List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States

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The United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force and its predecessors, and United States Coast Guard operated aircraft when specific alphanumerical designation systems were not in use; these aircraft were referred to by their manufacturers' designations. There were also aircraft in service later that did not receive designations for other reasons, such as foreign military aircraft used for testing or special operations, and civil aircraft purchased off-the-shelf or impressed into service.

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For aircraft of the Air Force and its preceding Army air services after the introduction of the 1919 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation system, see the list of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962). For Navy and Marine Corps aircraft that received designations from 1911–1917 and post–1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system, see the list of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962). For the Army designation system used from 1956 to 1962, after the creation of the Air Force, see 1956 United States Army aircraft designation system. For all United States military aircraft after the implementation of the unified 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, see list of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations.

Army

This list includes aircraft operated by the United States Army, Army Signal Corps, and American Expeditionary Forces.

TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedRetiredNotes
Aeromarine M-1 USPropellerTrainer1917Single-engined piston biplane; evaluated but not accepted
Airco DH.9 UKPropellerBomber1917Single-engined piston biplane
Ansaldo SVA ItalyPropellerReconnaissance1917Single-engined piston biplane
Avro 504 UKPropellerTrainer1913Single-engined piston biplane
Bréguet 14 FrancePropellerBomber/reconnaissance1918Single-engined piston biplane
Burgess-Dunne USPropellerExperimental1914 or 1915Single-engined tailless piston biplane
Burgess Model F [1] USPropellerTrainer1911Single-engined piston biplane; license-built Wright Model B
Burgess Model H [1] USPropellerTrainer1912Single-engined piston biplane
Burgess Model I [1] USPropellerReconnaissance19131915Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Burgess Model J [1] USPropellerScout19131914Single-engined piston biplane; license-built Wright Model C
Burgess Model U [1] USPropellerReconnaissance1917Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Caudron G.3 FrancePropellerReconnaissance1917Single-engined piston biplane
Caudron G.4 FrancePropellerBomber1917Two-engined piston biplane
Caudron R.11 FrancePropellerFighter1918Two-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model D [2] USPropellerTrainer19111914Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model E [2] USPropellerUtility19111914Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Curtiss Model F [2] USPropellerUtility1913Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Curtiss Model G [2] USPropellerScout1913Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model J [2] USPropellerExperimental1914Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model JN [2] USPropellerTrainer19151927Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model L [3] USPropellerTrainer1916Single-engined piston triplane
Curtiss Model N [3] USPropellerTrainer1915Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Curtiss Model R [3] USPropellerUtility1915Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model S [3] USPropellerFighter1917Single-engined piston triplane; evaluated but not accepted
Dorand AR FrancePropellerReconnaissance1917Single-engined piston biplane
Farman F.40 FrancePropellerReconnaissance1915Single-engined piston biplane
Farman F.50 FrancePropellerBomber1918Two-engined piston biplane
LWF model V USPropellerTrainer/reconnaissance1916Single-engined piston biplane
Martin R USPropellerReconnaissance1916
Martin S USPropellerReconnaissance1915Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Morane-Saulnier AI FrancePropellerTrainer1917Single-engined piston parasol monoplane
Morane-Saulnier P FrancePropellerReconnaissance1914Single-engined piston parasol monoplane
Nieuport 10 FrancePropellerTrainer1915Single-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 11 FrancePropellerTrainer1916Single-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 12 FrancePropellerTrainer1915Single-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 17 FrancePropellerTrainer1916Single-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 21 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 23 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 24 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 27 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 28 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 80 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 81 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Nieuport 83 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 UKPropellerSingle-engined piston biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 UKPropellerSingle-engined piston biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 UKPropellerFighterSingle-engined piston biplane
Salmson 2 FrancePropellerTrainer/reconnaissance1918Single-engined piston biplane
SIA 7 ItalyPropellerBomber/reconnaissance1917Single-engined piston biplane
Sopwith Camel UKPropellerFighterSingle-engined piston biplane
Sopwith Dolphin UKPropellerFighterSingle-engined piston biplane
Sopwith SOP.1 FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane; French license-built Sopwith 1½ Strutter
SPAD S.VII FrancePropellerTrainer1917Single-engined piston biplane
SPAD S.XI FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
SPAD S.XIII FrancePropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane
SPAD S.XVI FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Standard H-2 USPropellerTrainer1916Single-engined piston biplane
Standard J USPropellerTrainer1916Single-engined piston biplane
Sturtevant S [4] USPropellerTrainer/reconnaissance1916Single-engined piston biplane
Thomas D-5 USPropellerTrainer1915
Voisin VIII FrancePropellerTrainerSingle-engined piston biplane
Voisin X FrancePropellerTrainer1919Single-engined piston biplane
Wright Model A USPropellerTrainer19091911Single-engined piston biplane
Wright Model B USPropellerTrainer/reconnaissance19111914Single-engined piston biplane
Wright Model C USPropellerScout19121914Single-engined piston biplane
Wright Model D USPropellerReconnaissance19121914Single-engined piston biplane

Air Force

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A Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, one of the most widely used US Army Air Service aircraft of the World War I era
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A US Army Air Service Martin GMB bomber, the first purpose-built American bomber aircraft

This list includes aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and its predecessors: the United States Army Air Service (USAAS), United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).

TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airspeed Oxford [5] UKPropellerTrainer19421945Two-engined piston monoplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
Albree Pigeon-Fraser USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston monoplane
Antonov An-28 [6] UkrainePropellerTransportTwo-engined turboprop monoplane
Avro Anson [5] UKPropellerTransport19421945Two-engined piston monoplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force. Canadian built Ansons operated as AT-20 [7]
Boeing Model 4 USPropellerTrainer1918Single-engined piston biplane with floats
Consolidated LB-30 USPropellerBomber1941Four-engined piston monoplane; UK Liberator B Mk II aircraft requisitioned by USAAF and operated under company designation rather than as B-24
Curtiss 18 USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane
C-class blimp [8] USAirshipPatrol1921Two-engined piston blimp; two aircraft transferred from US Navy
Curtiss Model JN USPropellerTrainer19181927Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model R USPropellerUtility1918Single-engined piston biplane
D-class blimp [9] USAirshipPatrol1921Two-engined piston blimp; four aircraft transferred from US Navy
Dayton-Wright/Fisher DH-4 USPropellerBomber19181932Single-engined piston biplane; license-built variant of the Airco DH.4
de Havilland Dominie [10] UKPropellerTransport19421945Two-engined piston biplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
de Havilland Mosquito [10] UKPropellerBomber19421945Two-engined piston monoplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
de Havilland Tiger Moth [10] UKPropellerTrainer19421945Single-engined piston biplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
Douglas Boston [11] USPropellerBomber19421945Two-engined piston monoplane; UK version of Douglas A-20 operated in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
Engineering Division USB-1 USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane; license-built variant of the Bristol F.2
Engineering Division USB-2 USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane; license-built variant of the Bristol F.2
Engineering Division USD-9 USPropellerBomberSingle-engined piston biplane; license-built variant of the Airco DH.9
Engineering Division XB-1 USPropellerReconnaissanceSingle-engined piston biplane; license-built variant of the Bristol F.2
Fokker D.VII [12] GermanyPropellerTrainer1918Single-engined piston biplane; obtained as German war reparations, some transferred to US Navy
Hawker Hurricane [10] UKPropellerFighter19421945Single-engined piston monoplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
Heinkel HD 22 [13] GermanyPropellerUtility1930Single-engined piston biplane; one purchased for US Military Attaché in Germany
Heinrich Pursuit USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane
LWF model V USPropellerTrainer/reconnaissance1918Single-engined piston biplane
Martin GMB USPropellerBomber1918Two-engined piston biplane
Mil Mi-171 [6] RussiaRotorcraftTransportTwo-engined turboshaft helicopter
Miles Master [10] UKPropellerTrainer/reconnaissance19421945Single-engined piston monoplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
Morane-Saulnier MS-234 [13] FrancePropellerUtility19321935Single-engined piston biplane; one purchased for US Military Attaché in Paris
Orenco D USPropellerFighter1919Single-engined piston biplane; also built by Curtiss
Packard-Le Père LUSAC-11 USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 UKPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane
Supermarine Spitfire [10] UKPropellerFighter19421945Single-engined piston monoplane; operated by US units in conjunction with UK Royal Air Force
Verville VCP USPropellerFighter/racer1920Single-engined piston biplane; later variants designated PW-1 and R-1
Vought VE-7 USPropellerFighter/trainer1918Single-engined piston biplane
Vought VE-8 USPropellerFighter/trainer1918Single-engined piston biplane
Vought VE-9 USPropellerFighter/trainer1927Single-engined piston biplane; improved VE-7
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A beached US Navy Curtiss HS flying boat, circa 1917. Built in large numbers, the HS first saw service in World War I.
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A trio of US Navy Vought VE-7s in flight, circa 1920s

This list includes aircraft operated by the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard.

Aviation in the Marine Corps and Coast Guard has historically been subsidiary to naval aviation, with Marine Corps aircraft being procured by the Navy. Many Coast Guard aircraft have been procured from the Navy or the Air Force and its predecessors, typically carrying designations conforming to equivalent types operated by those services, but the Coast Guard has also independently obtained several aircraft types without a military designation or an equivalent.

The Navy's rigid airships were commissioned as warships and given hull classification symbols, but many of its other lighter-than-air craft never received formal designations. Until the 1940s, Navy blimps were grouped into classes by nominal power and size; within each class, individual aircraft often had significant design variations, and were sometimes sourced from different manufacturers. [14] Spherical crewed free gas balloons used for airship crew training were considered ZF-class aircraft but categorically never received formal designations and were identified only by serial number and volume; similarly, crewed kite balloons and uncrewed barrage balloons were considered ZK-class, but were undesignated. [15]


TypeOriginClassRoleIntroducedRetiredNotes
Aeromarine AS [16] USPropellerScout1917Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Aeromarine 39 [17] USPropellerTrainer1917Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Aeromarine 40 [16] USPropellerTrainer1918Single-engined piston flying boat
Aeromarine 700 [18] USPropellerTorpedo bomber1917Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
B-class blimp [19] USAirshipPatrol1917Single-engined piston blimp
Blackburn Swift [20] UKPropellerTorpedo bomber1921Single-engined piston biplane; two purchased for evaluation
Boeing B-314 [21] USPropellerTransport19421945Four-engined piston monoplane flying boat; impressed from Pan Am, Army designation of C-98 disregarded
Bristol Bulldog [20] UKPropellerFighter1929Single-engined piston biplane; two purchased for evaluation
C-class blimp [8] [22] USAirshipPatrol1918Two-engined piston blimp
Caproni Ca.44 [23] ItalyPropellerBomber1918Three-engined piston bomber
Caspar U.1 [23] GermanyPropellerScout1922Single-engined piston biplane floatplane; two purchased for evaluation, not accepted for service
Consolidated 21-A [24] [25] USPropellerTrainer19311941Single-engined piston biplane; single aircraft transferred from USAAC to Coast Guard, later designated N4Y-1
Curtiss-Cox Cactus Kitten [26] USPropellerRacer1922Single-engined piston triplane; single aircraft purchased from civil owner
Curtiss 18 [27] USPropellerFighter/racer19181923Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss F-5L [28] USPropellerPatrol1918Two-engined piston biplane flying boat; evolution of RNAS Felixstowe design, later designated PN
Curtiss H [29] USPropellerPatrol19161928Two-engined piston biplane flying boat
Curtiss HA [30] USPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane; none ordered, but test aircraft were retained by Navy
Curtiss HS [31] USPropellerPatrol1917Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Curtiss JN [32] USPropellerTrainer19171926Single-engined piston biplane
Curtiss Model MF [33] USPropellerPatrol1918Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Curtiss NC [34] USPropellerPatrol1918Four-engined piston biplane flying boat
Curtiss N-9 [35] USPropellerReconnaissance/trainer19171926Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Curtiss Model R [36] USPropellerScout/trainer1918Single-engined piston biplane; some operated as floatplanes, some used for torpedo bombing trials
D-class blimp [9] [22] USAirshipPatrol19191921Two-engined piston blimp; transferred to US Army
DN-1 [37] USAirshipPatrol19161917Two-engined piston blimp; single aircraft, retroactively considered the A-class blimp
de Havilland DH.9A [38] UKPropellerBomber1918Single-engined piston biplane
Detroit ZMC-2 [39] USAirshipPatrol19291941Two-engined piston blimp; single aircraft
Donnet-Denhaut flying boat [40] FrancePropellerPatrol1918Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Dornier CsII [41] GermanyPropellerExperimental1920Single-engined piston monoplane flying boat; one purchased to study its metal construction
Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak [42] USJetExperimental19471953Single-engined jet monoplane; high-speed research aircraft operated in conjunction with NACA
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket [43] USJet/rocketExperimental19481956Hybrid jet/rocket monoplane; high-speed research aircraft operated in conjunction with NACA
E-class blimp [44] [22] USAirshipPatrol19191924Single-engined piston blimp; single aircraft
F-class blimp [44] [45] USAirshipPatrol19191923Single-engined piston blimp; single aircraft
FBA 17HT4 [24] [46] FrancePropellerTrainer1931Single-engined piston biplane flying boat; one Schreck-built aircraft purchased by Coast Guard, later license-built in US as Viking OO-1
FBA Type H [41] France/ItalyPropellerPatrol1918Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Fokker C.I [12] NetherlandsPropeller1921Single-engined piston biplane; three purchased for Marine Corps, originally built in 1918 for Germany but never delivered
Fokker D.VII [12] GermanyPropellerTrainer19181924Single-engined piston biplane; German war reparations transferred from US Army
Franklin PS-2 [47] USGliderTrainer1930s?Monoplane glider
Gallaudet D-1 [48] USPropellerExperimental19181918Two-engined piston biplane floatplane
Gallaudet D-4 [48] USPropellerExperimental19181918Single-engined piston biplane floatplane; development of Gallaudet D-1
G-class blimp [49] USAirshipPatrol/trainer19351959Two-engined piston blimp; later designated ZNN-G
General Aviation FLB [24] [50] USPropellerSearch and rescue1932Two-engined piston monoplane flying boat; operated only by Coast Guard, later designated PJ
H-class blimp [51] [52] USAirshipPatrol/trainer19211921Single-engined piston blimp
Hanriot HD.1 [53] FrancePropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane; landplane conversions from HD.2 floatplanes
Hanriot HD.2 [53] FrancePropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
J-class blimp [54] [52] USAirshipPatrol/trainer19221940Two-engined piston blimp
Junkers-Larsen JL-6 [53] GermanyPropellerExperimental1920?Single-engined piston monoplane floatplane; three purchased for evaluation
K-class blimp [55] USAirshipPatrol/trainer1931Two-engined piston blimp; first aircraft (K-1) differed substantially from others; later designated ZNP-K
L-class blimp [56] USAirshipTrainer1937Two-engined piston blimp; later designated ZNN-L
Levy-Lepen HB2 [57] FrancePropellerPatrol1918Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Loening LS [58] USPropellerReconnaissance/racer1918Single-engined piston monoplane; floatplane version of Loening M-8
Loening M-8 [58] USPropellerReconnaissance/racer1918Single-engined piston monoplane
Macchi M.5 [57] ItalyPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Macchi M.16 [59] ItalyPropellerScout1922Single-engined piston biplane floatplane; three purchased for evaluation, not accepted for service
Martin M-130 [21] USPropellerTransport19421945Four-engined piston monoplane flying boat; impressed from Pan Am
Morane-Saulnier AR-1 [60] FrancePropellerTrainer1921Single-engined piston parasol monoplane
Naval Aircraft Factory N-1 [61] USPropellerPatrol19181918Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Naval Aircraft Factory PT [62] USPropellerTorpedo bomber1922Single-engined piston biplane floatplane; built largely from Curtiss HS and R-6 spare parts
Naval Aircraft Factory SA [63] USPropellerScout19191919Single-engined piston monoplane
Naval Aircraft Factory TF [64] USPropellerFighter19181923Two-engined piston biplane flying boat
Naval Aircraft Factory TG [65] USPropellerTrainer1922Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Naval Aircraft Factory TS [66] USPropellerFighter1922Single-engined piston biplane; some operated as floatplanes, later designated F4C
Nieuport 28 [60] FrancePropellerExperimental1919Single-engined piston biplane; transferred after WWI from US Army and used for ship platform launching trials
NS class airship [67] UKAirshipPatrol1918Two-engined piston blimp; single aircraft
O-1 [67] [68] ItalyAirshipExperimental19191921–1922?Two-engined piston airship; single aircraft
Parnall Panther [69] UKPropellerFighter1919Single-engined piston biplane
Romeo Ro.1 [70] ItalyPropellerUtility1928Single-engined piston biplane; one purchased for US Naval Attaché in Rome
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A [70] UKPropellerFighter1918Single-engined piston biplane
RRG Prüfling [71] GermanyGliderExperimental1930?Monoplane glider; one purchased from US civil flight school for airship launch tests conducted in early 1930
Seversky NF-1 [72] USPropellerFighter1935Single-engined piston monoplane; none ordered, but the test aircraft was retained by the Navy; called FN-1 by some sources
Sopwith Baby [73] UKPropellerScout19171918Single-engined piston biplane floatplane; at least seven evaluated, not accepted for service
Sopwith Camel [73] UKPropellerFighter1917Single-engined piston biplane
Sopwith 1½ Strutter [74] UKPropellerReconnaissance1918Single-engined piston biplane
SS class airship [67] UKAirshipPatrol1918Single-engined piston blimp
SST class airship [67] UKAirshipPatrol1918Two-engined piston blimp; single aircraft
SSZ class airship [67] UKAirshipPatrol1918Single-engined piston blimp
TC-class blimp [75] USAirshipPatrol19381943Two-engined piston blimp; two aircraft transferred from US Army, never given naval designations
Tellier flying boat [74] FrancePropellerPatrol1917Single-engined piston biplane flying boat
Thomas-Morse MB-3 [76] USPropellerTrainer1921Single-engined piston biplane; transferred from US Army for use by Marine Corps
Thomas-Morse S-4 [77] USPropellerTrainer1917Single-engined piston biplane
Thomas-Morse S-5 [76] USPropellerScout1917Single-engined piston biplane; diverted from US Army S-4 order and refitted as floatplanes
Thomas-Morse SH-4 [77] USPropellerReconnaissance/trainer1917Single-engined piston biplane floatplane
Vickers Viking [78] USPropellerExperimental1921Single-engined piston biplane amphibian
Vought VE-7 [79] USPropellerFighter/trainer1918Single-engined piston biplane; some operated as floatplanes
Vought VE-9 [79] USPropellerReconnaissance1918Single-engined piston biplane; some operated as floatplanes

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Multiple designation systems have been used to specify United States military aircraft. The first system was introduced in 1911 by the United States Navy, but was discontinued six years later; the first system similar to that used today was 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naval Aircraft Factory</span> Former aircraft building site in Philadelphia.

The Naval Aircraft Factory (NAF) was established by the United States Navy in 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was created to help solve aircraft supply issues which the Navy Department faced upon the entry of the U.S. into World War I. The United States Army’s requirements for an enormous quantity of airplanes created a decided lack of interest among aircraft manufacturers in the Navy's requirements for a comparatively small quantity of aircraft. The Navy Department concluded that it was necessary to build a Navy-owned aircraft factory in order to assure a part of its aircraft supply; to obtain cost data for the department’s guidance in its dealings with private manufacturers; and to have under its own control a factory capable of producing experimental designs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cessna O-1 Bird Dog</span> Military liaison and observation aircraft

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Douglas A-20 Havoc</span> American light bomber and attack aircraft of World War II

The Douglas A-20 Havoc is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seversky P-35</span> 1935 fighter aircraft series by Seversky

The Seversky P-35 is an American fighter aircraft built by the Seversky Aircraft Company in the late 1930s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-35 was the first single-seat fighter in United States Army Air Corps to feature all-metal construction, retractable landing gear, and an enclosed cockpit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beechcraft L-23 Seminole</span> Type of aircraft

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beechcraft Model 18</span> American twin-engine, light aircraft produced 1937–1970

The Beechcraft Model 18 is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969, over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis, or floats, it was also used as a military aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grumman FF</span> US Navy biplane

The Grumman FF "Fifi" was an American biplane fighter aircraft operated by the United States Navy during the 1930s. It was the first carrier aircraft with retractable landing gear. It was produced under licence in Canada and known as the Goblin in Canadian service and Delfín in Spanish service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lockheed T2V SeaStar</span> Type of aircraft

The Lockheed T2V SeaStar, later called the T-1 SeaStar, is a carrier-capable jet trainer for the United States Navy that entered service in May 1957. Developed from the Lockheed T-33, it was powered by one Allison J33 engine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boeing P-12</span> US military fighter aircraft in service 1930-1941

The Boeing P-12 or Boeing F4B was an American pursuit aircraft that was operated by the United States Army Air Corps, United States Marine Corps, and United States Navy. It was the chief fighter aircraft in American service during the early 1930s but also used internationally. By the late 1930s it was replaced in front-line duty by newer designs, but it was still used for training into the early 1940s. Many variants of the aircraft were developed. In the 21st century a handful of surviving air frames are on display in museums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hall XPTBH</span> 1937 US experimental torpedo-bomber seaplane

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boeing Model 15</span> American fighter aircraft

The Boeing Model 15 was a United States single-seat open-cockpit biplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s, manufactured by the Boeing company. The Model 15 saw service with the United States Army Air Service and with the United States Navy as a carrier-based fighter.

From 1922 until 1962, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Coast Guard used a system to designate their aircraft that included information about a craft's role and its manufacturer. For a listing of all such designations, see the list of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Consolidated PT-3</span> Type of aircraft

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curtiss HS</span> American single engine patrol flying boat (1917–1928)

The Curtiss HS was a single-engined patrol flying boat built for the United States Navy during World War I. Large numbers were built from 1917 to 1919, with the type being used to carry out anti-submarine patrols from bases in France from June 1918. It remained in use with the US Navy until 1928, and was also widely used as a civil passenger and utility aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Lakes BG</span> US carrier-based dive bomber

The Great Lakes BG was an American carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. Designed and built by the Great Lakes Aircraft Company of Cleveland, Ohio, 61 were used by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1934 to 1940.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martin T4M</span> Type of aircraft

The Martin T4M was an American torpedo bomber of the 1920s. A development by the Glenn L. Martin Company of their earlier Martin T3M, and, like it a single-engined biplane, the T4M served as the standard torpedo bomber aboard the aircraft carriers of the United States Navy through much of the 1930s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eberhart XFG</span> American fighter aircraft

The Eberhart XFG was an American single-seat experimental ship-borne biplane fighter aircraft developed for the United States Navy in 1927 by the Eberhart Aeroplane and Motor Company. The sole prototype was rebuilt into the XF2G with the addition of a single float and a different engine, but the aircraft was destroyed in a crash in 1928, and the type did not enter production.

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