This is a table of 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system with selected letter sequences and number. Two previous USAF/AAF/AAC number series are included due to their impact and partial incorporation into the tri-service system (A, B, C, F and O reset to one, but # carryover existed).
The United States department of Defense was established in 1949, the old name Department of War was retired in 1947. In 1962 separate aircraft naming schemes were unified, but out convenience many numbers carried over. For example, the P-38 Lightning, which also was used as the F-4 and F-5 for reconnaissance and FO in the Navy, became the F-38. In 1948 the Pursuit series designated P, switched to being called F for fighter, which was continued in 1962. Much later the B series were restarted back at 1, but numbered additions began being made where the old C left off in the 21st century.
| white | 1962 Tri-Service designations and carried-over 1924 Air Force designations |
|---|---|
| yellow | 1924 Air Force designations (select sequences only) |
| blue | 1922 Navy designations (select designations only) |
| green | 1956 Army designations (select designations only) |
| Designation skipped | |
| italics | Non-sequential designation |
| (parentheses) | No plain designation exists, only designations with mission modifiers and/or status prefixes (most common designation shown) |
| – | Designation not assigned |
| A | 1962 redesignations from the 1956 Army system |
| AF | 1962 redesignations from the 1924 Air Force system |
| N | 1962 redesignations from the 1922 Navy system |
| R | Designation retired prior to the founding of the Department of Defense |
| * | Unconfirmed |
| † | Reserved but not taken up |
| ‡ | Unofficial |
Table of designations edit
| Post 1962 Series with selected Pre-1962 USAF/AAF/AAC number series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | A | A Navy pre-1962 |
B | B 1930–62 |
C 1962– present |
C 1924– present |
D[a] | E | F 1962– present |
F Navy pre-1962 |
F (P)[b] 1924–62 |
G | H 1962– present |
H Army pre-1962 |
H (R)[c] 1941– present |
L | O | P | Q | R | R (F)[d] 1930–62 |
S Anti- submarine |
S Space- plane |
SR[e] | RS 1960–62 |
T[f] 1948– present |
T 1962 |
T 1990– present |
U | V | X (S)[g] | Z |
| 1 | A-1N (OA-1K) |
AD | B-1 | (XB-1)R | C-1N | C-1R | (MD-1) | E-1N | F-1 / E/FN | FJ | P-1R | (TG-1) | (AH-1 / J/T/W / Z) (UH-1 / N / Y)A, AF |
HU-1 | (XR-1)R | (YAL-1) | O-1AF, N | (MQ-1 / C) | (TR-1) | F-1R | (XS-1) | – | – | – | T-1N | T-1 | U-1N | (OV-1)A | (XS-1)R X-1 |
(SZ-1)N | ||
| 2 | A-2N | AJ | B-2 | B-2R | C-2 | C-2R | (RD-2) | E-2N | F-2N | F2H | P-2R | (TG-2) | (SH-2 / G)N | – | (XR-2)R | – | O-2 | P-2N | (RQ-2) | – | F-2R | S-2N | – | – | – | – | T-2N | U-2 | (CV-2)A | (XS-2)R X-2 |
(EZ-2) | |
| 3 | A-3N | A3D | – | B-3R | (VC-3)N | C-3R | (MD-3) | E-3 | F-3N | F3H | P-3R | (TG-3) | (SH-3)N (CH-3C/E) |
– | (XR-3)R | – | (YO-3) | P-3N (EP-3) (WP-3D) |
(RQ-3) | – | F-3R | S-3 | – | – | – | – | – | T-3 | U-3AF | (XV-3) | (XS-3)R X-3 |
(MZ-3) |
| 4 | A-4N | A4D | – | B-4R | (TC-4)N | C-4R | (MD-4) | E-4 | F-4AF, N | F4H | (XP-4 (1926))R (XP-4 (1927))R |
(TG-4) | (YOH-4)A | (YHO-4) | R-4R | – | (ZO-4)* | (QP-4)N | (RQ-4) (MQ-4C) |
– | F-4R | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-4AF | (XV-4)A | (XS-4)R X-4 |
(RZ-4) | |
| 5 | A-5N | A3J | – | B-5R | C-5 | C-5R | (ZMD-5) | (YE-5) | F-5 / G | – | P-5R | (TG-5) | (YOH-5)A | (YHO-5) | R-5R H-5 |
– | O-5 | P-5N | (RQ-5) | – | F-5R | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-5 | (XV-5)A | (XS-5)R X-5 |
– | |
| 6 | A-6N (EA-6B) |
A2F | – | B-6R | (VC-6) | C-6R | – | E-6 | F-6N | F4D | P-6R | (TG-6) | (AH-6) (MH-6) (OH-6)A |
(YHO-6) | R-6R H-6 |
– | (RO-6) | (RQ-6) | – | F-6R | – | – | – | – | T-6R | – | T-6 | U-6AF | (XV-6) | X-6 | – | |
| 7 | A-7 / F | – | – | (Y1B-7)R | C-7 (RC-7) |
C-7R | – | E-7‡ | (YF-7)N | F2Y | (XP-7)R | (TG-7) | – | – | (XR-7)R | – | – | P-7 | (RQ-7) | – | F-7R | – | – | – | – | T-7R | – | T-7 | U-7AF | (CV-7)A | X-7 | – |
| 8 | A-8* | – | – | (XB-8)R | C-8 | (XC-8)R | – | E-8 | F-8N | F8U | (XP-8)R | (RG-8) | – | – | (XR-8)R | – | – | P-8 | (MQ-8 / C) | – | F-8R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-8AF | (XV-8) (AV-8 / B) |
X-8 | – |
| 9 | (YA-9) | – | – | (YB-9)R | C-9 | C-9R | – | E-9 | F-9 / F/JN | F9F / -6/8 | (XP-9)R | (TG-9) | – | – | (XR-9)R (XH-9) |
– | – | P-9 | (MQ-9) | – | F-9R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-9AF | (XV-9) | X-9 | – |
| 10 | A-10 | – | – | B-10R | C-10 (KC-10) |
(XC-10)R | – | E-10 | F-10N | F3D | (XP-10)R | (TG-10) | – | – | (XR-10)R (XH-10) |
– | – | – | (CQ-10) | – | F-10R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-10AF | (OV-10) | X-10 | – |
| 11 | – | – | (YB-11)R | (VC-11) | C-11R | – | E-11 | F-11N | F11F | P-11R | (TG-11) | – | – | (XR-11)R (XH-11) |
– | – | – | (RQ-11) | – | (XF-11)R (XR-11) |
– | – | – | – | T-11R | – | – | U-11N | (XV-11) | X-11 | – | |
| 12 | A-12 | – | – | B-12R | C-12 (RC-12) |
(Y1C-12)R | – | – | (YF-12 / C) | – | P-12R | (TG-12) | – | – | R-12R (YH-12) |
– | – | – | (RQ-12) | – | (XF-12)R (XR-12) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | (XFV-12) (OV-12) |
X-12 | – | |
| 13[h] | – | – | (YB-13)R | – | – | – | (XP-13)R | – | – | (YR-13)R H-13 / J |
– | – | – | – | F-13R | – | – | – | – | T-13AR T-13B/DR |
– | – | X-13 | – | ||||||||
| 14 | A-14† | – | – | (XB-14)R | (YC-14) | C-14R | – | – | F-14 | – | (XP-14)R | (TG-14) | – | – | (XR-14)R |
– | – | – | (RQ-14) | – | F-14R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-14 | – | ||
| 15 | – | – | – | (XB-15)R | (YC-15) | C-15R | – | – | F-15 / E / EX / J (NF-15B) |
– | (XP-15)R | (TG-15A / B) | – | – | (XR-15)R (XH-15) |
– | – | – | (RQ-15) | – | F-15R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (XV-15) | X-15 | – | |
| 16 | – | – | – | (XB-16)R | (YC-16)R | – | – | F-16 / XL (NF-16D) |
– | P-12R | (TG-16) | – | – | (XR-16)R (YH-16) |
– | – | – | (RQ-16) | – | (XR-16) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (HU-16)AF, N | (AV-16)‡ | X-16 | – | |
| 17 | – | – | – | B-17 | C-17 | (Y1C-17)R | – | – | (YF-17) | – | (XP-17)R | – | – | – | (XH-17) | – | – | – | (MQ-17) | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-17R | – | – | U-17 | X-17 | – | |
| 18 | F/A-18 / E/F (EA-18G) |
– | – | B-18R | C-18 | (Y1C-18)R | – | – | F/A-18 / E/F | – | (XP-18)R | – | – | – | (XH-18) | – | – | – | (YMQ-18) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-18AF | (UV-18) | X-18 | – |
| 19 | – | – | – | (XB-19)R | C-19 | (Y1C-19)R | – | – | – | (XP-19)R | – | – | – | H-19 | – | – | – | (MQ-19) | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-19R | – | – | U-19AF | X-19 | – | ||
| 20 | – | – | – | (Y1B-20)R B-20 |
C-20A/D C-20F/J |
(YC-20)R | – | – | F-20 | – | (YP-20)R | – | – | – | (XH-20) | – | – | – | (MQ-20) (RQ-20) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-20AF | (UV-20) | X-20 | – |
| 21 | – | – | B-21 | (XB-21)R | C-21 | C-21R | – | – | F-21} | – | (XP-21)R | – | – | – | H-21 | – | – | – | (RQ-21) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-21 | X-21 | – | |
| 22 | F/A-22 | – | (FB-22) | (XB-22)R | C-22 | C-22R | – | – | (YF-22) F-22 |
– | (XP-22)R | – | – | – | (YH-22) | – | – | – | (RQ-22) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (QU-22) | V-22 | X-22 | – |
| 23 | – | – | – | B-23R | C-23 | C-23R | – | – | (YF-23) | – | (YP-23)R | – | – | – | H-23 | – | – | – | (RQ-23) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (AU-23) | (UV-23) | X-23‡ | – |
| 24 | – | – | – | B-24 | (EC-24) | (Y1C-24)R | – | – | (YF-24)* | – | (YP-24)R F-24 |
– | – | – | (YH-24) | – | – | – | (CQ-24) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (AU-24) | (XV-24) | X-24 / C | – |
| 25 | – | – | – | B-25 | (VC-25) | (Y1C-25)R | – | – | – | – | (Y1P-25)R | – | – | – | H-25} | – | – | – | (MQ-25) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-25 (HU-25) |
– | X-25 | – |
| 26 | A-26 | – | – | B-26R B-26 |
C-26 | C-26R | – | – | – | – | P-26R | – | – | – | (XH-26) | – | – | – | (RQ-26) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-26 | – | X-26 | – |
| 27 | – | – | – | (XB-27)R | C-27 / J | C-27R | – | – | – | – | (YP-27)R | – | – | – | (XH-27) | – | – | – | (MQ-27) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | U-27 | – | X-27 | – |
| 28 | – | – | – | (XB-28)R | C-28 | C-28R | – | – | – | – | (Y1P-28)R | – | – | – | (XH-28) | – | – | – | (RQ-28) | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-28 | – | – | U-28 | – | X-28 | – |
| 29 | A-29 | – | – | B-29 / D (KB-29) |
C-29 | C-29R | – | – | – | – | P-29R | – | – | – | (XH-29) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-29 | – | – | – | – | X-29 | – |
| 30 | – | – | – | (XB-30)R | (YC-30)R | – | – | – | – | P-30R | – | – | – | (YH-30) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (XT-30) | – | – | – | – | X-30 | – | |
| 31 | – | – | – | (XB-31)R | C-31 | (XC-31)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-31)R | – | – | – | (VH-31) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-31 | – | – | – | – | X-31 | – |
| 32 | – | – | – | B-32R | C-32 | C-32R | – | – | – | – | (XP-32)R | – | – | – | (YH-32) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (YT-32) | – | – | – | – | X-32 | – |
| 33 | – | – | – | (XB-33)R | C-33 | C-33R | – | – | – | – | (XP-33)R | – | – | – | (XH-33) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-33 (NT-33A) |
– | – | – | – | X-33 | – |
| 34 | – | – | – | B-34R | C-34R | – | – | – | – | (XP-34)R | – | – | – | H-34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-34 | – | – | – | – | X-34 | – | |
| 35 | – | – | – | (YB-35) | (UC-35) | (XC-35)R | – | – | F-35 | – | P-35R | – | – | – | (XH-35) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-35 | – | – | – | – | X-35 | – |
| 36 | – | – | – | B-36 / G (NB-36H) |
(YFC-36)* | C-36R | – | – | – | – | P-36R | – | – | – | H-36† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (XT-36) | – | – | – | – | X-36 | – |
| 37 | A-37 (EA-37) |
– | – | B-37R | C-37A C-37B |
C-37R | – | – | – | – | (YP-37)R | – | – | – | H-37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-37 | – | – | – | – | X-37 | – |
| 38 | – | – | – | (XB-38)R | C-38 | C-38R | – | – | – | – | P-38R (ZF-38) |
– | – | – | H-38† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-38 | – | – | (RU-38) | – | X-38 | – |
| 39 | – | – | – | (XB-39)R | C-39R | – | – | – | – | P-39 / ER (ZF-39) |
– | – | – | (XH-39) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-39 | – | – | – | – | X-39‡ | – | |
| 40 | – | – | – | (YB-40)R | C-40 | C-40R | – | – | – | – | P-40R (ZF-40) |
– | – | – | (YH-40) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-40 | – | – | – | – | X-40 | – |
| 41 | – | – | – | (XB-41)R | C-41 | C-41R C-41AR |
– | – | – | – | (XP-41)R | – | – | – | (UH-41) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-41† T-41 |
– | – | – | – | X-41 | – |
| 42 | – | – | – | (XB-42) | C-42R | – | – | – | – | (XP-42)R | – | – | – | (XH-42) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-42 (1952) T-42 (1960) |
– | – | – | – | X-42 | – | |
| 43 | – | – | – | (XB-43) | C-43 | – | – | – | – | P-43R | – | – | – | H-43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-43 | – | – | – | – | X-43 | – | |
| 44 | – | – | – | (XB-44)R | C-44R | – | – | – | – | P-44R | – | – | – | H-44† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-44 | – | – | – | – | X-44 X-44A |
– | |
| 45 | – | – | – | B-45 | (KC-45) | C-45 | – | – | – | – | P-45R | – | – | – | H-45† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-45 | – | – | – | – | X-45 | – |
| 46 | – | – | – | (XB-46) | (KC-46) | C-46 | – | – | – | – | (XP-46)R | – | – | (YHC-1A) | (CH-46) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-46 | – | – | – | – | X-46 | – |
| 47 | – | – | – | B-47 / C | – | C-47 / F AC-47 |
– | – | – | – | P-47R F-47 |
– | – | (YHC-1B) | (CH-47) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-47 (OT-47B) |
– | – | – | – | X-47A / B / C | – |
| 48 | – | – | – | (XB-48) | – | C-48R | – | – | – | – | (XP-48)R | – | – | – | (XH-48) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (YT-48) T-48TS |
– | – | – | – | X-48 | – |
| 49 | – | – | – | (YB-49) | – | C-49R | – | – | – | – | (XP-49)R | – | – | – | (XH-49) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (CT-49) | – | – | – | – | X-49 | – |
| 50 | – | – | – | B-50 / C | – | C-50R | – | – | – | – | (XP-50)R | – | – | – | (QH-50) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-50 | – | – | – | – | X-50 | – |
| 51 | – | – | – | (XB-51) | – | C-51R | – | – | – | – | P-51R F-51 |
– | – | – | (XH-51) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-51 | – | – | – | – | X-51 | – |
| 52 | – | – | – | B-52 | – | C-52R | – | – | – | – | (XP-52)R | – | – | – | (HH-52) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-52 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 53 | – | – | – | (XB-53) | – | C-53 | – | – | – | – | (XP-53)R | – | – | – | (CH-53 / E / K) (MH-53) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-53 | – | – | – | – | X-53 | – |
| 54 | – | – | – | B-54 | – | C-54 | – | – | – | – | (XP-54)R | – | – | – | (CH-54) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T-54 | – | – | – | – | X-54 | – |
| 55 | – | – | – | (XB-55) | – | C-55R | – | – | – | – | (XP-55)R | – | – | – | (TH-55) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-55 | – |
| 56 | – | – | – | (XB-56) | – | C-56R | – | – | – | – | (XP-56)R | – | – | – | (AH-56) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-56 | – |
| 57 | – | – | – | B-57 (RB-57D / F) |
– | C-57R | – | – | – | – | (XP-57)R | – | – | – | (TH-57) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-57 | – |
| 58 | – | – | – | B-58 | – | C-58R | – | – | – | – | (XP-58)R | – | – | – | (OH-58) | – | – | – | (XQ-58) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 59 | – | – | – | (XB-59) | – | C-59R | – | – | – | – | (XP-59)R P-59R (ZF-59) |
– | – | – | (XH-59) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-59 | – |
| 60 | – | – | – | (YB-60) | – | C-60R | – | – | – | – | P-60R | – | – | – | (HH-60) (MH-60) (SH-60) (UH-60) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-60 | – |
| 61 | – | – | – | B-61 | – | (UC-61)R | – | – | – | – | P-61R F-61 (RF-61C) |
– | – | – | (YUH-61) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-61 | – |
| 62 | – | – | – | B-62 | – | C-62R | – | – | – | – | (XP-62)R | – | – | – | (XCH-62) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-62 | – |
| 63 | – | – | – | B-63 | – | C-63R | – | – | – | – | P-63R (QF-63) |
– | – | – | (YAH-63) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 64 | – | – | – | B-64 | – | C-64 | – | – | – | – | P-64R | – | – | – | (AH-64) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 65 | – | – | – | B-65 | – | (XC-65)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-65)R | – | – | – | (MH-65) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-65 | – |
| 66 | – | – | – | B-66 | – | C-66R | – | – | – | – | P-66R | – | – | – | (RAH-66) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | X-66 | – |
| 67 | – | – | – | (XB-67) | – | C-67R | – | – | – | – | (XP-67)R | – | – | – | (TH-67) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 68 | – | – | – | (XB-68) B-68 |
– | C-68R | – | – | – | – | (XP-68)R | – | – | – | (MH-68) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 69 | – | – | – | (RB-69) | – | C-69 | – | – | – | – | (XP-69)R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 70 | – | – | – | (XB-70) | – | (UC-70 / B)R | – | – | – | – | P-70R | – | – | – | (ARH-70) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RS-70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 71 | – | – | – | B-71 | – | (UC-71)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-71)R | – | – | – | (VH-71) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SR-71AF | RS-71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 72 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-72)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-72)R | – | – | – | (UH-72) | – | – | – | (XRQ-72) | – | – | – | – | SR-72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 73 | – | – | – | – | – | C-73R | – | – | – | – | (XP-73)R‡ | – | – | – | (TH-73) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 74 | – | – | – | – | – | C-74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 75 | – | – | – | – | – | C-75R | – | – | – | – | P-75R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 76 | – | – | – | – | – | C-76R | – | – | – | – | P-76R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 77 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-77 / B/D)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-77)R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78 | – | – | – | – | – | C-78R | – | – | – | – | (XP-78)R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 79 | – | – | – | – | – | C-79R | – | – | – | – | (XP-79)R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 80 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-80)R | – | – | – | – | P-80R F-80 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 81 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-81)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-81)R (XZF-81) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 82 | – | – | – | – | – | C-82 | – | – | – | – | P-82R F-82 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 83 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-83 / A / B)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-83)R (XF-83) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 84 | – | – | – | – | – | C-84R | – | – | – | – | P-84R F-84 / F / H |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 85 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-85)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-85)R (XF-85) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 86 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-86)R | – | – | – | – | P-86R F-86 / C / D |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 87 | – | – | – | – | – | C-87R | – | – | – | – | (XP-87)R (XF-87) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 88 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-88)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-88)R (XF-88) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 89 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-89)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-89)R F-89 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 90 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-90)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-90)R (XF-90) |
– | – | – | (MH-90) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 91 | – | – | – | – | – | C-91R | – | – | – | – | (XP-91)R (XF-91) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 92 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-92)R | – | – | – | – | (XP-92)R (XF-92) |
– | – | – | H-92 (VH-92) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 93 | – | – | – | – | – | C-93R | – | – | – | – | (YF-93) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 94 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-94)R | – | – | – | – | F-94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 95 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-95)R | – | – | – | – | F-95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 96 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-96)R | – | – | – | – | (XF-96) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 97 | – | – | – | – | – | C-97 (KC-97) |
– | – | – | – | F-97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 98 | – | – | – | – | – | C-98R | – | – | – | – | F-98 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 99 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-99) | – | – | – | – | (YF-99) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-100)R | – | – | – | – | F-100 / B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 101 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-101)R | – | – | – | – | F-101 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 102 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-102)R | – | – | – | – | F-102 / B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 103 | – | – | – | – | – | (UC-103)R | – | – | – | – | (XF-103) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 104 | – | – | – | – | – | C-104R | – | – | – | – | (XF-104) F-104 (NF-104A) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 105 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-105)R | – | – | – | – | F-105 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 106 | – | – | – | – | – | C-106R | – | – | – | – | (XF-106) F-106 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 107 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-107)R | – | – | – | – | F-107 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 108 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-108)R | – | – | – | – | (XF-108) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 109 | – | – | – | – | – | C-109R | – | – | – | – | (XF-109)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 110 | – | – | – | – | – | C-110R | – | – | (YF-110B/D / C)‡ | – | F-110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 111 | – | – | (FB-111) | – | – | C-111R | – | – | – | – | F-111 / B (EF-111) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 112 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-112 / A)R | – | – | (YF-112)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 113 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-113)R | – | – | (YF-113A / B/D / C)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 114 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-114) | – | – | (YF-114)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 115 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-115) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 116 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-116) | – | – | (YF-116)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 117 | – | – | – | – | – | C-117 / D | – | – | F-117 (YF-117D)‡ |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 118 | – | – | – | – | – | C-118 | – | – | (YF-118G)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 119 | – | – | – | – | – | C-119 (AC-119) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 120 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-120) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 121 | – | – | – | – | – | C-121 / F (EC-121) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 122 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-122) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 123 | – | – | – | – | – | C-123 / A | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 124 | – | – | – | – | – | C-124 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 125 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-125) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 126 | – | – | – | – | – | LC-126) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 127 | – | – | – | – | – | C-127 (1948) C-127 (1954) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 128 | – | – | – | – | – | C-128 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 129 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-129) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 130 | – | – | – | – | – | C-130 / J (AC-130) (DC-130) (EC-130 / H) (HC-130) (KC-130) (LC-130) (MC-130) (RC-130) (WC-130) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 131 | – | – | – | – | – | C-131 (NC-131H) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 132 | – | – | – | – | – | C-132 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 133 | – | – | – | – | – | C-133 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 134 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-134) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 135 | – | – | – | – | – | C-135 (EC-135) (KC-135) (NC-135) (OC-135) (RC-135) (WC-135) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 136 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-136) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 137 | – | – | – | – | – | (YC-137) C-137 (UC-137) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 138 | – | – | – | – | – | C-138† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 139 | – | – | – | – | – | (SC-139)† | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (MH-139) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 140 | – | – | – | – | – | C-140 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 141 | – | – | – | – | – | C-141 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 142 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-142) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 143 | – | – | – | – | – | (XC-143)† C-143 |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 144 | – | – | – | – | – | (HC-144) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 145 | – | – | – | – | – | C-145 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 146 | – | – | – | – | – | C-146 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 147 | – | – | – | – | – | C-147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 170 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (RQ-170) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 180 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (RQ-180)* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 322 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | P-322R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 400 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | P-400R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 767 | – | – | – | – | (KC-767) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 880 | – | – | – | – | (UC-880)‡ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Notes edit
- ^ The "D" sequence is not applied to aircraft, but rather to ground control stations for UAVs. However, it is included here because it is part of the same system that designates aircraft.
- ^ Fighter aircraft were originally designated as "P" for pursuit, but this was changed to "F" for fighter in 1947.
- ^ Helicopters were originally designated as "R" for rotorcraft, but this was changed to "H" for helicopter in 1947.
- ^ Reconnaissance aircraft were originally designated as "F" for photo, but this was changed to "R" for reconnaissance in 1947.
- ^ There are no sequential "RS" or "SR" designations. These sequences are based on the pre-1962 bomber sequence.
- ^ The original "T" sequence was created by merging the pre-1948 "AT" advanced trainer, "BT" basic trainer, and "PT" primary trainer sequences. All designations before T-28 are redesignations from those sequences. Many designations are missing but not considered skipped because they cannot be accurately retroactively applied to any one aircraft.
- ^ Experimental aircraft were originally designated as "S" for supersonic/special test, but this was changed to "X" for experimental in 1948.
- ^ Due to superstitions associating the number 13 with bad luck, 13 is often skipped in US designation sequences.