List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)

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Naval aviation of the United States, as it is predicted to be by 2020

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.

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.

Contents

Airborne early warning, 1952–1962[edit]

Airship[edit]

Commissioned vessels, 1922–1935[edit]

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[edit]

Patrol, 1947–1962[edit]

Scout, 1954–1962[edit]

Training, 1947–1962[edit]

Ambulance, 1943–1962[edit]

Anti-submarine, 1946–1962[edit]

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[edit]

AD Skyraider, United States, 2003

Bomber[edit]

Bomber, 1931–1943[edit]

Bomber fighter, 1934–1937[edit]

Bomber drone, 1944[edit]

Bomber torpedo, 1942–1945[edit]

Foreign-built bomber aircraft, 1910–1962[edit]

Drone[edit]

Antisubmarine, 1959–1962[edit]

Assault, 1944[edit]

  • BDR - Interstate

Target, 1942–1946[edit]

Unpiloted, 1946–1955[edit]

  • UC - Culver TD4C

Unified sequence, 1945–1962[edit]

Fighter[edit]

Fighter, 1910–1922[edit]

Fighter, 1922–1962[edit]

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[edit]

Glider[edit]

Bomb glider[edit]

Trainer glider, 1941–1945[edit]

Transport glider, 1941–1945[edit]

Foreign-built glider, 1910–1962[edit]

Helicopters[edit]

Antisubmarine, 1951–1962[edit]

Crane, 1952–1955[edit]

Observation, 1944–1962[edit]

Trainer, 1944–1948[edit]

Trainer, 1948–1962[edit]

Transport, 1944–1962[edit]

Utility, 1944–1949[edit]

Utility, 1950–1962[edit]

Hospital, 1929–1942[edit]

Marine Expeditionary, 1922–1923[edit]

Observation[edit]

Observation, 1922–1962[edit]

Observation scout, 1935–1945[edit]

Foreign-built observation aircraft, 1920–1962[edit]

Patrol[edit]

Patrol, 1910–1923[edit]

Patrol, 1923–1962[edit]

P2V-2 Neptune over NAS Jacksonville, 1953

Patrol bomber, 1935–1962[edit]

A flight of PBY-5 Catalinas over the Aleutian Islands

Patrol torpedo bomber, 1937–1962[edit]

Foreign-built patrol aircraft, 1910–1962[edit]

Pursuit, 1923[edit]

  • WP - Wright

Racer, 1922–1928[edit]

Research aircraft, 1910–1962[edit]

Rotorcycle, 1954–1959[edit]

Scout[edit]

Scout, 1922–1946[edit]

Scout bomber, 1934–1946[edit]

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless

Scout observation, 1934–1946[edit]

Scout trainer, 1939–1948[edit]

Foreign-built scout aircraft, 1920–1962[edit]

Tanker, 1958–1962[edit]

Torpedo[edit]

Torpedo, 1910–1922[edit]

Torpedo, 1922–1935[edit]

Torpedo bomber, 1935–1946[edit]

Grumman TBF Avenger in mid-1942

Torpedo scout, 1943–1946[edit]

Foreign-built torpedo aircraft, 1920–1962[edit]

Trainer[edit]

Trainer, 1910–1922[edit]

Trainer, 1922–1948[edit]

Trainer, 1948–1962[edit]

An SNJ-5 Texan flying in an airshow in 2004

Foreign-built trainer aircraft, 1910–1962[edit]

Transport[edit]

Transport, 1931–1962[edit]

Transport, single engine, 1939–1941[edit]

Utility[edit]

Utility, 1910–1931[edit]

Utility, 1931–1955[edit]

Utility transport, 1935–1955[edit]

Utility, 1955–1962[edit]

Foreign-built utility aircraft, 1920–1962[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Smith, Alfred Emanuel (21 September 19214). "Lessons of the ZR-2". The Outlook. 129: 80, 82. Retrieved 30 July 2009.  Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links[edit]


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