United States military aircraft designation systems

The United States Military Aircraft Designation System was first designed in 1919 when the US Army's Aeronautical Division became the United States Army Air Service. Before this aircraft were put into service under their manufacturers' designations.

History

United States Army Air Service 1919 to 1924

During this period Type Designations used by the United States Army Air Service were allotted, using two or three letters, which were an abbreviation of the aircraft's purpose. Examples include GA for Ground Attack aircraft; NO for Night Observation aircraft and NBS for Night Bombardment, Short Distance aircraft.

Army aviation 1924 to 1962

From 1924 to 1947 the Air Service, United States Army Air Corps, United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force used a designation system based on mission category, with each model in a category numbered sequentially. In 1947, the designation system was extensively overhauled, with several categories being dispensed with, and others renamed For instance, the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (Pursuit) was redesignated as F-80 (Fighter), while the A-26 medium bomber/attack aircraft was redesignated as the B-26, reusing the designation, the Martin B-26 having retired in the meantime.

P47

P47 or P-47 may refer to:

  • Papyrus 47 or P47, an early copy of the New Testament in Greek
  • Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, an American World War II fighter aircraft
  • HMS P47, a Second World War Royal Navy submarine transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy before completion and renamed HNMS Dolfijn
  • P47, a Latvian state regional road - see List of National Roads in Latvia
  • P-47, ADC ID for Hutchinson Air Force Station, a United States Air Force station closed in 1968
  • Podcasts:

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