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Old 13th Mar 2006, 20:46
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P Series, why?
I have just been asked to explain why US Military aircraft are designated with a P. IE P51 etc. Can anybody help me with an explanation?
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P stands for Pursuit, nowadays replaced with F for Fighter or FA for Fighter Attack as in FA 18.
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The full current designation system is here. P was Pursuit, it is now Patrol

http://www.designation-systems.net/u.../aircraft.html

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Thanks 4 Greens for your prompt reply.
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And in the USN/USMC "PT" was "Primary Trainer" as in PT-22
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don't forget bt and at ie: bt13 or at6 harvard
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And A for attack was replaced by B for bomber eg A26 (Invader)became B26, which was confusing cos there already was a B26 (Marauder)!!
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Originally Posted by Evileyes
And in the USN/USMC "PT" was "Primary Trainer" as in PT-22
Not quite!

PT-13, -15, -19, -22 etc. were USAAC (later USAAF) designations, not USN/USMC. The PT-22 in Navy colors was known as NR-1 (i.e. trainer, Ryan)
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