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PAR: ANDRE DILLIEN

RUE DES CYCLAMENS, 6

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Ceci est un travail de recherche,dans le cadre de la recherche de l'histoire de

l'aviation, et du Musée de l’air de Bruxelles. Toute correction est toujours la bienvenue.

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AF AIR FORCE FF FIRST FLIGHT

AFSOC AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND IN IN SERVICE

ARIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE BEC BECAME = DEVENU

ARMYNG US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OUT OF ACTIVE SERVICE

BAF BELGIAN AIR FORCE

DARPA DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY BO BOEING

FAF FORCE AERIENNE FRANCAISE GE GENERAL ELECTRIC

ITAF ITALIAN AIR FORCE ITAF MA MARTIN

JASDF JAPANESE ARMY SELF DEFENSE FORCE NA NORTH AMERICAN

RAAF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE

RAF ROYAL AIR FORCE (UK)

RCAF ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

RNZAF ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

SOAR SPECIAL OPERATIONS OF US ARMY

SOCOM US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

SOF US SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE

SPAF SPANISH AIR FORCE

USAAC US ARMY AIR CORP: 1926 JUSQU'AU 20.06.1941

USAAF US ARMY AIR FORCE 1941 JUSQU'AU 17.09.1947

USAAS US ARMY AIR SERVICE 1918

USAF US AIR FORCE A PARTIR DU 18.09.1947

USAFRES US AIR FORCE RESERVE

USANG US NATIONAL GUARD

USAR US ARMY

USARNG US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

USASC/AD US ARMY SIGNAL CORP/AERONAUTICAL DIVISION 1907

USCAP US CIVIL AIR PATROL

USCG US COAST GUARD

USCS US CUSTOMS SERVICE

USMC MARINES

USN US NAVY

USNRES US NAVY RESERVE

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USAAC -> USAAF -> USAF
1912 COMMON SERVICE

1919 TYPES IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM N°1, UP TO 1924

AO ARTILLERY OBSERVATION

CO CORPS OBSERVATION

DB BAY BMBARDMENT

GA GROUND ATTACK

IL INFANTRY LIAISON

M MESSENGER

NBL NIGHT BOMBARDMENT, LONG DISTANCE

NBS NIGHT BOMBARDMENT, SHORT DISTANCE

NO NIGHT OBSERVATION

PA PURSUIT, AIR COOLED

PG PURSUIT, GROUND ATTACK

PN PURSUIT, NIGHT

PW PURSUIT, WATER COOLED

R RACER

T TRANSPORT

TP PURSUIT, TWO SEAT

TW TRAINING, WATER COOLED
1924 TYPES IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM N°2, UP TO 1948
A ATTACK

AG ATTACK GLIDER

AT ADVANCED TRAINER

B BOMBER

BG BOMB GLIDER

BLR BOMBER LONG RANGE

BQ BOMBER RADIO CONTROLLED

BT BASIC TRAINER

C CARGO

CG CARGO GLIDER

CQ TARGET CONTROLLER

F PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE

FG FUEL CARRYING GLIDER

FM FIGHTER MULTIPLACE

FP RECONNAISSANCE FIGHTER

G GLIDER & GYROPLANE

GB GLIDE BOMB

HB HEAVY BOMBER

J JET

JB JET PROPELLED BOMB

LB LIGHT BOMBER

O OBSERVATION

OA OBSERVATION AMPHIBIAN

OQ TARGET FLYING MODEL

P PURSUIT

PB PURSUIT BIPLACE

PG POWERED GLIDER

PQ AERIAL TARGET

PT PRIMARY TRAINER

PW PURSUIT WATER COOLED

R ROTORCRAFT OR RESTRICTED

T TRAINING GLIDER

UC UTILITY CARGO

X PROTOTYPE

Y PRESERIE

Y1 AIRCRAFT BOUGHT WITH F1 FUNDS

Z OBSOLETE AIRCRAFT

B BOMBER

D DRONE

F FIGHTER

G GLIDER

H HELICOPTER

K TANKER

M MULTI-MISSION

O OBSERVATION

P PATROL

R RECONNAISSANCE

ER ELECTRONIC RECONNAISSANCE

SR STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE

S ASW ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE

T TRAINER

U UTILITY

V VIP TRANSPORT - VTOL - STOL

W WEATHER RESEARCH

X RESEARCH - PROTOTYPES
SPECIAL PREFIX
G PERMANENTLY GROUNDED

J SPECIAL TEST TEMPORARY

N SPECIAL TEST PERMANENT

X PROTOTYPES

Y PRESERIE

USN UP TO 1962
A ATTACK OR AMBULANCE

BF FIGHTER BOMBER

F FIGHTER

G UTILITY TRANSPORT

H AMBULANCE

HC TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

HJ UTILITY HELICOPTER (DAY?)

HN UTILITY HELICOPTER (NIGHT?)

HO OBSERVATION HELICOPTER

HR TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

HS ASW HELICOPTER

HT TRAINING HELICOPTER

HU UTILITY HELICOPTER

J UTILITY TRANSPORT

JR UTILITY TRANSPORT

LB UNMANNED BOMB GLIDER

LN TRAINING GLIDER

M OBSERVATION OR MULTI-ROLE

N TRAINER

O OBSERVATION

OS OBSERVATION OR SCOUT

P PATROL

R TRANSPORT

S SCOUT

SB SCOUT BOMBER OR DIVE BOMBER

SN SCOUT TRAINER

SO SCOUT OBSERVATION

T TRANSPORT OR TRAINER

TB TORPEDO BOMBER

TD TARGET DRONE

TS TORPEDO BOMBER OR SCOUT

U UTILITY

W AEW

X PROTOTYPE

Z AIRSHIP



MANUFACTURERS SUFFIXES
A ALLIED * BREWSTER * GENERAL AVIATION * NORDUYN

B BEECHCRAFT * BOEING * BUDD

C CESSNA * CULVER * CURTISS

D DOUGLAS * FRANKFORT * MCDONNELL * RADIOPLANE

E BELLANCA * CESSNA * EDO * ELIAS * GOULD * HILLER * PIPER * PRATT-READ

F FAIRCHILD * FOKKER * GRUMMAN

G A.G.A. * BELL * EBERHART * GALLAUDET * GOODYEAR * GREAT LAKES

H HALL * HOWARD * HUFF-DALAND * MCDONNELL * SNEAD * STEARMAN

J BERLINER-JOYCE * GENERAL AVIATION * NORTH AMERICAN

K FAIRCHILD * KAMAN * KAISER * KEYSTONE * KINNER * KREIDNER-REISNER * MARTIN *

L BELL * COLUMBIA * LANGLEY * LOENING * LOWE-WILLARD-FOWLER

M BELL * GENERAL MOTORS-EASTERN * MARTIN

N NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY * SEVERSKY * STINSON

O LOCKHEED * PIPER * VIKING

P PIASECKI * PIPER * PITCAIRN * P.V. * SPARTAN

Q BRISTOL * FAIRCHILD * STINSON * WARD HALL

R AERONCA * AMERICAN * BRUNSWICK-BALTIC-COLLENDER * FORD * INTERSTATE *

S AEROMARINE * SCHWEIZER * SIKORSKY * STEARMAN * STOUT * SUPERMARINE

T NEW STANDARD * NORTHROP * TIMM * TAYLORCRAFT * TEMCO

U CHANCE-VOUGHT

V LOCKHEED * VULTEE

W CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY * WACO * WRIGHT

X COX-KLEMIN

Y CONSOLIDATED * CONVAIR * STINSON

Z PENSYLVANIA * WILFORD
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MODE DE CLASSEMENT: D’ABORD LES LETTRES, ENSUITE LES CHIFFRES

MODE OF CLASSIFICATION: FIRST THE LETTERS, THAN THE FIGURES

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. . OS2U1 KINGFISHER VOUGHT USN ......1939 = OS2U ON WHEELS

TOTAL 54

1xPW R985-48 450HP

...08.1940 IN USN

KINGFISHER 1 UK ......1942 IN RN/FAA TOTAL 100

. . OS2U2 KINGFISHER VOUGHT USN ......1940 IN USN

TOTAL 158

1xPW R985-50 450HP

WHEELS/FLOATS

CONVERTIBLE

......1941 LAST IN

. OS2U3 . KINGFISHER VOUGHT USN ......194. TOTAL 1006

1xPW R985-AN2 450HP OR

1xPW R985-AN8 450HP

OU2 . . CORSAIR (1) GRUMMAN USN ......1926 .

OV1 . . MOHAWK GRUMMAN USN ......19.. .

. OV1D . MOHAWK GRUMMAN USN ......19.. .

OV10 . . BRONCO NORTH AMERICAN/ROCKWELL

USAF ......19.. = NORTH AMERICAN

USAF ......19.. = NORTH AMERICAN

USAF ......19.. = NORTH AMERICAN

USAF ......19.. = NORTH AMERICAN

. OV10A . BRONCO ROCKWELL USAF ...07.1965 FF

...02.1966 ORDER FOR 100

USMC ...02.1966 ORDER FOR 100

ROCKWELL PHILIPPINE ......2000 AF

. OV10B . BRONCO ROCKWELL USN ......1983 .

. OV10C . BRONCO ROCKWELL USN ......1983 .

. OV10D . BRONCO ROCKWELL USN ......1984 .

OY . . SENTINEL STINSON USN ......1941 = STINSON V76

= L5

US ......1962 = BECAME -> U19

TOTAL 152

. OY2 . SENTINEL STINSON USN ......194. EX<- OY1. TOTAL 30

USCG ......1941 .

O1 . . BIRD DOG CESSNA USAR ......194. = CESSNA 305

= L19

USN ......19.. = OE1 UP TO 1962

. O1A . BIRD DOG CESSNA USANG ......19.. = L19A

= CESSNA 305A

. O1D . BIRD DOG CESSNA USAR ......19.. .

. . TO1D BIRD DOG CESSNA USAR ......19.. .

. O1E . BIRD DOG CESSNA AUSTRIA ......1988 TOTAL 5

FRANCE ......19.. = L19E

= CESSNA 305C

......1998 FAF OUT

ITALIA ......19.. ARMY L19. TARGET

TOWING

TOTAL 10

......1999 OUT

O2K . . . DOUGLAS USN ......193. TOTAL 40

1xLIBERTY V1650-1

420 HP

02L1 . . AIR YACHT LOENING USN ......192. DERIVED FROM OL6

. XO2L1 . AIR YACHT LOENING USN ......192. PROTOTYPE TOTAL 1

02L2 . . AIR YACHT LOENING USN ......192. PROTOTYPE TOTAL 1

O2 (2). . . BOEING USN ......19.. = BOEING 16

. O2B . . BOEING USN ......19.. = BOEING 16

O2 (3). . SKYMASTER CESSNA USAR ......1969 PUSH PULL

= C337

......1986 LAST OUT

HAITI ......19.. AF. C337. COIN.

TOTAL 8

. O2A . SUPER SKYMASTER CESSNA USMC ......1968 = CESSNA C337

ORDER FOR 109

......197. TOTAL 176

IRAN ......19.. ARMY. AOP

TOTAL 10

TOTAL 4

. O2ST . SAND CRAB CESSNA USAF ......1982 PROTOTYPE. TOTAL 1

1x700 CV TURBOPROP C337

. 02T . SUPER SKYMASTER CESSNA USAF ......1968 FF. TOTAL 1

. . O2TT SUPER SKYMASTER CESSNA USAF ......1969 FF. TOTAL 1

2xALLISON 250-315 317 HP

2 SEATS TANDEM

O2 (4). . CORSAIR VOUGHT USN ......19.. = AU

USN ......19.. = FG

USN ......19.. = F3A

USN ......19.. = O3U

USN ......19.. = SU

O2U . . CORSAIR VOUGHT USN ......19.. = AU

= FG

= F3A

= O3U

= SU

. O2U1 . CORSAIR VOUGHT USN ......1927 .

O3 (1). . SEAGULL CURTISS USN ......19.. = CURTISS 71

......19.. = SOC

......19.. = SON

O3 (2). . QUIET-STAR LOCKHEED US ......19.. = LOCKHEED QT2

WINGS OF GLIDER

......196. 1xLYCOMING 210 HP

NASA ......196. TOTAL 3

. YO3 . QUIET STAR LOCKHEED US ......196. .

. YO3A . QUIET STAR LOCKHEED US ......196. .

O3U . . CORSAIR VOUGHT USN ......19.. = AU

USN ......19.. = FG

USN ......19.. = F3A

USN ......19.. = O2U

USN ......19.. = SU

O4 . . . . . ......19.. .

O5 (1). . CARIBOU DE HAVILLAND CANADA USAF ......1953 DHC4. VOIR C7

. (2). . EAGLE WINDECKER USAF ......1960 TOTAL 1

. (3). . . DE HAVILLAND CANADA US ......19.. DHC7 AIRBORNE

RECONNAISSANCE LOW

ALTITUDE

SEE RC7 ANTI DRUGS

. EO5A . . DE HAVILLAND CANADA USAR ......1990 DHC7 ANTI DRUGS

......2000 BEC-> RC7A

. O5B . . DE HAVILLAND CANADA USAR ......1990 DHC7 ANTI DRUGS

. . EO5B . DE HAVILLAND CANADA USAR ......19.. DHC7 ANTI DRUGS ......2000 BEC-> RC7B . . . . US ......19.. .

O7 . . . . US ......19.. .

O8 . . . . US .......... .

O9 . . . . US .......... .

O10 . . . . UD .......... .

O11 . . . . US .......... .

O12 . . . . US .......... .

O13 . . . . US .......... .

O14 . . . . US .......... .

O15 . . . . US .......... .

016 . . . . US .......... .

O17 . . . . US .......... .

O18 . . . . US .......... .

O19 . . . . US .......... .

O20 . . . . US .......... .

O21 . . . . US .......... .

O22 . . . . US .......... .

O23 . . . . US .......... .

O24 . . . . US .......... .

O25 . . . . US .......... .

O26 . . . . US .......... .

O27 . . . . US .......... .

O28 . . . . US .......... .

O29 . . . . US .......... .

O30 . . . . US .......... .

O31 . . . . US .......... .

O32 . . . . US .......... .

O33 . . . . US .......... .

O34 . . . . US .......... .

O35 . . . . US .......... .

O36 . . . . US .......... .

O39 . . . . US .......... .

O40 . . . . US .......... .

O41 . . . . US .......... .

O42 . . . . US .......... .

O43 . . . . US .......... .

O44 . . . . US .......... .

O45 . . . GLENN MARTIN USAF ......193. TOTAL 2

DERIVED FROM YB10

O46 . . . DOUGLAS US ......19.. .

O47 . . . NORTH AMERICAN US ......1930 RECONNAISSANCE

3 SEATS

. O47A . . NORTH AMERICAN US ......1936 1xWRIGHT CYCLONE

. O47B . . NORTH AMERICAN US ......1937 1xWRIGHT CYCLONE

. XO47 . . NORTH AMERICAN US ......1936 FF PROTOTYPE

. O47A . . NORTH AMERICAN US ......19.. .

O48 . . . . US ......19.. .

O49 . . VIGILANT VULTEE-STINSON USAAC ......1941 BEC ->L1

TOTAL 142

1xLYCOMING R680-9

UK ......1942 TOTAL 8

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. O49A . VIGILANT VULTEE-STINSON USAAC ......1942 TOTAL 182. BEC>L1A

UK ......1942 RAF. TOTAL 100.

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