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Systems used by the United States to assign identifiers to aircraft in service
Multiple designation systems have been used to specify United States military aircraft. The first system was introduced in 1911 by the United States Navy, but was discontinued six years later; the first system similar to that used today was designed in 1919 when the US Army's Aeronautical Division became the United States Army Air Service. Before this, aircraft were put into service under their manufacturers' designations.

During this period, type designations used by the United States Army Air Service consisted of a two or three letter abbreviation of the aircraft's purpose. Examples include GA for Ground Attack aircraft, NO for Night Observation aircraft, and NBS for Night Bombardment, Short Distance aircraft.

From 1924 to 1947 the Air Service, United States Army Air Corps, United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force used a designation system based on mission category, with each model in a category numbered sequentially. For instance, the Lockheed P 80 Shooting Star (Pursuit) was redesignated as F 80 (Fighter), while the A 26 medium bomber/attack aircraft was redesignated as the B 26, reusing the designation, the Martin B 26 having retired in the meantime.

Before 1962, the United States Navy, which also procured aircraft for the United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard, used several designation systems. The first was adopted in 1911, but it was replaced by the second in 1914, and aircraft still in inventory were redesignated. Both systems were based primarily on aircraft class rather than mission. In 1917, the 1914 system was dropped, and the Navy reverted to using manufacturer's model designations. In 1922, a new designation system was adopted based on both mission and manufacturer, and lasted until 1962. Various previously designated models from the pre 1962 Army Air Force system (such as the F 111) were not redesignated. All in use USN/USMC aircraft from the pre 1962 system were redesignated within the new system. An attempt was made to retain the original Type Sequence numbers for as many aircraft as possible. Thus, the F2H Banshee became the F 2, the F4H Phantom II became the F 4 and the F8U Crusader became the F 8.