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DESIGNATIONS OF U.S. NAVAL AIRCRAFT
Class of airplane Model designation U.S. name Navy Army Fighter, 2-eng. F7F XF5U Fighter, 1-eng. F2A Buffalo F3A Corsair F4U Corsair FM Wildcat FG Corsair F2G-1 Corsair F4F Wildcat F6F Hellcat FR XF8B XF14C XFD Scout Bomber, 1-eng. SB2A A-34 Bermuda SBW A-25 Helldiver SBC 77-A Helldiver SB2C A-25 Helldiver BTC SBD A-24 Dauntless BTD SBF A-25 Helldiver BTM SBN SB2U Vindicator Torpedo Bomber, 1-eng. TBY TBD Devastator TB2D TBM Avenger TBF Avenger Patrol Bomber, boat, 4-eng. PB2Y Coronado Patrol Bomber, boat, 2-eng. PB2P OA-10 Catalina PBY-5, 5A OA-10 Catalina P4Y PBM Mariner PBN OA-10 Catalina XPBB Sea Ranger CANSO "A" OA-10B Bomber, land, 4-eng PB4Y B-24 Liberator Bomber, land, 2-eng PBO AT-18 (A-29) Hudson PBJ B-25 Mitchell PV B-34 Ventura XP2V
Class of airplane Model designation U.S. name Navy Army Observation Scout 1-eng. OY-1 L-5 (O-52) Sentinel SOC Seagull SO3C Seamew SC S2E-1 OS2N Kingfisher OS2U Kingfisher Utility, 2-eng. JRB C-45 Expeditor JRC C-78 (AT-17) Bobcat BD A-20 (P-70) Havoc JRF OA-9 Goose J4F OA-14 Widgeon JM-1 B-26 Marauder Utility, 1-eng. JS2F OA-12 Duck Transport, 1-eng. GB C-43 Traveler GK UC-61 Forwarder GH Nightingale AE(HE) L-4 Grasshopper Transport, 4-eng. land. RY C-87 Liberator R5D C-54 Skymaster Transport, 2-eng. land. RB C-93 R-5C C-46 Commando R3D R4D-1, 5 C-47, 47A Skytrain R4D-2, 4 C-49, 49A Skytrooper R50 C-53 Skytrooper PB2Y-3R C-56, 60 Lodestar Transport, 4-eng. Sea., PB2Y-3R JRM (XPB2M-1R) Mars JR2S-2 Excalibur Transport, 2-eng. Sea.. PBM-3R Training, 1-eng. primary. N3N NE L-4 (O-59) Grasshopper NR PT-21 Recruit NP PT-21 N2S PT-13, 17, 18, 27 Caydet N2T Tutor XN5N XNL Training, 2-eng, advanced SNB-1 AT-11 Kansas SNB-2 AT-7 Navigator Training, 1-eng. advanced SNV BT-13 Valiant SNC Falcon NH SNJ AT-6 Texan Special Purpose, 2-eng. TDR TD3R TD2R TD3R TD2R
Class of airplane Model designation U.S. name Navy Army Special Purpose, 2-eng. (Continued) TD3R TDN Special Purpose, 1-eng. TDN TDC PQ-8 TD2C PQ-14 TDR TDD OQ-2A HNS-1 R-4B H02S-1 R-5 HOS-1 R-6 XHOS-1 XR-6