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A buzz number was a large letter and number combination applied to United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 military aircraft
Military aircraft
A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary armed service of any type. Military aircraft can be either combat or non-combat:...

 in the years immediately after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, through the early 1960s. They were applied for general aerial identification of aircraft, but particularly for the identification of aircraft guilty of "buzzing" (very-low-altitude high-speed passes) over populated areas.

The first two letters of a buzz number indicated the type and designation of an aircraft while the last three were generally the last 3 digits of the aircraft serial number. Air Force fighters used buzz numbers starting with the letter F (or P, when fighters were designated as "pursuit" aircraft before June 1948), while bombers started with the letter B. For example an P-51 Mustang would have a buzz number such as FF-230 while an F-86 Sabre might be FU-910. A B-66 Destroyer
B-66 Destroyer
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Baugher, Joe. USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bomber Aircraft: Third Series of USAAC/USAAF/USAF Bombers, 2001. Retrieved: 27 July 2006....

 would have a buzz number such as BB-222. One of the last Air Force fighters to carry a buzz number was the F-4 Phantom II
F-4 Phantom II
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...

 (FJ), then called the F-110 Spectre by the Air Force.

List of buzz codes

This table lists U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army aircraft by buzz-number prefix. Note that some aircraft types changed prefixes during their career, while other prefixes were re-used after an earlier type was retired.
Code name Manufacturer Aircraft Notes
AA Douglas  A-24/F-24 Banshee 
AB Curtiss
Curtiss-Wright
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation was the largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States at the end of World War II, but has evolved to largely become a component manufacturer, specializing in actuators, aircraft controls, valves, and metalworking....

 
A-25 Shrike 
AC Douglas A-26 Invader  recoded BC in 1948
AD Vultee
Vultee Aircraft
The Vultee Aircraft Corporation became an independent company in 1939 and had limited success before merging with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in 1943 to form the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, or Convair.-History:...

 
A-31 Vengeance
Vultee A-31 Vengeance
The Vultee A-31 Vengeance was an American dive bomber of World War II, built by Vultee Aircraft. The Vengeance was not used in combat by US units, however it served with the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, and Indian Air Force in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.The...

 
AE Convair
Convair
Convair was an American aircraft manufacturing company which later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Vultee Aircraft and Consolidated Aircraft, and went on to produce a number of pioneering aircraft, such as the Convair B-36 bomber, and the F-102...

 
XA-41 
BA Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...

 
B-17 Flying Fortress 
BA Martin  B-57 Canberra 
BB Douglas XB-19
Douglas XB-19
|-See also:-External links:* * * * * Popular Mechanics, December 1940* Popular Mechanics, July 1941*...

 
BB Douglas B-66 Destroyer 
BC Consolidated
Consolidated Aircraft
The Consolidated Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Reuben H. Fleet, the result of the Gallaudet Aircraft Company's liquidation and Fleet's purchase of designs from the Dayton-Wright Company as the subsidiary was being closed by its parent corporation, General Motors. Consolidated became...

 
B-24 Liberator 
BC Douglas B-26 Invader  originally AC
BD North American
North American Aviation
North American Aviation was a major US aerospace manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, and the XB-70, as well as Apollo Command and Service...

 
B-25 Mitchell 
BE North American B-45 Tornado  recoded BH in 1948
BF Boeing B-29 Superfortress 
BG Consolidated B-32 Dominator 
BG Northrop
Northrop Corporation
Northrop Corporation was a leading United States aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman in 1994. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, although only a few of these have entered service.-History:Jack...

 
XB-35 
BH Lockheed  B-37 Ventura 
BH North American B-45 Tornado originally BE
BJ Boeing XB-39 Superfortress 
BK Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster 
BK Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
The Boeing B-50 Superfortress strategic bomber was a post-World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber designed by Boeing for...

 
BL Boeing XB-44 Superfortress 
BM Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Convair B-36
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built , although there have...

 
CA Beechcraft
Beechcraft
Beechcraft is an American manufacturer of general aviation and military aircraft, ranging from light single engine aircraft to business jets and light military transports. Previously a division of Raytheon, it has been a brand of Hawker Beechcraft since 2006....

 
CQ-3 Expeditor
Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...

 
CA Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 
CB Beechcraft UC-43 Traveler
Beechcraft Staggerwing
The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is an American biplane with an atypical negative stagger , that first flew in 1932.-Development:...

 
CC Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...

 
CD Curtiss C-46 Commando 
CE Douglas C-47 Skytrain 
CF Douglas C-48
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...

 
CG Douglas C-49
Douglas DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...

 
CH Douglas C-53 Skytrooper 
CJ Douglas C-54 Skymaster 
CK Lockheed C-60 Lodestar 
CL Noorduyn
Noorduyn
The Noorduyn Aircraft Ltd., founded by Robert B. C. Noorduyn, was established in Canada in early 1934 by taking over the Curtiss-Reid factory outside of Montreal, Quebec. Work soon started on the Noorduyn Norseman I...

 
UC-64 Norseman
Noorduyn Norseman
The Noorduyn Norseman is a Canadian single-engine bush plane designed to operate from unimproved surfaces. Norseman aircraft are known to have been registered and/or operated in 68 countries throughout the world and also have been based and flown in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.-Design and...

 
CM Lockheed C-69 Constellation
Lockheed Constellation
The Lockheed Constellation was a propeller-driven airliner powered by four 18-cylinder radial Wright R-3350 engines. It was built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. A total of 856 aircraft were produced in numerous models, all distinguished by a...

 
CN Douglas C-74 Globemaster 
CP Cessna
Cessna
The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft. Although they are the most well known for their small, piston-powered aircraft, they also produce business jets. The company is a subsidiary...

 
UC-78 Bobcat
Cessna AT-17
-References:NotesBibliography* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....

 
CP Convair C-131 Samaritan 
CQ Fairchild  C-82 Packet 
CQ Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar 
CR Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express 
CS Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter/Stratotanker 
CT Convair XC-99
Convair XC-99
The Convair XC-99, 43-52436, was a prototype heavy cargo aircraft built by Convair for the United States Air Force. It was the largest piston-engined land-based transport aircraft ever built, and was developed from the B-36 bomber, sharing the wings and some other structures with it...

 
CU Douglas C-117 Skytrooper 
CV Douglas C-118 Liftmaster
Douglas DC-6
The Douglas DC-6 is a piston-powered airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1958. Originally intended as a military transport near the end of World War II, it was reworked after the war to compete with the Lockheed Constellation in the long-range...

 
CW Lockheed C-121 Constellation
Lockheed Constellation
The Lockheed Constellation was a propeller-driven airliner powered by four 18-cylinder radial Wright R-3350 engines. It was built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. A total of 856 aircraft were produced in numerous models, all distinguished by a...

 
CY Chase
Chase Aircraft
The Chase Aircraft Company, founded in 1943, was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States of America, primarily constructing gliders and military transport aircraft. Lacking space for expansion, the company was purchased by Henry J. Kaiser in 1951. Plans to produce the C-123 transport for the...

 
YC-122 Avitruc 
CZ Chase C-123 Provider 
CZ Fairchild C-123 Provider 
FA Beechcraft F-2 Expeditor
Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...

 
cancelled 1948
FB Lockheeed F-5 Lightning  cancelled 1948
FC North American F-6 Mustang  cancelled 1948, to FF
FD Consolidated F-7 Liberator  cancelled 1948
FE Boeing F-9 Flying Fortress  cancelled 1948, to BA
FF North American F-10 Mitchell  cancelled 1948, to BD
FG Boeing F-13 Superfortress  cancelled 1948, to BF
FH Northrop F-15 Reporter  cancelled 1948, to FK
F Northrop N-156F 
FA Lockheed F-38 Lightning  previously PA
FA Lockheed F-94 Starfire 
FA Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter 
FB Bell
Bell Aircraft
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for the development and production of many important civilian and military helicopters...

 
F-39 Airacobra  previously PB
FB McDonnell
McDonnell Aircraft
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company was founded on July 16, 1939 by James Smith McDonnell, and was best known for its military fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II, and manned spacecraft including the Mercury capsule...

 
F-101 Voodoo 
FC Curtiss F-40 Warhawk  previously PC
FC Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 
FD Republic XF-103
Republic XF-103
The Republic XF-103 was an American project to develop a high speed interceptor aircraft capable of destroying Soviet bombers. Despite a prolonged development, it never progressed past the mock-up stage.-Development:...

 
FE Republic F-47 Thunderbolt  previously PE
FE Convair F-106 Delta Dart 
FF North American F-51 Mustang  previously PF
FG Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 
FH Republic  F-105 Thunderchief 
FJ Bell F-59 Airacomet  previously PJ
FJ McDonnell F-110 Spectre 
FK Northrop F-61 Black Widow  previously PK
FL Bell F-63 Kingcobra  previously PL
FN Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star  previously PL, recoded FT
FP Convair XF-81
Convair XP-81
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Ginter, Steve. Consolidated Vultee XP-81 . Simi Valley, California: Ginter Books, 2007. ISBN 0-942612-87-6....

 
previously PP
FQ North American F-82 Twin Mustang  previously PQ
FR Bell XF-83
Bell XP-83
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Carpenter, David M. Flame Powered: The Bell XP-59A Airacomet and the General Electric I-A Engine. Boston: Jet Pioneers of America, 1982. ISBN 0-9633387-0-6....

 
previously PR
FS Republic F-84 Thunderjet  previously PS
FT Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star  previously PN, FN
QFT Lockheed QF-80 Shooting Star 
FU North American F-86 Sabre  previously PU
FV Northrop Northrop F-89 Scorpion 
FW North American F-100 Super Sabre 
FX Lockheed YF-12 Blackbird
Lockheed YF-12
The Lockheed YF-12 was an American prototype interceptor aircraft, which the United States Air Force evaluated as a development of the highly-secret Lockheed A-12 that also spawned the SR-71 Blackbird.-Design and development:...

 
Unofficial?
FY North American YF-93
North American YF-93
-Bibliography:* Davis, Larry. F-86 Sabre in action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1992. ISBN 0-89747-282-9.* Pace, Steve. X-Fighters: USAF Experimental and Prototype Fighters, XP-59 to YF-23. Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1991. ISBN 0-87938-540-5.* Sgarlato, Nico...

 
FY North American YF-95  recoded FU
GA Waco
Waco Aircraft Company
The Waco Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturer located in Troy, Ohio, USA. Between 1919 and 1947, the company produced a wide range of civilian biplanes....

 
PG-2
Waco CG-4
The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used United States troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4 by the United States Army Air Forces, and named Hadrian in British military service....

 
GB Waco PG-3 
GC Waco CG-4
Waco CG-4
The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used United States troop/cargo military glider of World War II. It was designated the CG-4 by the United States Army Air Forces, and named Hadrian in British military service....

 
GD Laister-Kauffman  XCG-10 Trojan Horse 
GE Waco CG-13 
GF Chase YCG-14
Chase YCG-14
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography...

 
GG Waco CG-15 
GH Chase XCG-18 
GJ Chase XCG-20
Chase XCG-20
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography...

 
JT Cessna YAT-37D 
LA Taylorcraft  L-2 Grasshopper
Taylorcraft L-2
-External links:***-See also:...

 
LA Piper  L-4 Grasshopper
Piper J-3
The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time...

 
originally LC
LB Aeronca  L-3 Grasshopper
Aeronca L-3
|-See also:-External links:* * *...

 
LB Stinson
Stinson Aircraft Company
The Stinson Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturing company in the United States between the 1920s and the 1950s.-The Company:The Stinson Aircraft Company was founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1920 by aviator Edward “Eddie” Stinson, brother to Katherine Stinson. After five years of business...

 
L-5 Sentinel  originally LD
LC Piper  L-4 Grasshopper
Piper J-3
The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time...

 
recoded LA
LC Aeronca L-16
Aeronca L-16
|-See also:-References:* Eden, Paul and Moeng, Soph, eds. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1....

 
originally LH
LB Stinson
Stinson Aircraft Company
The Stinson Aircraft Company was an aircraft manufacturing company in the United States between the 1920s and the 1950s.-The Company:The Stinson Aircraft Company was founded in Dayton, Ohio, in 1920 by aviator Edward “Eddie” Stinson, brother to Katherine Stinson. After five years of business...

 
L-5 Sentinel  recoded LB
LD North American L-17 Navion  originally LJ
LE Interstate
Interstate Aircraft
Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation was a small American aircraft manufacturer from April 1937 to 1945, based in El Segundo, California. In 1940 they developed the Cadet, a 2-seat monoplane. The Model S-1B was developed into the XO-63, later redesignated to the XL-6. Two hundred...

 
L-6 Cadet
Interstate Cadet
The Interstate Cadet is an American two-seat tandem, high wing, single engine monoplane light aircraft. Around 320 of these aircraft were produced between the years of 1941 and 1942 by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation based in El Segundo, California...

 
LE Boeing L-15 Scout 
LE Piper L-18 Super Cub 
LF Piper L-14 
LF Cessna L-19 Bird Dog 
LG Convair L-13 Grasshopper
Stinson L-13
-References:*"." Flight, 9 September 1955, p. 466.* rare photos of L-13 folded for towing by jeep*Harding, Stephen. U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Shrewsbury, UK:Airlife, 1990. ISBN 1-85310-102-8....

 
LG de Havilland Canada
De Havilland Canada
The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. company was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

 
L-20 Beaver
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...

 
LH Aeronca L-16
Aeronca L-16
|-See also:-References:* Eden, Paul and Moeng, Soph, eds. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1....

 
recoded LC
LH Piper L-21 Super Cub 
LJ North American L-17 Navion  recoded LD
LJ Beechcraft L-23 Seminole 
LK Aero Commander  L-26 
OA Grumman  OA-9 Goose
Grumman Goose
The Grumman G-21 Goose amphibious aircraft was designed as an eight-seat "commuter" plane for businessmen in the Long Island area. The Goose was Grumman’s first monoplane to fly, its first twin-engined aircraft, and its first aircraft to enter commercial airline service...

 
OB Consolidated OA-10 Catalina 
OC North American O-47
North American O-47
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1.* Fahey, James C. U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946. New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1946....

 
OD Kellett
Kellett Autogiro Company
The Kellett Autogiro Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from 1929 based in Philadelphia, named after founder W. Wallace Kellett .-History:...

 
YO-60
Kellett KD-1
-See also:-References:...

 
OE Boeing PB2B-1 Catalina 
PA Lockheed P-38 Lightning  recoded FA in 1948
PB Bell
Bell Aircraft
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for the development and production of many important civilian and military helicopters...

 
P-39 Airacobra  recoded FB in 1948
PC Curtiss P-40 Warhawk  recoded FC in 1948
PD Curtiss XP-42 
PE Republic P-47 Thunderbolt  recoded FE in 1948
PF North American P-51 Mustang  recoded FF in 1948
PG Curtiss XP-55 Ascender 
PH Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning 
PJ Bell P-59 Airacomet  recoded FJ in 1948
PK Northrop P-61 Black Widow  recoded FK in 1948
PL Bell P-63 Kingcobra  recoded FL in 1948
PM Fisher
Fisher Body
Fisher Body is an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan; it is now an operating division of General Motors Company...

 
P-75 Eagle 
PN Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star  recoded FT in 1948
PP Convair XP-81
Convair XP-81
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Ginter, Steve. Consolidated Vultee XP-81 . Simi Valley, California: Ginter Books, 2007. ISBN 0-942612-87-6....

 
recoded FP in 1948
PQ North American P-82 Twin Mustang  recoded FQ in 1948
PR Bell XP-83
Bell XP-83
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Carpenter, David M. Flame Powered: The Bell XP-59A Airacomet and the General Electric I-A Engine. Boston: Jet Pioneers of America, 1982. ISBN 0-9633387-0-6....

 
recoded FR in 1948
PS Republic P-84 Thunderjet  recoded FS in 1948
PU North American P-86 Sabre  recoded FU in 1948
QF Piasecki
Piasecki Helicopter
The Piasecki Helicopter Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of helicopters located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. The company was renamed Vertol Aircraft Corporation in the mid-1950s...

 
H-21 Workhorse 
QK Culver Q-14 Cadet 
RF North American RF-51 Mustang 
TA North American AT-6 Texan
North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...

 
LTA North American LT-6G Texan
North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1950s...

 
TB Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator
Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...

 
TC Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Beechcraft Model 18
The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas...

 
TC Mikoyan-Gurevich  MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in...

 
TC Convair TF-102 Delta Dagger 
TD Fairchild AT-21 Gunner 
TD Beechcraft T-34 Mentor 
BTE Vultee BT-13 Valiant 
TE Cessna T-37 Tweet 
PTF Boeing PT-13 Kaydet 
TF North American TF-51 Mustang 
TF Northrop T-38 Talon 
TG Boeing PT-17 Kaydet 
TG Lockheed TF-104 Starfighter 
TG North American T-39 Sabreliner 
TH Fairchild PT-19
Fairchild PT-19
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4....

 
TJ Culver
Culver Aircraft Company
The Culver Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer of light aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s.-History:The Dart Manufacturing Corporation was founded in Columbus, Ohio, by Monocoupe dealer Knight K. Culver and Al Mooney to purchase the rights to the Mooney-designed Monosport G from the...

 
PQ-8 Cadet
Culver Cadet
-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.* Mondey, David. American Aircraft of World War II . London: Bounty Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7537-1461-4.* Mormillo, Frank B...

 
TK Culver PQ-14 Cadet 
TL North American T-28 Trojan 
TP Convair T-29 Flying Classroom 
TQ Fairchild T-31
Fairchild XNQ
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Green, William and Gerald Pollinger. The Aircraft of the World. London: Macdonald, 1955.-External links:* * *...

 
TR Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star 
UG de Havilland Canada
De Havilland Canada
The de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. company was an aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in what is now the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

 
U-6 Beaver
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, STOL aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, primarily known as a bush plane. It is used for cargo and passenger hauling, aerial application , and has been widely adopted by armed forces as a utility aircraft...

 
UH Piper U-7 Super Cub 
UK Aero Commander  U-4/U-9 
YF North American YF-93
North American YF-93
-Bibliography:* Davis, Larry. F-86 Sabre in action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1992. ISBN 0-89747-282-9.* Pace, Steve. X-Fighters: USAF Experimental and Prototype Fighters, XP-59 to YF-23. Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1991. ISBN 0-87938-540-5.* Sgarlato, Nico...

 
YT Cessna YAT-37D 

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    Tail Code
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