With regard to the designation change of the Douglas A3D Skywarrior to the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior - when did this happen?
Thank you. cheers - Jim.
A3D / A-3 Skywarrior
May 11, 2005
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system
On the 18 September 1962, the United States Department of Defence introduced a unified designation system for the aircraft of the United States armed forces. Prior to this date, each service used their own nomenclature system. The 1962 system was based on the one used by the US Air Force between 1948 and 1962. Since it was introduced the 1962 system has been modified and updated; in 1997 a revised form of the system was released [1]
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Almost all aircraft operated by the USAF, USN (including the USCG and USMC) and the US Army are assigned a designation under this system. Experimental aircraft operated by manufacturers or NASA are also often assigned numbers in the X-series.
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Curt
****** Excellent. Thank you very much. The sites noted are great and I'll be sure to bookmark them for future reference.
Much appreciated. cheers and thanks again. Jim.
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