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.

Attack, 1946–1962
AD Skyraider, United States, 2003

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

Assault, 1944
  • BDR - Interstate

Target, 1942–1946

Unpiloted, 1946–1955
  • UC - Culver TD4C

Unified sequence, 1945–1962

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

Foreign-built fighters, 1910–1962

Glider

Bomb glider

Trainer glider, 1941–1945

Transport glider, 1941–1945

Foreign-built glider, 1910–1962

Helicopters

Antisubmarine, 1951–1962

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

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

Utility, 1950–1962

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

Patrol bomber, 1935–1962
A flight of PBY-5 Catalinas over the Aleutian Islands

Patrol torpedo bomber, 1937–1962

Foreign-built patrol aircraft, 1910–1962

Pursuit, 1923

Racer, 1922–1928
  • BR-1 - Bee Line
  • BR-2 - Bee Line
  • CR - Curtiss
  • R2C - Curtiss
  • R3C - Curtiss

Research aircraft, 1910–1962

Rotorcycle, 1954–1959

Scout

Scout, 1922–1946

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

Torpedo scout, 1943–1946

Foreign-built torpedo aircraft, 1920–1962

Trainer

Trainer, 1910–1922

Trainer, 1922–1948

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

Transport

Transport, 1931–1962

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

Transport, single engine, 1939–1941

Utility

Utility, 1910–1931

Utility, 1931–1955

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

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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