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  2. United States military aircraft serial numbers - Wikipedia

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    In 1908, the United States government purchased its first heavier than air aircraft. The aircraft, a Wright Model A, was used by the aviation section of the United States Army Signal Corps and was issued with serial number 1.

  3. Service number (United States Armed Forces) - Wikipedia

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    The original Air Force enlisted force was composed of personnel formerly of the United States Army Air Forces who continued to use their Army service numbers upon transfer to the Air Force in 1947. Thus, there is no established "first" enlisted service number of the U.S. Air Force since thousands of airmen simultaneously transferred into the ...

  4. Lists of military aircraft of the United States - Wikipedia

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    List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States

  5. Service number (United States Army) - Wikipedia

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    The conscripted force of the Army of the United States were issued service numbers in the 30 million range. Service numbers ranged from 30 000 000 to 39 999 999. As with Regular Army or Army of the United States voluntary enlistee service numbers, the second number corresponded to a geographical area where a person had been drafted and the last ...

  6. Service number - Wikipedia

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    The following formats were used to denote U.S. military service numbers: 12-345-678: United States Army enlisted service numbers and United States Air Force enlisted service numbers; 123-45-67: United States Navy enlisted service numbers; 1234-567: United States Coast Guard enlisted service numbers; 123456: United States Marine Corps enlisted ...

  7. USAAF unit identification aircraft markings - Wikipedia

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    The first Eighth Air Force aircraft to receive unit markings were the Spitfires of the 4th and 31st Fighter Groups training with RAF Fighter Command in September 1942. The markings were two-letter fuselage squadron codes located on one side of the national insignia and a single letter aircraft code on the other side.

  8. List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations - Wikipedia

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    The United States department of Defense was established in 1949, the old name Department of War was retired in 1947. In 1962 separate aircraft naming schemes were unified, but out of convenience many numbers carried over. For example, the P-38 Lightning, which also was used as the F-4 and F-5 for reconnaissance and FO in the Navy, became the F-38.

  9. List of combat victories of United States military aircraft ...

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    January 17, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 85-125) shot down a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 aircraft using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The pilot was Captain Jon "JB" Kelk. [6] January 17, 1991 - A McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (Serial Number : 85-119) shot down a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 aircraft using an AIM-7 Sparrow missile ...