List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations
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).
Key: Rows are by number and columns are by single letter designation with unique number series. Selected double letter designation are linked but with parentheses ( ), when their primary letter is of that series (not modified mission or status prefix modifiers), there is non non pre-fixed aircraft, or if there several multiple mission/status versions. If aircraft was originally designated in an earlier system it is marked with an asterisk * (either renamed, or, all or part of designation adopted into new system after '62). Strikethrough is for designations which were changed or canceled (e.g. aircraft changed to new one). Skipped on purpose (unused) or retired before '62 is marked with a ^ and simply unused with a dash – . Aircraft designated after 1962 that continue (or appear to continue) pre-'62 number series are marked #.
Post 1962 Series with selected Pre-1962 USAF/AAF/AAC number series | |||||||||||||||||||||
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# | X | A | F | F/P 1924–62 |
C | C 1924–62 |
U | E | B | T | V | H | H 1948-present |
Q | O | P | S | R | Z | L | G |
1 | X-1* | A-1* | F-1* | P-1* | C-1* | C-1 | U-1* | E-1* | B-1 | T-1 T-1 |
OV-1* | (UH-1)* (AH-1) |
^ | (RQ-1) | O-1 | ^ | ^ | (TR-1) | SZ-1/EZ-1 | (YAL-1) | TG-1 |
2 | X-2* | A-2* | F-2* | P-2 | C-2* | C-2 | U-2* | E-2 | B-2 | T-2* | CV-2* | H-2* | ^ | (RQ-2) | O-2 | P-2* | S-2 | – | EZ-2 | – | TG-2 |
3 | X-3* | A-3* | F-3* | P-3 | C-3* | C-3 | U-3* | E-3 | – | T-3 | XV-3* | H-3* | ^ | (RQ-3) | (YO-3) | P-3* | S-3 | – | MZ-3 | – | TG-3 |
4 | X-4* | A-4* | F-4* | (XP-4) | C-4* | C-4 | U-4* | E-4 | – | ^ | XV-4* | (OH-4)* | ^ | (RQ-4) | (ZO-4) | P-4* | – | – | RZ-4 | – | TG-4 |
5 | X-5* | A-5* | F-5 | P-5* | C-5 | C-5 | U-5* | E-5 | – | ^ | XV-5* | H-5 | H-5* | (RQ-5) | (EO-5) | P-5* | – | – | – | – | TG-5 |
6 | X-6 | A-6* | F-6* | P-6* | C-6 | C-6 | U-6* | E-6 | – | T-6* T-6 |
XV-6* | H-6* | H-6 | (RQ-6) | RO-6 | – | – | – | – | – | TG-6 |
7 | X-7 | A-7 | (YF-7*) | XP-7* | C -7 |
C-7 | U-7* | E-7 | – | ^ | (CV-7)* | ^ | ^ | (RQ-7) | – | P-7 | – | – | – | – | TG-7 |
8 | X-8 | A-8 | F-8* | (XP-8) | C-8 | C-8 | U-8* | E-8 | – | ^ | (XV-8) AV-8 |
^ | ^ | Q-8 | – | P-8 | – | – | – | – | RG-8 |
9 | X-9 | (YA-9) | F-9* | XP-9 | C-9 | C-9 | U-9* | E-9 | – | ^ | (XV-9) | ^ | H-9 | (MQ-9) | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-9 |
10 | X-10 | A-10 | F-10* | (XP-10) | (KC-10) | C-10 | U-10* | E-10 | – | ^ | (OV-10) | ^ | H-10 | Q-10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-10 |
11 | X-11 | A-11 | F-11* | P-11 | C-11 | C-11 | U-11* | E-11 | – | ^ | (XV-11) | ^ | H-11 | (RQ-11) | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-11 |
12 | X-12 | A-12 | (YF-12) | P-12 | C-12* | (Y1C-12) | ^ | – | – | ^ | (XFV-12) (OV-12) |
^ | H-12 | RQ-12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-12 |
13 | X-13* | ^ | ^ | (XP-13) | ^ | ^ | ^ | – | – | ^ | ^ | ^ | H-13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ^ |
14 | X-14 | A-14 | F-14 | XP-14 | (YC-14) | (Y1C-14) | ^ | – | – | ^ | ^ | ^ | RQ-14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-14 | |
15 | X-15* | ^ | F-15 | (XP-15) | (YC-15) | C-15 |
^ | – | – | ^ | (XV-15) | ^ | H-15 | RQ-15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-15 |
16 | X-16 | ^ | F-16 |
P-16 | C-16 | (Y1C-16) | U-16* | – | – | ^ | (AV-16) | ^ | H-16 | RQ-16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | TG-16 |
17 | X-17 | ^ | (YF-17) | (XP-17) | C-17 | (Y1C-17) | U-17* | – | – | ^ | XV-17 | ^ | H-17 | MQ-17 | – | – | – | – | |||
18 | X-18 | (F/A-18) |
(F/A-18) |
(XP-18) | C-18* | (Y1C-18) | U-18 | – | – | ^ | (UV-18) | ^ | H-18 | MQ-18 | – | – | – | – | |||
19 | X-19 | ^ | ^ | (XP-19) | C-19 | (Y1C-19) | U-19* | – | – | ^ | ^ | ^ | H-19 | MQ-19 | – | – | – | – | |||
20 | X-20* | ^ | F-20 | (YP-20) | C-20 | (YC-20) | U-20 | – | – | ^ | (UV-20) | ^ | H-20 | RQ-20 | – | – | – | – | |||
21 | X-21* | ^ | F-21 | (XP-21) | C-21 | (Y1C-21) | U-21 | – | B-21 | ^ | PV-21 | ^ | H-21 | RQ-21 | – | – | – | – | |||
22 | X-22 | F-22 |
(XP-22) | C-22 | C-22 | U-22 | – | (FB-22) | ^ | V-22 | ^ | H-22 | RQ-22 | – | – | – | – | ||||
23 | X-23 | ^ | (YF-23) | (XP-23) | C-23 | C-23 |
U-23 | – | – | ^ | (UV-23) | ^ | H-23 | RQ-23 | – | – | – | – | |||
24 | X-24 | ^ | ^ | (YP-24) | C-24 | (Y1C-24) | U-24 | – | – | ^ | – | ^ | H-24 | CQ-24 | – | – | – | – | |||
25 | X-25 | ^ | ^ | (Y1P-25) | (VC-25) | (Y1C-25) | (HU-25) |
– | – | ^ | – | ^ | H-25 | MQ-25 | – | – | – | – | |||
26 | X-26 | A-26* | ^ | P-26 | C26 | C-26 | U-26 | – | ^ | – | ^ | H-26 | RQ-26 | – | – | – | – | ||||
27 | X-27 | ^ | ^ | (YP-27) | C-27 | C-27 | U-27 | – | – | ^ | - | ^ | H-27 | - | – | – | – | – | |||
28 | X-28 | ^ | ^ | (Y1P-28) | C-28 | C-28 | U-28 | – | – | (DT-28*) | – | ^ | H-28 | - | – | – | – | – | |||
29 | X-29 | A-29 | ^ | (YP-29) | C-29 | C-29 | ^ | – | – | (ET-29*) | – | ^ | H-29 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
30 | X-30 | ^ | ^ | P-30 | C-30 | C-30 | ^ | – | – | – | – | ^ | H-30 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
31 | X-31 | ^ | ^ | (XP-31) | C-31 | C-31 | ^ | – | – | – | – | ^ | H-31 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
32 | X-32 | ^ | ^ | (XP-32) | C-32 | C-32 | ^ | – | – | – | – | ^ | H-32 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
33 | X-33 | ^ | ^ | (XP-33) | C-33 | C-33 | ^ | – | – | T-33* | – | – | H-33 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
34 | X-34 | ^ | ^ | (XP-34) | ^ | C-34 | ^ | – | – | (YT-34*)* | – | ^ | H-34 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
35 | X-35 | ^ | F-35 | P-35 | C-35 | (XC-35) | ^ | – | – | – | – | ^ | H-35 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
36 | X-36 | ^ | – | P-36 | (YFC-36) | C-36 | ^ | – | – | – | – | – | H-36 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
37 | X-37 | A-37* | – | (XP-37) | C-37 | C-37 | ^ | – | – | T-37* |
– | ^ | H-37 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
38 | X-38 | – | – | P-38 | C-38 | C-38 | U-38 | – | – | T-38* | – | ^ | H-38 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
39 | X-39 | – | – | P-39 | ^ | C-39 | – | – | – | T-39* | – | ^ | H-39 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
40 | X-40 | – | – | P-40 | C-40 | C-40 | – | – | – | T-40 | – | – | H-40 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
41 | X-41 | – | – | (XP-41) | C-41 | C-41 | – | – | – | T-41 | – | - | (H-41) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
42 | X-42 | – | – | (XP-42) | – | C-42 | – | – | – | T-42 | – | ^ | H-42 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
43 | X-43 | – | – | P-43 | – | C-43 | – | – | – | T-43 | – | - | (HH-43) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
44 | X-44 | – | – | (XP-44) | – | (XC-44) | – | – | – | T-44 | – | ^ | H-44 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
45 | X-45 | – | – | (XP-45) | KC-45 | C-45 | – | – | – | T-45 | – | ^ | H-45 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
46 | X-46 | – | – | (XP-46) | KC-46 | C-46 | – | – | – | T-46 | – | - | H-46* | – | – | – | – | – | |||
47 | X-47 | – | – | P-47 | - | C-47 | – | – | B-47* | T-47 | – | - | H-47* | – | – | – | – | – | |||
48 | X-48 | – | – | (XP-48) | – | C-48 | – | – | – | ^ | – | - | (XH-48A)* | – | – | – | – | – | |||
49 | X-49 | – | – | (XP-49) | – | C-49 | – | – | ^ | ^ | – | ^ | XH-49 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
50 | X-50 | – | – | (XP-50) | – | C-50 | – | – | – | ^ | – | - | (QH-50) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
51 | X-51 | – | – | P-51 | – | C-51 | – | – | – | T-51 | – | - | (XH-51) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
52 | ^ | – | – | (XP-52) | – | C-52 | – | – | B-52* | T-52 | - | - | H-52 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
53 | X-53 | – | – | (XP-53) | – | C-53 | – | – | – | T-53 | – | - | H-53 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
54 | X-54 | – | – | (XP-54) | C-54* | C-54 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (CH-54) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
55 | X-55 | – | – | (XP-55) | – | C-55 | – | – | – | – | – | - | H-55 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
56 | X-56 | – | – | (XP-56) | – | C-56 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (AH-56) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
57 | X-57 | – | – | (XP-57) | – | C-57 | – | – | B-57* | – | – | - | (TH-57) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
58 | – | – | – | (XP-58) | – | C-58 | – | – | B-58* | – | – | - | (OH-58) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
59 | – | – | – | P-59 | – | C-59 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (XH-59) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
60 | – | – | – | (XP-60) | – | C-60 | – | – | – | – | – | - | H-60 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
61 | – | – | – | P-61 | – | C-61 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (YUH-61) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
62 | – | – | – | (XP-62) | – | C-62 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (XCH-62) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
63 | – | – | – | P-63 | – | C-63 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (YAH-63) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
64 | – | – | – | P-64 | – | C-64 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (AH-64) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
65 | – | – | – | (XP-65) | – | C-65 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (HH-65) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
66 | – | – | – | P-66 | – | C-66 | – | – | B-66* | – | – | - | (RAH-66) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
67 | – | – | – | (XP-67) | – | C-67 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (TH-67) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
68 | – | – | – | (XP-68) | – | C-68 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (MH-68) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
69 | – | – | – | (XP-69) | – | C-69 | – | – | (RB-69*) | – | – | - | ^ | – | – | – | – | – | |||
70 | – | – | – | P-70 | – | C-70 | – | – | XB-70* | – | – | - | (ARH-70) | – | – | – | – | – | |||
71 | – | – | – | (XP-71) | – | C-71 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (VH-71) | – | – | – | – | (SR-71*) | |||
72 | – | – | – | (XP-72) | – | C-72 | – | – | – | – | – | - | (UH-72) | ||||||||
73 | – | – | – | (^) | – | C-73 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
74 | – | – | – | ^ | – | C-74 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
75 | – | – | – | (XP-75) | – | C-75 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
76 | – | – | – | (XP-76) | – | C-76 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
77 | – | – | – | (XP-77) | – | C-77 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
78 | – | – | – | (XP-78) | – | C-78 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
79 | – | – | – | (XP-79) | – | C-79 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
80 | – | – | – | F-80* |
– | C-80 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
81 | – | – | – | (XP-81) | – | C-81 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
82 | – | – | – | F-82* |
– | C-82 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
83 | – | – | – | (XP-83) | – | C-83 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
84 | – | – | – | F-84* |
– | C-84 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
85 | – | – | – | (XF-85)* |
– | C-85 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
86 | – | – | – | F-86* |
– | C-86 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
87 | – | – | – | (XF-87)* |
– | C-87 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
88 | – | – | – | (XF-88*) |
– | C-88 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
89 | – | – | – | F-89* |
– | C-89 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
90 | – | – | – | (XF-90)* |
– | C-90 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
91 | – | – | – | (XF-91) | – | C-91 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
92 | – | – | – | (XF-92) | – | C-92 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
93 | – | – | – | (YF-93) | – | C-93 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
94 | – | – | – | F-94 | – | C-94 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
95 | – | – | – | (YF-95) | – | (UC-95) | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
96 | – | – | – | (YF-96) | – | C-96 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
97 | – | – | – | F-97 | – | C-97 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
98 | – | – | – | – | C-98 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
99 | – | – | – | – | (XC-99) | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||
100 | – | – | F-100* | F-100 | – | C-100 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
101 | – | – | F-101* | F-101 | – | C-101 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
102 | – | – | F-102* | F-102 | – | C-102 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
103 | – | – | ^ | (XF-103) | – | C-103 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
104 | – | – | F-104* | F-104 | – | C-104 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
105 | – | – | F-105* | F-105 | – | (XC-105) | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
106 | – | – | F-106* | F-106 | – | (C-106) | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
107 | – | – | ^ | F-107 | – | C-107 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
108 | – | – | ^ | (XF-108) | – | C-108 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
109 | – | – | ^ | (XF-109) | – | C-109 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
110 | – | – | ^ | F-110 | – | C-110 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
111 | – | – | F-111# | (TFX) | – | C-111 | – | – | (FB-111)# | ||||||||||||
112 | – | – | ^ | – | – | (XC-112) | |||||||||||||||
113 | – | – | ^ | (XC-113)* | (XC-113) | ||||||||||||||||
114 | – | – | ^ | C-114 | C-114 | ||||||||||||||||
115 | – | – | ^ | – | (XC-115) | ||||||||||||||||
116 | – | – | ^ | – | (XC-116) | ||||||||||||||||
117 | – | – | F-117# | C-117* | C-117 | ||||||||||||||||
118 | – | – | – | C-118* | C-118 | ||||||||||||||||
119 | – | – | – | C-119* | C-119 | ||||||||||||||||
120 | – | – | – | ^ | (XC-120) | ||||||||||||||||
121 | – | – | – | C-121* | C-121 | ||||||||||||||||
122 | – | – | – | ^ | C-122 | ||||||||||||||||
123 | – | – | – | C-123* | C-123 | ||||||||||||||||
124 | – | – | – | C-124* | C-124 | ||||||||||||||||
125 | – | – | – | ^ | (YC-125) | ||||||||||||||||
126 | – | – | – | ^ | C-126 | ||||||||||||||||
127 | – | – | – | ^ | C-127 | ||||||||||||||||
128 | – | – | – | ^ | C-128 | ||||||||||||||||
129 | – | – | – | ^ | C-129 | ||||||||||||||||
130 | – | – | – | - | C-130 | ||||||||||||||||
131 | – | – | – | C-131* | C-131 | ||||||||||||||||
132 | – | – | – | ^ | C-132 | ||||||||||||||||
133 | – | – | – | C-133 | C-133 | ||||||||||||||||
134 | – | – | – | ^ | (YC-134) | ||||||||||||||||
135 | – | – | – | C-135* | (C-135) | ||||||||||||||||
136 | – | – | – | ^ | (YC-136) | ||||||||||||||||
137 | – | – | – | C-137* | C-137 | ||||||||||||||||
138 | – | – | – | C-138* | C-138 | ||||||||||||||||
139 | – | – | – | – | C-139 | ||||||||||||||||
140 | – | – | – | C-140* | C-140 | ||||||||||||||||
141 | – | – | – | C-141# | C-141# | ||||||||||||||||
142 | – | – | – | (XC-142)# | |||||||||||||||||
143 | – | – | – | - | - | C-143# | |||||||||||||||
144 | – | – | – | - | - | HC-144# | |||||||||||||||
145 | – | – | – | - | - | C-145# | |||||||||||||||
146 | – | – | – | - | - | C-146# | |||||||||||||||
767 | – | – | – | - | KC-767 | ||||||||||||||||
# | X | A | F | F/P 1924–62 | C | C 1924–62; 2005-present | U | E | B | T | V | H | H 1948-present | Q | O | P | S | R | Z | L | G |