List of military aircraft of the United States of America

This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production, and operational types. Prototypes are normally prefixed with "X" and rarely have names, while pre-production models are usually prefixed "Y".

Table of contents

1 Attack

2 Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW)

3 Bomber

4 Cargo/Transport

5 Cargo Helicopter

6 Electronic

7 Fighter

8 Tanker

11 Patrol

13 Drone

17 Vertical Take off and Landing

18 Experimental

Attack

USAF A10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog).
Larger version

Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force:

A-3 Falcon[?] - Curtiss
A-8 Shrike[?] - Curtiss
YA-10[?] - Curtiss
A-12 Shrike[?] - Curtiss
YA-13[?] - Northrop
XA-16[?] - Northrop
A-17[?] - Northrop
A-20 Havoc[?] - Douglas
A-26 Invader[?] - Douglas
A-33[?] - Northrop
A-31/A-35 Vengeance[?] - Vultee

Navy:

AF-2 Guardian[?] - Grumman
AJ-2 Savage[?] - North American
AM-1 Mauler[?] - Martin

Unified system, after 1962:

A-1 Skyraider - Douglas, was AD
A-2 Savage[?] - North American, was AJ
A-3 Skywarrior[?] - Douglas
A-4 Skyhawk[?] - McDonnell Douglas
A-5 Vigilante[?] - North American
A-6 Intruder[?] - Grumman
A-7 Corsair II[?] - Vought
A-7 Strikefighter[?] - LTV- Vought
AV-8 Harrier II - McDonnell-Douglas and British Aerospace
A-9[?] - Northrop
A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" - Republic
AC-130 Spectre/Spooky - Lockheed
AH-1 Cobra - Bell
AH-6J Little Bird[?] - Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) (Hughes)
AH-64 Apache - Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) (Hughes)
RAH-66 Comanche[?] - Boeing-Sikorsky

Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW)

S-2 Tracker - Grumman
S-3 Viking - Lockheed
P2V Neptune[?] - (also P-2H) Lockheed
P-3 Orion - Lockheed
SC Seahawk[?] - Curtiss
SH-3 Sea King[?] - Sikorsky
SH-2 Seasprite - Kaman Aerospace
SH-60F Sea Hawk[?] - Sikorsky

Bomber

Old system, Army Air Corps/Army Air Force/Air Force:

XB-1[?] - Huff-Daland
B-2 Condor[?] - Curtiss
B-3[?] - Keystone
B-4[?] - Keystone
B-5[?] - Keystone
B-6[?] - Keystone
B-7[?] - Douglas
B-8[?] - Fokker
B-9[?] - Boeing
B-10 - Martin
B-11[?] - Douglas
B-12 - Martin, B-10 variant
B-13 proposed B-10 variant, cancelled
B-14 - Martin, B-10 variant
XB-15[?] - Boeing
XB-16 proposed by Martin, cancelled before any built
B-17 Flying Fortress - Boeing
B-18 Bolo - Douglas
XB-19[?] - Douglas
Y1B-20 - improved XB-15, cancelled
XB-21[?] - North American
XB-22 - improved B-18 proposed by Douglas, cancelled
B-23 Dragon[?] - Douglas
B-24 Liberator - Consolidated
B-25 Mitchell - North American
B-26 Marauder[?] Martin
XB-27 - improved B-26 proposed by Martin, cancelled
XB-28 Dragon[?] - North American
B-29 Superfortress - Boeing
XB-30 - Lockheed proposal
XB-31 - Douglas proposal
B-32 Dominator[?] - Consolidated
B-36[?] - Convair
B-45 Tornado[?] - North American
B-47 Stratojet - Boeing
B-50[?] - Boeing
B-52 Stratofortress - Boeing
B-57[?] - (Canberra) Martin/English Electric
B-58 Hustler[?] - Convair
B-66 Destroyer[?] - Douglas
XB-70 Valkyrie - (semi-operational) North American

Navy:

BT-1[?] - Northrop
BTD-1 Destroyer[?] - Douglas
MB-1[?] - Martin
Curtiss SBC-4[?] - Curtiss
SB2C[?] - Curtiss
SBD Dauntless[?] - Douglas
SB2U Vindicator[?] - Vought
TBD Devastator[?] - Grumman
TBF Avenger[?] - Grumman
TBY-2 Sea Wolf[?] - Consolidated
T2D[?] - Douglas

Unified system, after 1962:

B-1 Lancer - Rockwell
B-2 Spirit - Northrop Grumman, stealth bomber

Cargo/Transport

Old system, Army Air Corps/Force; Air Force

C-46 Commando[?] - Curtiss
C-47 Skytrain[?] - (DC-3) Douglas
C-54 Skymaster[?] - (DC-4) Douglas
C-74 Globemaster[?] - Douglas
C-82 Packet[?] - Fairchild
C-97 Stratofreighter[?] - Boeing
C-117 Super Dakota[?] - Douglas
C-118 Liftmaster[?] - (DC-6) Douglas
C-119 Flying Boxcar[?] - Fairchild
C-120 Packplane[?] - Fairchild
C-123 Provider[?] - Fairchild
C-130 Hercules - Lockheed
C-131 Samaritan[?] - Convair
C-133 Cargomaster[?] - Douglas
C-137[?] - Boeing 707 including "Air Force One"
C-140 Jetstar[?] - Lockheed
C-141 Starlifter[?] - Lockheed

Navy:

R3Y Tradewind[?] - Convair

Unified system, after 1962:

C-2 Greyhound - Grumman
C-4 Academe[?] - Gulfstream
C-5 Galaxy - Lockheed
C-7 Caribou[?] - de Havilland Canada
C-9 Skytrain II[?] - Douglas DC-9
C-11 Gulfstream II[?] - Gulfstream
C-12 Huron[?] - Beech 200
C-17 Globemaster III - Boeing
C-20 Gulfstream III[?] - Gulfstream
C-21 Learjet[?] - Learjet
C-22[?] - Boeing 727
C-23 Sherpa[?] - Shorts 330
C-26 Metroliner[?] - Fairchild
C-27 Spartan[?] - Alenia
C-29[?] - BAe
C-31 Troopship[?] - Fokker F.27M
C-32[?] - Boeing 757
C-38 Courier[?] - Israeli Aircraft Industries
C-40 Clipper[?] - Boeing
VC-25A "Air Force One" - Boeing 747
C-37 Gulfstream V[?] - Gulfstream

Cargo Helicopter

H-3 Sea King - Sikorsky
CH-19 Chickasaw[?] - Sikorsky
CH-21 Shawnee[?] - Piasecki
CH-34 Chocktaw[?] - Sikorsky
CH-37 Mojave[?] - Sikorsky
CH-46 Sea Knight - Boeing
CH-47 Chinook - Boeing
CH-53 Sea Stallion[?] - Sikorsky nicknamed "Jolly Green Giant"
CH-54 Skycrane[?] - Sikorsky

Electronic

E-1 Tracer[?] - Grumman
E-2 Hawkeye - Grumman
E-3 Sentry or AWACS - Boeing
E-4[?] - Boeing
E-6 Mercury - Boeing
E-8 Joint STARS - Boeing
E-9[?] - de Havilland
E-10[?] - Boeing
ES-3 Shadow - Lockheed
EP-3 Aries[?] - Lockheed
EA-1 Skyraider[?] - Douglas
EA-3 Skywarrior[?] - Douglas
EA-6B Prowler[?] - Grumman
EC-18 Aria[?] - Boeing
EC-24[?] - McDonnell Douglas
EC-121 Warning Star[?] - Lockheed
EC-130 Compass Call[?] - Lockheed
EC-135 Looking Glass[?] - Boeing
EF-111 Raven[?] - General Dynamics

Fighter

Navy, from 1922 (alpha by Navy-assigned mfgr letter)

Brewster F2A
Brewster F3A - Brewster version of Corsair
FB[?] - Boeing
F2B-1[?] - Boeing
F3B Seahawek[?] - Boeing
F4B[?] - Boeing
F5B naval designation of Boeing XP-15[?]
F6B[?] - Boeing
F7B[?] - Boeing
F8B[?] - Boeing
FC, F2C, F3C paper designation of racers
F4C[?] - Curtiss
F5C skipped
F6C Hawk[?] - Curtiss
F7C Seahawk[?] - Curtiss
F8C Falcon[?] - Curtiss
F8C-2 Helldiver[?] - Curtiss, different from F8C-1 and F8C-3
F9C Sparrowhawk[?] - Curtiss
F10C Helldiver[?] - Curtiss, modified F8C-2
F11C Goshawk[?] - Curtiss Hawk II or Goshawk, redesig BFC
Curtiss F12C[?] - Curtiss, became SBC
F13C[?] - Curtiss
F14C[?] - Curtiss contra-rotating propellors
F15C[?] - Curtiss jet + turboprop
FD[?] - Douglas
F2D Banshee[?] - Douglas, later redesignated F2H
F3D Skyknight[?] - Douglas
F4D Skyray[?] - Douglas
F5D Skylancer[?] - Douglas, semi-operational
F6D Missileer[?] - Douglas
FF Fifi[?] - biplane, first Navy fighter by Grumman
F2F[?] - Grumman
F3F[?] - Grumman
F4F Wildcat[?] - Grumman
XF5F Skyrocket[?] - Grumman twin-engine carrier-based fighter prototype
F6F Hellcat[?] - Grumman
F7F Tigercat[?] - Grumman
F8F Bearcat[?] - Grumman
F9F Cougar[?] - (Panther variant) Grumman
F9F Panther[?] - Grumman
XF10F Jaguar[?] - Grumman variable-wing prototype
F11F Tiger[?] - Grumman, first supersonic aircraft in Navy
F12F - Grumman, proposed all-weather interceptor
Eberhart FG, F2G
Goodyear FG - Goodyear version of Corsair with fixed wings
Goodyear F2G - proposed low-altitude Corsair
Hall FH
FH Phantom[?] - McDonnell
F2H Banshee - McDonnell, later F-2
F3H Demon - McDonnell, later F-3
F4H Phantom II[?] - McDonnell, later F-4
FJ[?] - Berliner-Joyce
F2J[?] - Berliner-Joyce, P-16 in AAC
FJ-1 Fury[?] - North American
FL - Loening
FL Airabonita[?] - Bell, USN version of P-39
F2L Kingcobra[?] - Bell, USN version of P-63
General Motors FM[?] - GM version of Wildcat
FM Wildcat[?] - General Motors built version of F4F
F2M Wildcat[?] - General Motors built version of F4F, different engine to FM
F3M[?] - General Motors built version of F8F
Seversky FN
FO Lightning - Lockheed, USN version of P-38
FR1 Fireball[?] - Ryan
F2R Dark Shark[?] - Ryan
FT[?] - Northrop, USN A-17 derived design
F2T Black Widow[?] - Northrop, USN trainer version of P-61
FU, F2U, F3U
F4U Corsair - Chance Vought
XF5U[?] - Chance Vought's "flying pancake", built but never flown
F6U Pirate[?] - Chance Vought
F7U Cutlass[?] - Chance Vought
F8U Crusader[?] - Chance Vought
Lockheed FV
F2W[?] - Wright
F3W Apache[?] - Wright
FY Pogo[?] - Convair
F2Y Sea Dart[?] - Convair

Air Force, from 1948

P-80/F-80 Shooting Star- Lockheed
P-84/F-84 Thunderjet[?] - Republic
XP-85/XF-85 Goblin[?] - McDonnell
F-86 Sabre[?] - North American
XP-87/XF-87 Blackhawk[?] - Curtiss
XP-88/XF-88 Voodoo - Curtiss
F-89 Scorpion[?] - Northrop
XF-90[?] - Lockheed
XF-91 Thunderceptor - Republic
XF-92A[?] - Convair
YF-93A[?] - North American
Lockheed F-94[?] - F-94C Starfire
YF-95A[?] - North American
YF-96A[?] - Republic
XF-97 Starfire[?] - Lockheed
Hughes XF-98 became Hughes Falcon[?] missile
F-99 became Bomarc[?] missile
F-100 Super Sabre - North American
F-101 Voodoo - McDonnell
F-102 Delta Dagger - Convair
XF-103[?] - Republic
F-104 Starfighter - Lockheed
F-105 Thunderchief[?] - Republic
F-106 Delta Dart - Convair
YF-107 Ultra Sabre[?] - North American
XF-108 Rapier[?] - last fighter project by North American
F-109 never used
F-110 Spectre - became F-4C Phantom II
F-111 Aardvark - General Dynamics
F-112 to F-116 used for foreign aircraft eval?
F-117 Nighthawk - Lockheed

Unified system, from 1962

F-1 Fury[?] - was North American FJ
F-2 Banshee[?] - was McDonnell F2H
F-3 Demon[?] - was McDonnell F3H
F-4 Phantom II - was McDonnell-Douglas F4H
F-5 Freedom Fighter - Northrop
F-6 Skyray[?] - Douglas, was F4D
F-7 Sea Dart[?] - was Convair F2Y
F-8 Crusader[?] - was Vought F8U
F-9 Cougar[?] - was Grumman F9F
F-10 Skyknight[?] - was Douglas F3D
F-11 Tiger[?] - was Grumman F11F
YF-12A[?] - Lockheed
F-13 never assigned
F-14 Tomcat - Grumman
F-15 Eagle - McDonnell-Douglas
F-16 Fighting Falcon - General Dynamics
F/A-18 Hornet - McDonnell-Douglas
F-19 - either unused or still classified
F-20 Tigershark[?] (F-5 variant) - Northrop
F-21 Lavi fighter[?] - Israel Aircraft Industries
F/A-22 Raptor - Lockheed Martin
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Lockheed Martin

Tanker

Observation

O-1[?] - Curtiss Falcon
O-2[?] - Douglas
O-31/O-43/O-46[?] - Douglas
O-47[?] - North American
OS2U Kingfisher[?] - Vought
OH-6A Cayuse[?]
OH-55 Kiowa - Bell
OV-1 Mohawk[?] - Grumman
OV-10 Bronco - North American
SOC Seagull[?] - Curtiss
SO3C[?] - Curtiss

Orbiter Vehicle

OV-x space shuttle

Patrol

P2V Neptune[?] - Lockheed
P2Y[?] - Consolidated
P5Y[?] - Consolidated
P-3 Orion - Lockheed
P4M Mercator[?] - Martin
P5M Marlin[?] - Martin
PBM Mariner[?] - Martin
PBY Catalina[?] - Consolidated
PB2Y Coronado[?] - Consolidated
PV-1 Harpoon[?] - Lockheed, Ventura[?] variant
PV-1 Ventura[?] - Lockheed

Pursuit

Pursuit Aircraft of the US Army Air Service/Corps/Force, 1918-1948. After formation of US Air Force (USAF), all "P" designations were changed to "F" while retaining number.

Initially, "PW" was used to indicate "Pursuit, Water-cooled engine".

List in numerical order of designations:

PW-8[?] - Curtiss
PW-9[?] - Boeing, FB in navy
P-1 Hawk[?] - Curtiss, derived from PW-8; US Navy designation was F6C
P-2 Hawk[?] - Curtiss
P-3 Hawk[?] - Curtiss
P-4[?] - Boeing
P-5 Superhawk[?] - Curtiss
P-6 Hawk[?] - Curtiss, derived from P-1
XP-7[?] - Boeing
XP-8[?] - Boeing
XP-9[?] - Boeing
XP-10[?] - Curtiss
P-11 Hawk[?] - Curtiss
P-12[?] - Boeing, F4B in Navy
XP-13[?]
XP-14[?] - Curtiss
XP-15[?] - Boeing
P-16[?] - Berliner-Joyce, F2J to Navy
XP-17[?] - Curtiss
XP-18[?] - Curtiss
XP-19[?] - Curtiss
YP-20[?] - Curtiss, derived from P-6
XP-21[?] - Curtiss
XP-22[?] - derived from P-6
XP-23[?] - Curtiss
YP-24[?] - Lockheed
Y1P-25[?] - Consolidated
P-26[?] - Boeing "Peashooter" monoplane
XP-27[?] - Consolidated
XP-28[?] - Consolidated
F7B[?] - Boeing, modified F7B
P-30[?] - Consolidated, aka PB-2A
XP-31[?] - Curtiss
XP-32[?] - Boeing
XP-33[?] - Consolidated
XP-34[?] - Wedell-Williams
P-35[?] - Seversky
P-36[?] - Curtiss Model 75A, radial engine
YP-37[?] - Curtiss Model 75I, in-line engine
P-38 Lightning - Lockheed, twin-engine twin-boom
P-39 Airacobra[?] - Bell, engine mounted behind pilot
P-40 - Curtiss, Tomahawk (P-40A to P-40C), Kittyhawk (P-40D to P-40M), Warhawk (P-40N to P-40Q)
XP-41[?] - Seversky, derived from Seversky P-35
XP-42[?] - Curtiss P-36 with experimental engine cowlings
P-43 Lancer[?] - Republic, derived from XP-41
P-44 Rocket[?] - cancelled
P-45 designation changed to P-39C
XP-46[?] - Curtiss
P-47 Thunderbolt - Republic
XP-48[?] - Douglas
XP-49[?] - Lockheed, derived from P-38
XP-50[?] - Grumman, derived from US Navy XF5F
P-51 Mustang - North American, originally for export to Britain
XP-52[?] - Bell, twin-boom pusher configuration, never built
XP-53[?] - Curtiss P-40 with laminar-flow wing, cancelled during construction
XP-54[?] - Vultee, twin-boom pusher configuration
XP-55 Ascender[?] - Curtiss, flying-wing configuration with pusher engine
XP-56[?] - Northrop, tail-less with pusher engine, magnesium construction
XP-57[?] - Tucker, cancelled before construction
XP-58[?] - Lockheed, another twin-engine, twin-boom
P-59 Airacomet[?] - Bell, 1st American aircraft powered by jet engine
YP-60[?] - Curtiss
P-61 Black Widow[?] - Northrop
XP-62[?] - Curtiss
P-63 Kingcobra[?] - Bell, engine again mounted behind pilot
P-64[?] - North American, intended for export, but used by USAAF as fighter trainer
XP-65[?] - Grumman, derived from XP-50
P-66 Vanguard[?] - Vultee, intended for export, but used by USAAF as fighter trainer
XP-67[?] - McDonnell
XP-68[?] - Vultee
XP-69[?] - Republic
P-70 Havoc[?] - Douglas, "Havoc" night-fighter derived from A-20
XP-71[?] - Curtiss
XP-72[?] - Republic
XP-73[?] - mysterious Hughes project
P-74 skipped
P-75 Eagle[?] - Fisher division of General Motors
XP-76[?] - Bell
XP-77[?] - Bell, lightweight fighter of wooden construction
XP-78 - North American, changed to XP-51B during construction
XP-79[?], Northrop
P-80/F-80 Shooting Star - Lockheed, turbo-jet engine
XP-81[?] - Convair, turbo-prop + turbo-jet engines
P-82/F-82 Twin Mustang[?] - North American
XP-83[?] - Bell, two jet engines

Drone

QF-102 Firebee[?]

Reconnaissance

RA-5 Vigilante[?] - North American
RF-4 Phantom II[?] - McDonnell-Douglas
RF-8 Crusader[?] - Chance Vought
RC-12 Guard Rail[?] - Beech Aircraft
RC-135 Rivet Joint - Boeing
SR-71 Blackbird - Lockheed
U-2 - Lockheed

Trainer

AT-9 Jeep[?] - Curtiss-Wright
AT-21 Gunner[?] - Fairchild
BT-13 Valiant[?] - Vultee
Curtiss Jenny[?] - Curtiss
PT-11[?] - Consolidated
PT-19[?] - Fairchild
PT-22 Recruit[?] - Ryan
SNC Falcon[?] - Curtiss-Wright
T-2 Buckeye[?] - North American
T-6 Texan[?] - North American
T-28 Trojan[?] - North American
T-29[?] - Convair 240
T-33[?] - Lockheed nicknamed "Teebird"
T-38 Talon[?] - Grumman
T-39 Sabreliner[?] - North American
T-43[?] - Boeing 737
T-45A Goshawk[?] - (Hawk) British Aerospace
U-21A Ute[?] - Beechcraft/Raytheon

Utility

JF/J2F Duck[?] - Grumman
G-21 Goose[?] - Grumman
G-44 Widgeon[?] - Grumman
Albatross[?] - Grumman
UH-1 Iroquois - "Huey" Bell
H-3 Sea King - Sikorsky
U-3 Blue Canoe[?] - Cessna 310
U-8 Seminole[?] - Beechcraft Travel Air
UH-60 Blackhawk - Sikorsky
HH-60 Pave Hawk - Sikorsky

Vertical Take off and Landing

V-22 Osprey - Bell, Boeing Vertol, tilt rotor aircraft

Experimental

X-1 - Bell, first supersonic aircraft
X-2[?] - Bell
X-3 Stiletto[?] - Douglas
X-4[?] - Northrop
X-5[?] - Bell
X-6[?] - Convair
X-7[?] - Lockheed
X-8 to X-12 were missiles
X-13[?] - Ryan VATOL
X-14[?] - Bell VTOL
X-15 - North American rocket plane
X-16[?] - Bell, cancelled U-2 competitor
X-17 experimental rocket
X-18[?] - Hiller tilt-wing
X-19, X-20, X-21?
X-22[?] - Bell
X-24 - Martin Marietta lifting body
X-29A[?] - Grumman forward-swept wing jet
X-31[?] - Hypersonic jet or Orient Express
X-45[?] - pilotless combat aircraft