.

There was a K-225 with a cabin but I don't know if it was flyable or a just a mockup. I don't know if it was one of the Navy's K-225s or one of Kaman's. However, I'm pretty sure that no K-225 was ever designated XHTK.

The HTK was "based" on the K-225. The XHTK-1, BuNo 128653, appears to have had a K-225 rotor system but it had a more powerful engine and side-by-side seating in an enclosed cabin so it was notably different in configuration and somewhat in performance. The production HTK-1s had a different rotor blade. Kaman obtained a civil certification of the HTK-1 as the K-240. The Navy bought the HTKs to 1) provide training for the somewhat different synchropter handling qualities and 2) provide Kaman with a business base while they were designing and developing the HUK/HOK.

The HTK-1K is particularly confusing. The first one (if it was designated HTK-1K) looks like a marriage of the back end of a K-225 and the unenclosed front end of an HTK, with HTK rotor blades. It was marked BuNo 138602 as Jos reported. The subsequent HTK-1K (there may have been more than one but as Jos noted, one was BuNo 129344 for sure) looked like the production HTK-1. The production HTK-1K would have dispensed with the cockpit altogether.
 

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Wasn't the Brewster F3A simply the F4U Corsair built under license, like Goodyear's FG?

And I think the Grumman JF was called Duck just like its J2F successor.
 
The JF was already a Duck indeed. And yes, the F3A was to be a version of the Corsair.
 
OS observation scout
OSEEdo?—
OSNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
OS2NNaval Aircraft Factory?Kingfisher
OSSStearman85—
OSUVought?—
OS2UVoughtV-149,-157…Kingfisher
 
P pursuit
WPNavy-Wright?—

P patrol
PBBoeing50—
PBBoeing299Fortress
P2BBoeing209—
P2BBoeing345Superfortress
P3BBoeing466—
PDDouglas?—
P2DDouglas?—
P3DDouglas?—
PFGrummanG-64Albatross
PHHall Aluminum?—
P2HHall Aluminum?—
PJGeneral AviationAF-15Flying Lifeboat
PKKeystone?—
PMMartin117,122—
P2MMartin119—
P3MMartin120—
P4MMartin219Mercator
P5MMartin237(271,290..)Marlin
P6MMartin275(317,318…)Seamaster
P7MMartin313Submaster
PNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
P2NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
P3NNaval Aircraft Factory—(said to have been skipped)
P4NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
POLockheed749Constellation, Warning Star
PSSikorskyS-36,-38Amphibion
P2SSikorsky?—
PVVega, Lockheed15,21,37…Ventura / Harpoon
P2VVega, Lockheed26 (V-146)…Neptune
P3VLockheed85Orion
PYConsolidated9Admiral
P2YConsolidated16,22Ranger
P3YConsolidated28(Catalina)
P4YConsolidated31 / 40Corregidor / Privateer
P5YConsolidated117Tradewind
P6YConsolidated24—
 
PBpatrol bomber
PBBBoeing, Martin344 / 208Sea Ranger
PB2BBoeing of Canada345Superfortress
PBJNorth AmericanNA-108Mitchell
PBMMartin162Mariner
PB2MMartin170Mars
PBNNaval Aircraft Factory?Nomad
PBOLockheed14Hudson
PBSSikorskyS-44Flying Dreadnaught
PBVCanadian Vickers?Catalina
PBYConsolidated28Catalina
PB2YConsolidated29Coronado
PB3YConsolidated30 / 34—
PB4YConsolidated32,40,100Liberator / Sea Liberator / Privateer

PTBpatrol torpedo bomber
PTBHHall Aluminum?—
 
Rracer
BRBee Line?—
CRCurtiss23,27 (L-17)Racer
R2CCurtiss32—
R3CCurtiss42Racer

Rmulti-engine transport
RAAtlantic (Fokker)7Tri-Motor
RBBudd?Conestoga
RCCurtiss55Kingbird
R4CCurtissT-32, CW-4Condor II
R5CCurtissCW-20Commando
RDDouglas?Dolphin
R2DDouglasDC-2—
R3DDouglasDC-5—
R4DDouglasDC-3Skytrain
R5DDouglasDC-4Skymaster
R6DDouglas1134Liftmaster
REBellancaCHSkyrocket / Pacemaker
RKKinnerC-7Envoy
R2KFairchild22—
RMMartin404—
RODetroit-LockheedDL-2A (8E)Altair
R2OLockheed10Electra
R3OLockheed10Electra
R4OLockheed14Hudson
R5OLockheed18Lodestar
R6OLockheed089 (L-150)Constitution
R7OLockheed1049Super Constellation
RQStinsonSR-5Reliant
RQFairchildFC-2Cabin
R2QFairchild71—
R3QStinsonSR-5Reliant
R4QFairchildM-110Flying Boxcar (Packet)
RRFord5-ATTri-Motor
RSSikorskyS-38,-41Amphibion
RTNorthrop1D-7Delta
R6VLockheed089 (L-150)Constitution
R7VLockheed1049Super Constellation
R8VLockheed282Hercules
RYConsolidated40 / 101Privateer / Liberator Express
R2YConsolidated-Vultee39,104Liberator Liner
R3YConsolidated-Vultee117Tradewind
R4YConsolidated340Samaritan
 
Sscout
CS,SCCurtiss, Martin31—
SCCurtiss97Seahawk
S2CCurtiss69Shrike
S3CCurtiss61Helldiver
S4CCurtiss73Helldiver
SEBellanca?Scout
S2EEdo?—
SFGrummanG-6,-13—
SGGreat Lakes?—
SLKeystone-LoeningK-87—
S2LLoening?—
MSMartin63—
SSSikorsky?—
SUVought?Corsair
XSCox-Klemin?—

Santi-submarine warfare
S2FGrummanG-89,-121Sentinel, Tracker
S2UVoughtV-368—
 
SBscout bomber
SBABrewsterB-138—
SB2ABrewsterB-340Buccaneer
SBCCurtiss77Helldiver
SB2CCurtiss84,92Helldiver (III)
SB3CCurtiss93(Helldiver)
SBDDouglas?Dauntless
SB2DDouglas?Destroyer
SBFGrummanG-14—
SBFFairchild?Helldiver
SBNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
SBUVought
SB2UVoughtV-134,-138…Vindicator
SB3UVought?—
SBWCanadian Car & Foundry?Helldiver

SNscout trainer
SNBBeechcraft18Kansan, Navigator
SNCCurtissCW-22Falcon
SNJNorth AmericanNA-52,-65…Texan
SN2JNorth AmericanNA-142Texan II
SNVVultee74,79Valiant

SOscout observation
SOCCurtiss71Seagull
SO2CCurtiss71Seagull
SO3CCurtiss82Seagull (III), Seamew
SOEBellanca?—
SOKKreider-Reisner (Fairchild)?Seagull
SONNaval Aircraft Factory?Seagull
SORRyan?Seagull (Seamew)
SO2UVought?—
 
Ttransport
TAAtlantic7Tri-Motor

Ttorpedo
TBBoeing63—
CTCurtiss24—
C2TCurtiss??
DTDouglas?—
T2DDouglas?—
T3DDouglas?—
TEDetroit?—
FTFokker?—
TGGreat Lakes?—
MT,TMMartin——
T2MMartin69—
T3MMartin73—
T4MMartin74—
T5MMartin77—
T6MMartin118—
TNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
T2NNaval Aircraft Factory?—
STStout?—

Ttrainer
TEEdo?—
TFGrummanG-96,-115,-125Trader
TJNorth AmericanNA-198Texan
T2JNorth AmericanNA-241,-249…Buckeye
T3JNorth AmericanNA-285(Sabreliner)
TOLockheed580Shooting Star
TTTemco51Pinto
TVLockheed580Shooting Star
T2VLockheed1080Seastar
 
TBtorpedo bomber
TBDDouglas?Devastator
TB2DDouglas?Skypirate
TBFGrummanG-40Avenger
TB2FGrummanG-55—
TB3FGrummanG-70Guardian
TBGGreat Lakes?—
TBHHall Aluminum?—
TBMGeneral Motors?Avenger
TBUVoughtV-174, VS-328Seawolf
TBVVultee57Georgia
TBYConsolidatedVS2Seawolf

TDtarget drone
TDCCulverLAR-90Cadet
TD2CCulverE (M-16)"Turkey"
TD3CCulver?—
TD4CCulver?—
TDDRadioplane/FrankfortRP-5A,-6?,-8…—
TD2DMcDonnell31/AKatydid
TD3DRadioplane/Frankfort?—
TD4DRadioplaneRP-18Quail
TDLBell26EAiracobra
TDNNaval Aircraft Factory?—
TD2NNaval Aircraft Factory?Gorgon IIIB
TD3NNaval Aircraft Factory?Gorgon
TDRInterstate?—
TD2RInterstate?—
TD3RInterstate?—

TStorpedo scout
TSFGrummanG-66Tigercat
 
Uutility
UCCulver?—
UCDe Havilland CanadaDHC-3Otter
UFGrummanG-111Albatross
UOPiperPA-23-250Aztec
UVLockheed282Hercules
UVLockheed329JetStar
 
Wairborne early warning
WFGrummanG-95,-117Tracer
W2FGrummanG-123Hawkeye
WUVoughtV-368—
WVLockheed749Constellation, Warning Star
W2VLockheed84 (CL-257)Warning Star
 
Andreas Parsch said:
Did you intentionally omit the LTA designations ZSG, ZS2G, ZPG and (possibly) ZWG?
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Hi Andreas! It was not intentional actually. A simple omission. Thanks for the reminder!

This being said, the lighter-than-air designations took a while to be standardized, and have already been covered in the Goodyear topic here. I guess it's best to go and look for them there.
 
Wasn't a TBM a GM-built TBF? Thought the Mauler was originally a BTM (later AM).
 
George Allegrezza said:
Wasn't a TBM a GM-built TBF? Thought the Mauler was originally a BTM (later AM).
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Good point! This is exactly why I needed everybody's proofreading, because a mistake is always possible.
 

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