DESIGNATIONS OF U.S. NAVAL AIRCRAFT

Class of airplane Model designation U.S. name
Navy Army
Fighter, 2-eng. F7F    
XF5U    
Fighter, 1-eng. F2A   Buffalo
F3A   Corsair
F4U   Corsair
FM   Wildcat
FG   Corsair
F2G-1   Corsair
F4F   Wildcat
F6F   Hellcat
FR    
XF8B    
XF14C    
XFD    
Scout Bomber, 1-eng. SB2A A-34 Bermuda
SBW A-25 Helldiver
SBC 77-A Helldiver
SB2C A-25 Helldiver
BTC    
SBD A-24 Dauntless
BTD    
SBF A-25 Helldiver
BTM    
SBN    
SB2U   Vindicator
Torpedo Bomber, 1-eng. TBY    
TBD   Devastator
TB2D    
TBM   Avenger
TBF   Avenger
Patrol Bomber, boat, 4-eng. PB2Y   Coronado
Patrol Bomber, boat, 2-eng. PB2P OA-10 Catalina
PBY-5, 5A OA-10 Catalina
P4Y    
PBM   Mariner
PBN OA-10 Catalina
XPBB   Sea Ranger
CANSO "A" OA-10B  
Bomber, land, 4-eng PB4Y B-24 Liberator
Bomber, land, 2-eng PBO AT-18 (A-29) Hudson
PBJ B-25 Mitchell
PV B-34 Ventura
XP2V    

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Class of airplane Model designation U.S. name
Navy Army
Observation Scout 1-eng. OY-1 L-5 (O-52) Sentinel
SOC   Seagull
SO3C   Seamew
SC    
S2E-1    
OS2N   Kingfisher
OS2U   Kingfisher
Utility, 2-eng. JRB C-45 Expeditor
JRC C-78 (AT-17) Bobcat
BD A-20 (P-70) Havoc
JRF OA-9 Goose
J4F OA-14 Widgeon
JM-1 B-26 Marauder
Utility, 1-eng. JS2F OA-12 Duck
Transport, 1-eng. GB C-43 Traveler
GK UC-61 Forwarder
GH   Nightingale
AE(HE) L-4 Grasshopper
Transport, 4-eng. land. RY C-87 Liberator
R5D C-54 Skymaster
Transport, 2-eng. land. RB C-93  
R-5C C-46 Commando
R3D    
R4D-1, 5 C-47, 47A Skytrain
R4D-2, 4 C-49, 49A Skytrooper
R50 C-53 Skytrooper
PB2Y-3R C-56, 60 Lodestar
Transport, 4-eng. Sea., PB2Y-3R    
JRM (XPB2M-1R)   Mars
JR2S-2   Excalibur
Transport, 2-eng. Sea.. PBM-3R    
Training, 1-eng. primary. N3N    
NE L-4 (O-59) Grasshopper
NR PT-21 Recruit
NP PT-21  
N2S PT-13, 17, 18, 27 Caydet
N2T   Tutor
XN5N    
XNL    
Training, 2-eng, advanced SNB-1 AT-11 Kansas
SNB-2 AT-7 Navigator
Training, 1-eng. advanced SNV BT-13 Valiant
SNC   Falcon
NH    
SNJ AT-6 Texan
Special Purpose, 2-eng. TDR    
TD3R    
TD2R    
TD3R    
TD2R    

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Class of airplane Model designation U.S. name
Navy Army
Special Purpose, 2-eng. (Continued) TD3R    
TDN    
Special Purpose, 1-eng. TDN    
TDC PQ-8  
TD2C PQ-14  
TDR    
TDD OQ-2A  
HNS-1 R-4B  
H02S-1 R-5  
HOS-1 R-6  
XHOS-1 XR-6  

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