U.S. DoD aircraft designations table

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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 were changed/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 #.

Table of DoD aircraft designations: Basic Mission and Vehicle Type
Post 1962 Series with selected Pre-1962 USAF/AAF/AAC number series
# X A F F/P
1924–62		 C C
1924–62		 U E B T V H 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) Z-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 – Z-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 – – – 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* – – – – TG-4
5 X-5* A-5* F-5 P-5* C-5 C-5 U-5* E-5 – ^ XV-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* (RQ-6) ^ – – – – – TG-6
7 X-7 A-7 (YF-7*) XP-7* C -7
(RC-7)		 C-7 U-7* E-7 – ^ (CV-7)* ^ (RQ-7) – P-7 – – – – TG-7
8 X-8 AV-8 F-8* (XP-8) C-8 C-8 U-8* E-8 – ^ (XV-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) ^ (MQ-9) – – – – – – TG-9
10 X-10 A-10 F-10* (XP-10) (KC-10) C-10 U-10* E-10 – ^ (OV-10) ^ Q-10 – – – – – – TG-10
11 X-11 A-11 F-11* P-11 C-11 C-11 U-11* – – ^ (XV-11) ^ (RQ-11) – – – – – – TG-11
12 X-12 A-12
A-12*		 (YF-12) P-12 C-12* (Y1C-12) ^ – – ^ (XFV-12)
(OV-12)		 ^ – – – – – – – TG-12
13 X-13* ^ ^ (XP-13) ^ ^ ^ – – ^ ^ H-13* – – – – – – – ^
14 X-14 ^ F-14 XP-14) (YC-14) (Y1C-14) ^ – – ^ (XV-14) ^ – – – – – – – TG-14
15 X-15* ^ F-15 (XP-15) (YC-15) (Y1C-15)
C-15		 ^ – – ^ (XV-15) ^ – – – – –
16 X-16 A-16
F/A-16		 F-16
F/A-16		 P-16 C-16 (Y1C-16) U-16* – – ^ (AV-16) ^ – – – – –
17 X-17 ^ (YF-17) (XP-17) C-17 (Y1C-17) U-17* – – ^ ^ ^ – – – – –
18 X-18 A-18

(F/A-18)		 F-18
(TF-18)
(F/A-18)
 (XP-18) C-18* (Y1C-18) U-18 – – ^ (UV-18) ^ – – – – –
19 X-19 ^ ^ (XP-19) C-19 (Y1C-19) U-19* – – ^ ^ H-19* – – – – –
20 X-20* ^ F-20 (YP-20) C-20 (YC-20) U-20 – – ^ (UV-20) ^ – – – – –
21 X-21* ^ F-21 (XP-21) C-21 (Y1C-21) U-21 – – ^ ^ H-21* – – – – –
22 X-22 (F/A-22) F-22
(F/A-22)
F-22		 (XP-22) C-22 C-22 U-22 – – ^ V-22 ^ – – – – –
23 X-23 ^ (YF-23) (XP-23) C-23 Y1C-23
C-23		 U-23 – – ^ (UV-23) H-23* – – – – –
24 X-23 ^ ^ (YP-24) C-24 (Y1C-24) U-24 – – ^ – ^ – – – – –
25 X-25 ^ ^ (Y1P-25) (VC-25) (Y1C-25) (HU-25)
U-25		 – – ^ – ^ – – – – –
26 X-26 A-26* ^ P-26 C26 C-26 U-26 – B-26* ^ – ^ – – – – –
27 X-27 ^ ^ (YP-27) C-27 C-27 U-27 – – ^ – ^ – – – – –
28 X-28 ^ ^ (Y1P-28) C-28 C-28 U-28 – – (DT-28*) – ^ – – – – –
29 X-29 ^ ^ (YP-29) C-29 C-29 ^ – – (ET-29*) – ^ – – – – –
30 X-30 ^ ^ P-30 C-30 C-30 ^ – – – – ^ – – – – –
31 X-31 ^ ^ (XP-31) C-31 C-31 ^ – – – – ^ – – – – –
32 X-32 ^ ^ (XP-32) C-32 C-32 ^ – – – – ^ – – – – –
33 X-33 ^ ^ (XP-33) C-33 C-33 ^ – – T-33* – – – – – – –
34 X-34 ^ ^ (XP-34) ^ C-34 ^ – – (YT-34*)* – H-34* – – – – –
35 X-35 ^ F-35 P-35 C-35 (XC-35) ^ – – – – ^ – – – – –
36 X-36 ^ – P-36 (YC-36) C-36 ^ – – – – – – – – – –
37 X-37 A-37* – (XP-37) C-37 C-37 ^ – – T-37*
AT-37*		 – H-37* – – – – –
38 X-38 – – P-38 C-38 C-38 U-38 – – T-38* – – – – – – –
39 X-39 – – P-39 ^ C-39 – – – T-39* – ^ – – – – –
40 X-40 – – P-40 C-40 C-40 – – – T-40 – – – – – – –
41 X-41 – – (XP-41) C-41 C-41 – – – T-41 – (H-41)* – – – – –
42 X-42 – – (XP-42) – C-42 – – – T-42 – ^ – – – – –
43 X-43 – – P-43 – C-43 – – – T-43 – (HH-43)* – – – – –
44 X-44 – – (XP-44) – (XC-44) – – – T-44 – ^ – – – – –
45 X-45 – – (XP-45) C-45* C-45 – – – T-45 – ^ – – – – –
46 X-46 – – (XP-46) – C-46 – – – T-46 – H-46* – – – – –
47 X-47 – – P-47 C-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 – – ^ ^ – ^ – – – – –
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* – – H-52 – – – – –
53 X-53 – – (XP-53) – C-53 – – – – – H-53 – – – – –
54 – – – (XP-54) C-54* C-54 – – – – – (CH-54) – – – – –
55 – – – (XP-55) – C-55 – – – – – H-55 – – – – –
56 – – – (XP-56) – C-56 – – – – – (AH-56) – – – – –
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 – – – P-80
F-80*		 – C-80 – – – – –
81 – – – (XP-81) – C-81 – – – – –
82 – – – P-82
F-82*		 – C-82 – – – – –
83 – – – (XP-83) – C-83 – – – – –
84 – – – P-84
F-84*		 – C-84 – – – – –
85 – – – (XP-85)
(XF-85)*		 – C-85 – – – – –
86 – – – (XP-86)
F-86*		 – C-86 – – – – –
87 – – – (XP-87)
(XF-87)*		 – C-87 – – – – –
88 – – – (XP-88)
(XF-88*)		 – C-88 – – – – –
89 – – – (XP-89)
F-89*		 – C-89 – – – – –
90 – – – (XP-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 – – – (XF-98) – C-98 – – – – –
99 – – – F-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* 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 XC-143
144 – – – HC-144
767 – – – KC-767
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