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Aircraft by Nation

United States
Navy/Marine Corps (1923 - 1962)

Manufacturer Codes: Prior to 1962, the U.S. Navy used letter codes within the aircraft designation to denote the aircraft manufacturer.

Designation Manufacturer Years used
B Beech 1937 - 1945
B Boeing 1923 - 1959
C Culver 1943 - 1946
C Curtiss 1922 - 1946
D Douglas 1922 - 1962
E Bellanca 1931 - 1937
F Grumman 1931 - 1962
G Great Lakes 1929 - 1935
H McDonnell 1946 - 1962
J Berliner-Joyce 1929 - 1935
J North American (acquired Berliner-Joyce) 1937 - 1962
K Fairchild (Kreider-Reisner) 1937 - 1942
L Bell 1939 - 1962
L Columbia 1945
L Loening 1922 - 1932
M Martin 1922 - 1962
M General Motors (Eastern Aircraft Division) 1942 - 1945
N Naval Aircraft Factory 1922 - 1945
O Lockheed - Plant B 1931 - 1950
Q Fairchild 1928 - 1962
R Ryan 1941 - 1946
S Sikorsky 1928 - 1962
S Stearman 1934 - 1945
U Vought 1922 - 1962
V Vultee 1941
V Lockheed - Plant A (Vega) 1942 - 1962
Y Consolidated 1926 - 1942
Y Convair 1942 - 1962

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