List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)

This list of military aircraft of the United States (naval) includes prototype, pre-production and operational types designations under the 1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system, which was used by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.

Naval aviation of the United States, as it is predicted to be by 2020

Prototypes are normally prefixed with "X" and often unnamed (note that these are not the same as the experimental X-planes, which are not generally expected to go into production), while pre-production models are usually prefixed "Y".

For aircraft designations prior to the adoption of this system, see List of military aircraft of the United States (1909–19).

For aircraft designations under the U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force USAF system or the post-1962 Tri-Service system and aircraft currently in service, see List of military aircraft of the United States.

Airborne early warning, 1952–1962
  • WF Tracer - Grumman (redesignated E-1 in 1962)
  • W2F Hawkeye - Grumman (redesignated E-2 in 1962)
  • XWU - Vought
  • WV Warning Star - Lockheed (redesignated EC-121 in 1962)

Airship

Commissioned vessels, 1922–1935
USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)

This series of four airships (two one-offs and two production Akron-class vessels) were the only airships in American history to be commissioned as ships of the United States Navy. ZR-2 is missing from the list as that airship (the British R-38) crashed and was destroyed before delivery.[1]

Airborne Early Warning, 1952–1962

Patrol, 1947–1962

Scout, 1954–1962

Training, 1947–1962

Ambulance, 1943–1962

Anti-submarine, 1946–1962

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

    • SF - used in the Scout sequence
  • S2F Tracker - Grumman
    • SU - used in the Scout sequence
  • XS2U - Vought

Attack, 1946–1962
AD Skyraider, United States, 2003
  • AD Skyraider - Douglas (redesignated A-1 in 1962)
  • A2D Skyshark - Douglas
  • A3D Skywarrior - Douglas (redesignated A-3 in 1962)
  • A4D Skyhawk - Douglas (redesignated A-4 in 1962)
  • AF Guardian - Grumman
  • A2F Intruder - Grumman (redesignated A-6 in 1962)
  • AH Phantom II - McDonnell Douglas (redesignated F4H, then F-4 in 1962)
  • AJ Savage - North American (redesignated A-2 in 1962)
  • A2J Super Savage - North American
  • A3J Vigilante - North American (redesignated A-5 in 1962)
  • AM Mauler - Martin
  • AU Corsair - Vought
  • A2U Cutlass - Vought

Bomber

Bomber, 1931–1943

Bomber fighter, 1934–1937

Bomber drone, 1944

Bomber torpedo, 1942–1945

Foreign-built bomber aircraft, 1910–1962

Drone

Antisubmarine, 1959–1962
  • DSN DASH - Gyrodyne (redesignated H-50 in 1962)

Assault, 1944
  • BDR - Interstate

Target, 1942–1946

Unpiloted, 1946–1955
  • UC - Culver TD4C

Unified sequence, 1945–1962
  • KDA Firebee - Ryan
  • KDB Cardinal - Beechcraft (redesignated MQM-61 in 1962)
  • KD2B - Beechcraft
  • Curtiss-Wright KDC - Curtiss-Wright
  • KD2C Snipe - Curtiss-Wright
  • KD3C Snipe - Curtiss-Wright
  • KDD Katydid - McDonnell (formerly TD2D - redesignated KDH in 1946)
  • KDG Snipe - Globe
  • KD2G Firefly - Globe
  • KD3G Snipe - Globe
  • KD4G Quail - Globe
  • KD5G - Globe
  • KD6G Firefly - Globe
  • KDH Katydid - McDonnell
  • KDM Plover - Martin
  • KDN Gorgon IIIB - Naval Aircraft Factory
  • KD2N Gorgon - Martin/Naval Aircraft Factory
  • KDR Quail - Radioplane
  • KD2R Quail - Radioplane (redesignated MQM-36A Shelduck in 1962)
  • KD4R - Radioplane
  • KDT Teal - Temco
  • KDU Regulus - Chance Vought
  • KD2U Regulus II - Vought

Fighter

Fighter, 1910–1922

Fighter, 1922–1962
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats in 1943
McDonnell F3H-2N Demon on board the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Vought F4U Corsair at the 2005 AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  • FA - General Aircraft
  • F2A Buffalo - Brewster
  • F3A Corsair - Brewster
  • FB - Boeing
  • F2B - Boeing
  • F3B Seahawk - Boeing
  • F4B - Boeing
  • XF5B - Boeing
  • XF6B - Boeing
  • XF7B - Boeing
  • XF8B - Boeing
  • FC - Curtiss
  • F2C - Curtiss
  • F3C - Curtiss
  • F4C - Curtiss
    • F5C - skipped to avoid confusion with earlier Curtiss F-5 flying boat
  • F6C Hawk - Curtiss
  • F7C Seahawk - Curtiss
  • F8C Falcon/Helldiver - Curtiss
  • F9C Sparrowhawk - Curtiss
  • XF10C Helldiver - Curtiss
  • F11C Goshawk - Curtiss (later redesignated BFC)
  • XF12C Helldiver - Curtiss (later redesignated SBC)
  • XF13C - Curtiss
  • XF14C - Curtiss
  • F15C - Curtiss
  • XFD - Douglas
    • F2D - skipped to avoid confusion with McDonnell F2D (later redesignated F2H)
  • F3D Skyknight - Douglas (redesignated F-10 in 1962)
  • F4D Skyray - Douglas (redesignated F-6 in 1962)
  • F5D Skylancer - Douglas
  • F6D Missileer- Douglas (cancelled)
  • FD - McDonnell (later redesignated FH)
  • F2D Banshee - McDonnell (redesignated F2H on delivery)
  • FF - nicknamed Fifi - Grumman
  • F2F - Grumman
  • F3F - Grumman
  • F4F Wildcat - Grumman
  • XF5F Skyrocket - Grumman
  • F6F Hellcat - Grumman
  • F7F Tigercat - Grumman
  • F8F Bearcat - Grumman
  • F9F Cougar - Grumman (redesignated F-9 in 1962)
  • F9F Panther - Grumman
  • XF10F Jaguar - Grumman
  • F11F Tiger - Grumman (redesignated F-11 in 1962)
  • F12F never officially assigned - Grumman
  • XFG - Eberhart
  • XF2G - Eberhart
  • FG Corsair - Goodyear
  • F2G Corsair - Goodyear
  • XFH - Hall-Aluminum Aircraft Corporation
  • FH Phantom - McDonnell
  • F2H Banshee - McDonnell (redesignated F-2 in 1962)
  • F3H Demon - McDonnell (redesignated F-3 in 1962)
  • F4H Phantom II - McDonnell (redesignated F-4 1962)
  • XFJ - Berliner-Joyce
  • XF2J - Berliner-Joyce
  • XF3J - Berliner-Joyce
  • FJ Fury - North American (redesignated F-1 in 1962)
  • XFL - Loening
  • XFL Airabonita - Bell
  • F2L Kingcobra - Bell
  • XF3L - Bell
  • FM Wildcat - General Motors
  • F2M Wildcat - General Motors
  • F3M Bearcat - General Motors
  • FO Lightning - Lockheed
  • FR Fireball - Ryan
  • XF2R Dark Shark - Ryan
  • FS Spitfire - Supermarine (designation reserved on paper for 17 Spitfire Mk. V used by VCS-7 but never officially assigned)
  • XFT - Northrop
  • F2T Black Widow - Northrop
  • FU - Chance Vought
  • F2U - Chance Vought
  • F3U - Chance Vought
  • F4U Corsair - Vought Sikorsky
  • XF5U - Chance Vought
  • F6U Pirate - Chance Vought
  • F7U Cutlass - Chance Vought
  • F8U Crusader - Chance Vought
  • XF8U-3 Crusader III - Chance Vought
  • FV - Canadian Vickers (designation reserved but never assigned for F6F Hellcat production)
  • XFV - Lockheed
  • F2W - Wright
  • XF3W Apache - Wright
  • XFY Pogo - Convair
  • XF2Y Sea Dart - Convair (redesignated F-7 in 1962)

Foreign-built fighters, 1910–1962

Glider

Bomb glider

Trainer glider, 1941–1945
  • LNE - Pratt-Read
  • LNP Grasshopper - Piper
  • LNR Grasshopper - Aeronca
  • LNS - Schweizer
  • LNT Grasshopper - Taylorcraft

Transport glider, 1941–1945

Foreign-built glider, 1910–1962

Helicopters

Antisubmarine, 1951–1962
  • HSL - Bell
  • HSS-1 Seabat - Sikorsky
  • HSS-2 Sea King - Sikorsky

Crane, 1952–1955
  • HCH - McDonnell

Observation, 1944–1962
  • XHOC - Convertawings
  • HOE Hornet - Hiller
  • HOG Rotorcycle - Gyrodyne
  • HOK - Kaman (redesignated H-43 in 1962)
  • HOS Hoverfly II - Sikorsky
  • HO2S Dragonfly - Sikorsky
  • HO3S Dragonfly - Sikorsky
  • HO4S - Sikorsky (redesignated H-19 in 1962)
  • HO5S - Sikorsky

Trainer, 1944–1948
  • HNS Hoverfly - Sikorsky

Trainer, 1948–1962
  • HTE Raven - Hiller
  • HTK Huskie - Kaman (redesignated H-43 in 1962)
  • HTL Sioux - Bell (redesignated H-13 in 1962)

Transport, 1944–1962
  • HRB Sea Knight - Boeing-Vertol (redesignated H-46 in 1962)
  • HRH - McDonnell
  • HRP Rescuer - Piasecki
  • HRS - Sikorsky
  • HR2S - Sikorsky (redesignated H-37 in 1962)
  • HR3S - Sikorsky (redesignated H-3 in 1962)

Utility, 1944–1949
  • HJD Whirlaway - McDonnell (later redesignated HJH)
  • HJH Whirlaway - McDonnell
  • HJP - Piasecki
  • HJS - Sikorsky

Utility, 1950–1962
  • HUK Huskie - Kaman (redesignated H-43 in 1962)
  • HU2K Seasprite - Kaman (redesignated H-2 in 1962)
  • HUL (redesignated H-13 in 1962)
  • HUM - McCulloch
  • HUP Retriever - Piasecki (redesignated H-25 in 1962)
  • HUS Seahorse - Sikorsky (redesignated H-34 in 1962)
  • HU2S Sea Guard - Sikorsky (redesignated H-52 in 1962)

Hospital, 1929–1942

Marine Expeditionary, 1922–1923

Observation

Observation, 1922–1962

Observation scout, 1935–1945

Foreign-built observation aircraft, 1920–1962

Patrol

Patrol, 1910–1923

Patrol, 1923–1962
P2V-2 Neptune over NAS Jacksonville, 1953
  • PB Flying Fortress - Boeing
  • P2B Superfortress - Boeing
  • PD - Douglas
  • P2D - Douglas
  • P3D - Douglas
  • PH - Hall
  • P2H - Hall
  • PJ - General Aviation
  • PK - Keystone
  • PM - Martin
  • P2M - Martin
  • P3M - Martin
  • P4M Mercator - Martin
  • P5M Marlin - Martin (redesignated P-5 in 1962)
  • P6M SeaMaster - Martin
  • P7M SubMaster - Martin
  • PN - Naval Aircraft Factory
  • P2N - Naval Aircraft Factory
    • P3N - skipped
  • P4N - Naval Aircraft Factory
  • PO Warning Star - Lockheed
  • PS - Sikorsky
  • P2S - Sikorsky
  • PV-1 Ventura - Lockheed
  • PV-2 Harpoon - Lockheed
  • P2V Neptune - Lockheed (redesignated P-2 in 1962)
  • P3V Orion - Lockheed (redesignated P-3 in 1962)
  • PY - Consolidated
  • P2Y - Consolidated
  • P3Y - Consolidated (redesignated PBY before delivery)
  • XP4Y Corregidor - Consolidated
  • P5Y - Consolidated
  • P6Y - Convair

Patrol bomber, 1935–1962
A flight of PBY-5 Catalinas over the Aleutian Islands
  • XPBB Sea Ranger - Boeing
  • PB2B Catalina - Boeing (PBY built by Boeing)
  • PB2B-2 Canso - Boeing (PBY built by Boeing)
  • PBJ Mitchell - North American
  • PBM Mariner - Martin
  • PB2M Mars - Martin
  • PBN Nomad - Naval Aircraft Factory
  • PBO Hudson - Lockheed
  • PBS - Sikorsky
  • PB2S Catalina - Boeing-Canada
  • PBV Catalina - Canadian Vickers
  • PBY Catalina - Consolidated (formerly designated P3Y)
  • PB2Y Coronado - Consolidated
  • PB3Y - Consolidated
  • PB4Y-1 Liberator - Consolidated
  • PB4Y-2 Privateer - Consolidated (redesignated P-4 in 1962)

Patrol torpedo bomber, 1937–1962
  • PTBH - Hall

Foreign-built patrol aircraft, 1910–1962

Pursuit, 1923
  • WP-1 - Wright

Racer, 1922–1928

Research aircraft, 1910–1962

Rotorcycle, 1954–1959
  • ROE Rotorcycle - Hiller
  • RON Rotorcycle - Gyrodyne

Scout

Scout, 1922–1946
  • SC - Curtiss
  • S2C - Curtiss
  • S3C - Curtiss
  • S4C - Curtiss
  • SC Seahawk - Curtiss
  • SDW - Dayton-Wright
  • SE - Bellanca
  • SF - Grumman
  • SG - Great Lakes
  • SL - Loening
  • S2L - Loening
  • SS - Sikorsky
  • SU Corsair - Vought
  • XS - Cox-Klemin

Scout bomber, 1934–1946
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless

Scout observation, 1934–1946

Scout trainer, 1939–1948

Foreign-built scout aircraft, 1920–1962

Tanker, 1958–1962

Torpedo

Torpedo, 1910–1922

Torpedo, 1922–1935

Torpedo bomber, 1935–1946
Grumman TBF Avenger in mid-1942
  • TBD Devastator - Douglas
  • TB2D Skypirate - Douglas
  • TBF Avenger - Grumman
  • TB2F - Grumman
  • TB3F Guardian - Grumman
  • TBG - Great Lakes
  • TBM Avenger - General Motors
  • TBU Sea Wolf - Vought
  • TBV Georgia - Vultee
  • TBY Sea Wolf - Consolidated

Torpedo scout, 1943–1946
  • TSF - Grumman

Foreign-built torpedo aircraft, 1920–1962

Trainer

Trainer, 1910–1922

Trainer, 1922–1948
  • NB - Boeing
  • N2B - Boeing
    • NC - skipped to avoid confusion with NC flying boats
  • N2C Fledgling - Curtiss
  • NE Grasshopper - Piper
  • HN - Huff Daland
  • NH - Howard
  • NJ - North American
  • NK - Keystone
  • NL - Langley
    • NM - skipped
  • N2M - Martin
    • NN - skipped
  • N2N - Naval Aircraft Factory
  • N3N - Naval Aircraft Factory
    • N4N - reserved but not assigned
  • N5N - Naval Aircraft Factory
  • NP - Spartan
  • NQ - Fairchild
  • NR Recruit - Ryan
  • NS - Stearman
  • N2S Kaydet - Stearman
  • NT - New Standard
  • N2T Tutor - Timm
  • NV - Vultee
  • NY - Consolidated
  • N2Y - Consolidated
  • N3Y - Consolidated
  • N4Y - Consolidated

Trainer, 1948–1962
An SNJ-5 Texan flying in an airshow in 2004
  • TE - Edo
  • TJ Texan - North American (SNJ-8 - cancelled)
  • T2J Buckeye - North American (redesignated T-2 in 1962)
  • T3J Sabreliner - North American (redesignated T-39 in 1962)
  • TO Shooting Star - Lockheed (redesignated T-33 in 1962)
  • TT Temco - Temco
  • TV Shooting Star - Lockheed
  • T2V SeaStar - Lockheed (redesignated T-1 in 1962)

Foreign-built trainer aircraft, 1910–1962
  • Morane-Saulnier AR-1 - Morane-Saulnier

Transport

Transport, 1931–1962
  • RA - Fokker
  • RB Conestoga - Budd
  • RC Kingbird - Curtiss
  • R2C - Curtiss (reserved but never assigned)
  • R3C - Curtiss (reserved but never assigned)
  • R4C Condor - Curtiss-Wright
  • R5C Commando - Curtiss-Wright
  • RD Dolphin - Douglas
  • R2D - Douglas
  • R3D - Douglas
  • R4D - Douglas (redesignated C-47 in 1962)
  • R5D - Douglas (redesignated C-54 in 1962)
  • R6D - Douglas (redesignated C-118 in 1962)
  • RE - Bellanca
  • RK Envoy - Kinner
  • R2K - Fairchild
  • RM - Martin
  • RN Reliant - Stinson
  • RO - Lockheed
  • R2O - Lockheed
  • R3O - Lockheed
  • R4O - Lockheed
  • R5O - Lockheed
  • R6O - Lockheed (later redesignated R6V)
  • R7O - Lockheed (later redesignated R7V)
  • RQ Reliant - Fairchild
  • R2Q - Fairchild
  • R3Q Reliant - Fairchild
  • R4Q Flying Boxcar - Fairchild
  • RR - Ford
  • RS - Sikorsky
  • RT - Northrop
  • R6V - Lockheed (previously designated R6O)
  • R7V-1 - Lockheed (previously designated R7O)
    • R7V-2 - Lockheed (turboprop powered version)
  • R8V - Lockheed (redesignated C-130 in 1962)
  • RY - Consolidated
  • R2Y - Consolidated
  • R3Y Tradewind - Convair
  • R4Y Samaritan - Convair (redesignated C-131 in 1962)
  • TA - Fokker
  • B-314 - Boeing

Transport (late 50s)
  • TF Trader - Grumman (redesignated C-1 in 1962)

Transport, single engine, 1939–1941

Utility

Utility, 1910–1931

Utility, 1931–1955
  • JA Norseman - Noorduyn
  • JB Traveller - Beechcraft
  • JC Kingbird - Curtiss-Wright
  • JD Invader - Douglas
  • JE - Bellanca
  • JF Duck - Grumman
  • J2F Duck - Grumman
  • J3F Goose - Grumman
  • J4F Widgeon - Grumman
  • JH - Stearman-Hammond
  • JK - Fairchild
  • J2K - Fairchild
  • JL - Columbia
  • JM Marauder - Martin
  • JO - Lockheed
  • JQ - Fairchild
  • J2Q - Fairchild
  • JW - Waco
  • J2W - Waco

Utility transport, 1935–1955
  • JRB Expeditor - Beechcraft
  • JRC Bobcat - Cessna
  • JRF Goose - Grumman
  • JR2F Albatross - Grumman
  • JRK - Nash-Kelvinator (designation reserved but never assigned)
  • JRM Mars - Martin
  • JRS - Sikorsky
  • JR2S Excalibur - Sikorsky

Utility, 1955–1962
  • UC Otter - de Havilland Canada (redesignated U-1 in 1962)
  • U2C Beaver - de Havilland Canada (redesignated U-6 in 1962)
  • UF Albatross - Grumman (redesignated U-16 in 1962)
  • UO Aztec - Piper Aircraft (redesignated U-11 in 1962)
  • UV Hercules - Lockheed (redesignated in C-130 series)

Foreign-built utility aircraft, 1920–1962

See also

References
  1. Smith, Alfred Emanuel (21 September 1921). "Lessons of the ZR-2". The Outlook. 129: 80, 82. Retrieved 30 July 2009.


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