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- Amphibian
- Attack
- Bomber
- Cargo
- Drone
- Experimental
- Fighter
- Glider
- Liaison
- Observation
OA: Observation Amphibian
1. OA-1 – Loening 2. OA-2– Loening 3. OA-3 Dolphin – Douglas(redesignated from C-21) 4. OA-4 Dolphin– Douglas (redesignated from C-26) 5. OA-5– Douglas 6. OA-6 – Consolidated(not built) 7. OA-7– Douglas 8. OA-8 – Sikorsky 9. OA-9 Goose – Grumman(redesignated A-9 in 1948) 10. OA-10 Catalina– Consolidated (redesignated A-10 in 1948) 11. OA-11– Sikorsky 12. OA-12 Duck– Grumman (redesignated A-12 in 1948) 13. OA-13 Goose– Grumman 14. OA-14 Widgeon– Grumman 15. OA-15 Seabee – Republic 16. OA-16 Al...
A: Amphibian
1. A-9 Goose – Grumman(redesignated from OA-9) 2. A-10 Catalina – Consolidated(redesignated from OA-10) 3. A-12 Duck– Grumman (redesignated from OA-12) 4. A-16 Albatross– Grumman (redesignated from OA-16)
A: Attack
1. A-1 – skipped to avoid confusion with the Cox-Klemin XA-1 2. A-2 – Douglas 3. A-3 Falcon – Curtiss 4. A-4 Falcon– Curtiss 5. A-5 Falcon– Curtiss (not built) 6. A-6 Falcon– Curtiss (not built) 7. A-7 – Fokker-America 8. A-8– Curtiss 9. A-9 – Lockheed 10. A-10 Shrike– Curtiss 11. A-11 – Consolidated 12. A-12 Shrike– Curtiss 13. A-13 – Northrop 14. A-14– Curtiss 15. A-15 – Martin(not built) 16. A-16– Northrop 17. A-17 Nomad– Northrop 18. A-18 Shrike– Curtiss 19. A-19 – Vultee 20. A-20 Havoc–...
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.
C: Cargo
1. C-1 – Douglas 2. C-2 – Fokker 3. C-3 – Ford 4. C-4– Ford 5. C-5– Fokker 6. C-6 – Sikorsky 7. C-7– Fokker 8. C-8 – Fairchild 9. C-9– Ford 10. C-10 Robin – Curtiss-Wright 11. C-11 Fleetster – Consolidated 12. C-12 Vega – Lockheed 13. C-13– skipped 14. C-14– Fokker 15. C-15– Fokker 16. C-16– Fokker 17. C-17 Super Vega– Lockheed 18. C-18 Monomail – Boeing 19. C-19 Alpha – Northrop 20. C-20– Fokker 21. C-21 Dolphin– Douglas (redesignated to OA-3) 22. C-22 Fleetster– Consolidated 23. C-23 Altair...
Aerial Target
1. GL-1 – McCook Field 2. GL-2– McCook Field 3. GL-3– McCook Field (incorrectly known as "G-3") 1. A-1 – Fleetwings 2. A-2 – Radioplane 3. A-3 – Curtiss 4. A-4 – Douglas 5. A-5 – Boeing(not built) 6. A-6– Douglas (not built) 7. A-7 Airacobra – Bell 8. A-8 Cadet – Culver(redesignated PQ-8 in 1941) 1. PQ-8 Cadet – Culver(redesignated from A-8, redesignated Q-8 in 1948) 2. PQ-9 Cadet– Culver 3. PQ-10– Culver (not built) 4. PQ-11 – Fletcher(not built) 5. PQ-12 – Fleetwings 6. PQ-13 – ERCO 7. PQ-1...
BQ: Controllable Bomb
1. BQ-1 – Fleetwings 2. BQ-2 – Kaiser-Fleetwings 3. BQ-3 – Fairchild 4. BQ-4 – Interstate 5. BQ-5– Interstate (not built) 6. BQ-6– Interstate (not built) 7. BQ-7 Flying Fortress – Boeing 8. BQ-8 Liberator – Consolidated
CQ: Target Control
1. CQ-1 – Fletcher 2. CQ-2 – Stinson 3. CQ-3 Expeditor – Beechcraft 4. CQ-4 Flying Fortress – Boeing
S: Supersonic/Special Test
The USAF established a separate sequence for purpose-built research aircraft in 1946. Originally designated with the "S" mission letter, the sequence switched to "X" in 1948. 1. S-1 – Bell(redesignated X-1 in 1948) 2. S-2– Bell (redesignated X-2 in 1948) 3. S-3 Stiletto – Douglas(redesignated X-3 in 1948) 4. S-4 Bantam – Northrop(redesignated X-4 in 1948) 5. S-5– Bell (redesignated X-5 in 1948)
X: Special Research/Experimental
Below is a list of "X-planes" designated before 1962. For a list of X-planes designated after 1962, see List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations § X: Special research. 1. X-1 – Bell(redesignated from S-1) 2. X-2– Bell (redesignated from S-2) 3. X-3 Stiletto – Douglas(redesignated from S-3) 4. X-4 Bantam – Northrop(redesignated from S-4) 5. X-5– Bell (redesignated from S-5) 6. X-6 – Convair(not built) 7. X-7 – Lockheed 8. X-8 – Aerojet 9. X-9 Shrike– Bell 10. X-10 – North Americ...
P: Pursuit
Designated P- for "pursuit" until June 1948, nine months after the United States Air Force was founded. After this, all P- designations were changed to F-("fighter"), but the original design numbers were retained. 1. P-1 Hawk – Curtiss 2. P-2 Hawk– Curtiss 3. P-3 Hawk– Curtiss 4. P-4 Hawk– Curtiss 5. P-4 – Boeing(conflicting designation) 6. P-5 Hawk– Curtiss 7. P-6 Hawk– Curtiss 8. P-7– Boeing 9. P-8– Boeing 10. P-9– Boeing 11. P-10– Curtiss 12. P-11 Hawk– Curtiss 13. P-12– Boeing 14. P-13 Vi...
F: Fighter
All fighters from F-38 to F-92 originally carried the pursuit designations from P-38 to P-92, unless otherwise noted. 1. F-38 Lightning – Lockheed 2. F-39 Airacobra – Bell 3. F-40 Warhawk – Curtiss 4. F-47 Thunderbolt – Republic 5. F-51 Mustang – North American 6. F-61 Black Widow – Northrop 6.1. RF-61C Reporter– Northrop (redesignated from F-15) 7. F-63 Kingcobra– Bell 8. F-80 Shooting Star– Lockheed 9. F-81 – Convair 10. F-82 Twin Mustang– North American 11. F-83– Bell 12. F-84 Thunderjet –...
FM: Fighter, Multiplace
1. FM-1 Airacuda – Bell 2. FM-2 – Lockheed(redesignated from PB-3, not built)
AG: Assault Glider
1. AG-1 – Christopher(not built) 2. AG-2 – Timm(not built)
BG: Bomb Glider
1. BG-1 – Fletcher 2. BG-2– Fletcher (not built) 3. BG-3 – Cornelius(not built)
CG: Cargo Glider
1. CG-1 – Frankfort(not built) 2. CG-2– Frankfort (not built) 3. CG-3 – Waco 4. CG-4 Hadrian– Waco 5. CG-5 – St. Louis 6. CG-6– St. Louis (not built) 7. CG-7 – Bowlus 8. CG-8– Bowlus 9. CG-9 – AGA Aviation 10. CG-10 Trojan Horse – Laister-Kauffman 11. CG-11 – Snead(not built) 12. CG-12 – Read-York 13. CG-13– Waco 14. CG-14 – Chase 15. CG-15 Hadrian– Waco 16. CG-16 – General Airborne Transport 17. CG-17 – Douglas 18. CG-18– Chase 19. CG-19– Douglas (not built) 20. CG-20– Chase
L: Liaison
1. L-1 Vigilant – Stinson(redesignated from O-49 in 1942) 2. L-2 Grasshopper – Taylorcraft(redesignated from O-57 in 1942) 3. L-3 Grasshopper – Aeronca(redesignated from O-58 in 1942) 4. L-4 Grasshopper – Piper (redesignated from O-59 and C-83A in 1942) 4.1. L-4F/G Grasshopper– Piper (redesignated from C-83 in 1942) 5. L-5 Sentinel– Stinson (redesignated from O-62 in 1942) 6. L-6 Grasshopper – Interstate(redesignated from O-63 in 1942) 7. L-7 – Universal 8. L-8 Cadet– Interstate 9. L-9– Stins...
O: Observation
1. O-1 Falcon – Curtiss 2. O-2 – Douglas 3. O-3 Mohawk – Dayton-Wright 4. O-4 – Martin(not built) 5. O-5– Douglas 6. O-6 – Thomas-Morse 7. O-7– Douglas 8. O-8– Douglas 9. O-9– Douglas 10. O-10 – Loening 11. O-11 Falcon– Curtiss 12. O-12 Falcon– Curtiss 13. O-13 Falcon– Curtiss 14. O-14– Douglas 15. O-15 – Keystone 16. O-16 Falcon– Curtiss 17. O-17 Courier – Consolidated 18. O-18 Falcon– Curtiss 19. O-19– Thomas-Morse 20. O-20– Thomas-Morse 21. O-21– Thomas-Morse 22. O-22– Douglas 23. O-23– Th...
Today, the United States Air Force is the largest air force in the world, with about 5,778 manned aircraft in service, approximately 156 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles, 2,130 Air-Launched Cruise Missiles, and 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The Fourteenth Air Force ( 14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
The Seventeenth Air Force of today, also known as Air Forces Africa, supports U.S. Africa Command via command and control of air forces to conduct sustained security engagement and operations as directed to promote air safety, security and development.
The structure of the United States Air Force refers to the unit designators and organizational hierarchy of the United States Air Force, which starts at the most senior commands.
