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Aviation History
1962
1962 - 2771.PDF
McDonnell IMC Phantom II (f-l IOA) tighter; K, tanker; O, observation; P, patrol; S, anti-submarine; T, trainer; U, utility; X, research. Type Specialized types of aircraft are denoted by a further letter in front of the hyphen: H, helicopter; V, VTOL or STOL; Z, airship. The following are the principal changed designations. Additional prefixes or suffixes can be interpreted with the assistance of the foregoing text. A Attack Douglas AD Skyraider be comes A-l (for example, AD-5Q is restyled EA-1F); Douglas A3D Sky warrior, A-3; Douglas A4D Skyhawk, A-4; North American A3J Vigilante A-5; Grumman A2F Intruder, A-6. B Bomber No change. C Cargo/Transport Everything has been brought into line with Air Force practice. For the record, there are 33 versions of the C-47 and C-117 Dakota in current use. The XC-142A tilt-wing has not been put in the VTOL series (apparently an oversight), but the numbers are considered to be getting out of hand. Accordingly the Grumman TF-1 Trader has become the C-1A, and the next transport will be the C-2A. E Special Electronics Grumman WF-2 Tracer, E-l; Grumman W2F Hawkeye, E-2. F Fighter North American FJ-3 and FJ-4 Fury, F-l; McDonnell F2H Banshee, F-2; McDonnell F3H Demon, F-3; McDonnell F4H and F-l 10 Phantom II, F-4; Northrop N-156 Freedom Fighter, F-5; Douglas F4D Skyray, F-6; Convair F2Y (defunct), F-7; Chance Vought F8U Crusader, F-8; Grumman F9F Cougar, F-9; Douglas F3D Skyknight, F-10; Grumman FllF Tiger, F-ll. Air Force designations have stopped at F-l II, and will start again at -12. H Helicopter Bell HU-1 Iroquois, H-l; ^P^ • •L i l|H*' •• • ?;•- • •••'•;::'H- ;,. .,,-. •>,£;?#•#-• •^•-•-:^-:,- FftSV < 1 1^3 y 9B »,.- TS " H w ' J^gB Wk mm - •_•; ' de Havilland Aircraft of Canada CV-2A Caribou (AC-/) Sikorsky VH-3A (HSS-2Z) *= MARINES
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