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This is a master list derived from List of military aircraft of the United States to be used in conjunction with the updated aircraft article naming convention at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (aircraft). Please append a tick:  Done after checking or moving an article to an updated title, or a cross:  Not done for articles that have been checked and require moving but need discussion.

Once articles have been ticked as checked or moved they can be deleted from the page, this will leave lists with numbers missing however, the aim is to shorten the list until all the articles have been checked.

The ticking process can be bypassed if desired, i.e. if you are absolutely sure that an article is at the correct title then simply remove that aircraft type.

If in any doubt please do not move an article but discuss it on this list's talk page for consensus to be gained.

Army Air Service, 1919-1924

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Type I: Pursuit, water-cooled

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Type IX: Artillery observation

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Type X: Corps observation

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Type XIV: Trainer, air-cooled

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Type XV: Trainer, water-cooled

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Messenger

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Racer

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Bomber

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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.

Light Bomber, 1924-1926

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Medium Bomber, 1924-1926

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Unified bomber sequence, 1926-1962

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Cargo, 1924-1962

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Drone

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Aerial Target

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Target Control, 1942-1948

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Unified sequence, 1948-1962

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Glider

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Cargo Glider, 1941-1948

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Training Glider, 1941-1948

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Liaison, 1942-1962

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Pursuit, 1924-1948/Fighter, 1948-1962

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Observation

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Observation, 1924-1942

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Observation amphibian, 1925-1948

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Reconnaissance

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Photographic reconnaissance, 1930-1948 / Reconnaissance, 1948-1962

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Rotary Wing, 1941-1948/Helicopter 1948-present

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Trainer

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Advanced Trainer, 1925-1948

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Basic Trainer, 1930-1948

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Primary Trainer, 1925-1948

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Unified sequence, 1948-present

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Army, 1956-1962

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Airplane, Research, 1956-1962

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Helicopter, Observation, 1956-1962

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Unified System, 1962-present

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Airship

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Cargo

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Drone

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Electronic Warfare

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  • E-5 Eagle  Not done was "Eagle" part of the MDS designation or just the manfacturer's?
  • E-8 Joint STARS Northrop Grumman  Not done Boeing or Northrop Grumman?
  • E-10 MC2A Boeing
    Northrop Grumman  Not done Boeing or Nothrop Grumman?

Experimental, 1948-present

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In addition to aircraft intended to support military operations, the armed forces of the United States have also supported efforts to push the boundaries of aeronautical and aerospace knowledge. Some of the best-known of these projects are the aircraft designated in the "X" series of designations, which led them to become known as "X-planes".

Fighter

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Helicopter

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H-1 to H-6  Done

Trainer, 1962, 1990-present

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Utility, 1955-present

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Vertical and Short Take-off and Landing Aircraft

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Sequence Name Manufacturer Image First flight Notes/Notable Variants
V-2 Caribou de Havilland Canada 30 July 1958 Formerly AC-1
Redesignated as C-7
V-3   Bell Helicopter 11 August 1955 Formerly H-33
Formerly V-3 in Convertiplane series
V-6 Kestrel Hawker Siddeley 7 March 1964 Formerly VZ-12
V-7 Buffalo de Havilland Canada 22 September 1961 Formerly AC-2
Redesignated as C-8
V-8 "Fleep" Ryan Aeronautical 1961 Designation later reused.
V-8 Harrier Hawker Siddeley
McDonnell Douglas
British Aerospace
Boeing


28 December 1967 AV-8B Harrier II
V-9   Hughes Helicopters 5 November 1964  
V-10 Bronco Rockwell International
Boeing
16 July 1965  Done
V-11 Marvel Parsons Corporation 100px 1 December 1965  
V-12   Parsons Corporation 1961
(Turbo-Porter)
Cancelled, designation reused.
V-12   Rockwell International 1978
(tethered hover)
 
V-13 Skipped  
V-14 Skipped Skipped to avoid confusion with X-14.[3]
V-15   Bell Helicopter 3 May 1977  
V-16 Advanced Harrier McDonnell Douglas
British Aerospace
  - Not built; developed into AV-8B
V-17 Skipped Assigned to a U.S. Army project but not used.[3]
V-18 Twin Otter de Havilland Canada 20 May 1965
(DHC-6)
 
V-19 Skipped Assigned to a U.S. Navy project but cancelled.[3]
V-20 Chiricahua de Havilland Canada 1979  
V-21 PACES Airship Industries 1983 Unconfirmed designation.[3]
V-22 Osprey Bell Helicopter
Boeing Helicopters
19 March 1989  
V-23 Scout Dominion Aircraft 21 April 1975
(Skytrader)
 

U.S. Navy to 1962

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Airship

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Scout, 1954-1962

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Training, 1947-1962
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Ambulance, 1943-1962

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Anti-submarine, 1946-1962

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In 1946, the "S for Scout" designation was replaced by "S for anti-Submarine", however, the numbers in the 'S' series were not re-started.

Attack, 1946-1962

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Bomber

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Bomber, 1931-1943

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Bomber drone, 1944

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Bomber torpedo, 1942-1945

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Drone

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Target, 1942-1946

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Unpiloted, 1946-1955

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  • XUC - Culver

Unified sequence, 1945-1962

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Fighter

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Fighter, 1910-1922

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Fighter, 1922-1962

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Glider

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Bomb Glider

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  • LBD - McDonnell

Transport Glider, 1941-1945

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Helicopters

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Antisubmarine, 1951-1962

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Observation, 1944-1962

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Trainer, 1944-1948

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Trainer, 1948-1962

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Transport, 1944-1962

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Utility, 1944-1949

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Hospital, 1929-1942

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Marine Expeditionary, 1922-1923

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Observation

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Observation, 1922-1962

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Patrol

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Patrol, 1910-1923

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Patrol, 1923-1962

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Patrol torpedo bomber, 1937-1962

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Pursuit, 1923

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  • WP - Wright

Research Aircraft, 1910-1962

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Rotorcycle, 1954-1959

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Scout

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Scout, 1922-1946

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Scout bomber, 1934-1946

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Scout trainer, 1939-1948

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Torpedo

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Torpedo, 1910-1922

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Torpedo, 1922-1935

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Torpedo bomber, 1935-1946

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Foreign-Built Torpedo Aircraft, 1920-1962

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Trainer

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Trainer, 1910-1922

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Trainer, 1922-1948

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Transport

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Transport, 1931-1962

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Transport, single engine, 1939-1941

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Utility

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Utility, 1931-1955

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Utility transport, 1935-1955

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Utility, 1955-1962

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  1. ^ DOD 4120.15-L: Model Designation of Military Aerospace Vehicles, Department of Defense, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (AT&L) (Defense Systems), May 12, 2004. Accessed April 7, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Parsch 2009, "DOD 4120.15-L"
  3. ^ a b c d Parsch, Andreas. ""Missing" USAF/DOD Aircraft Designations". Designation-Systems.Net. Retrieved 2010-04-13.