Collection

Weapons

Weapons systems, contractors, specifications, and remarks.

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Type	Subtype	Numerictypedesignator	Modelnumbers	Commonname	Status	Purpose	Service	Primecontractor	Othercontractors	Specifications	Remarks
aircraft	patrol bomber	PB2B		Catalina	Obsolete	patrol bomber, boat	Navy	Boeing			WW II Patrol bomber, 2 engine, boat
aircraft	patrol bomber	PB2Y-3		Coronado	Obsolete	patrol bomber, boat	Navy	Consolidated			WW II Patrol bomber, 4 engine, boat
aircraft	patrol bomber	PB-1	G	Flying Fortress	Obsolete	patrol bomber, boat	Navy	Boeing	Douglas, Vega		WW II Navy term for B-17, qv
aircraft	patrol bomber	PBO		Hudson	Obsolete	patrol bomber, land	Navy	Lockheed			WW II patrol bomber, 2 engine, landplane
aircraft	patrol bomber	PB4Y-1		Liberator	Obsolete	patrol bomber, land	Navy	Consolidated	Pratt & Whitney (engines)		WW II Navy designation of Army B-24 Liberator heavy bomber
aircraft	patrol bomber	PBM		Mariner	Obsolete	patrol bomber, boat	Navy	Martin			WW II Patrol bomber, 2 engine, boat
aircraft	patrol bomber	P4M	1	Mercator	Obsolete	patrol bomber	Navy	Martin
aircraft	patrol bomber	PBJ		Mitchell	Obsolete	patrol bomber, land	Navy	North American			WW II Navy version of Army's B-25 2 engine medium bomber
aircraft	patrol bomber	P2V	3, 2, 2N, 5	Neptune			Navy	Lockheed
aircraft	patrol bomber	XPBB		Sea Ranger	Obsolete	patrol bomber, 2-eng	Navy	Boeing			WW II 2 engine seaplane patrol bomber
aircraft	personnel carrier	RB-57	F		Obsolete	reconnaissance	AF	Martin/General Dynamics	Pratt & Whitney (engines)
aircraft	personnel carrier	C-53		Skytrooper	Obsolete	personnel carrier	Army AC	Douglas Aircraft Co.			Military version of Douglas DC-3 Also see C-47 WW II Wide… Military version of Douglas DC-3 Also see C-47 WW II Widely used as troop carrier and paratroop carrier.
aircraft	Presidential	VC-25	A	Air Foce One	Deployed	Carry the President	AF	Boeing			Specially configured Boeing 747-200B
aircraft	reconnaissance	RC-135				electronics recon.	AF	Boeing Company
aircraft	reconnaissance	SR-71	A			high altitude recon.	AF	Lockheed	Pratt & Whitney (engines)
aircraft	reconnaissance	U-2	R		Deployed	high altitude recon.	AF	Lockheed	Pratt & Whitney (engines)		First flight of U-2, 1955 Nearly glider in characteristics.… First flight of U-2, 1955 Nearly glider in characteristics. One engine, crew of one. Used in spy flights over the Soviet Union by CIA Francis Gary Powers shot down in U-2 over Soviet Union May 1960 First flight of U-2R Aug 1981
aircraft	reconnaissance	LB-30		Liberator	Obsolete		AAF	Consolidated			WW II 1942
aircraft	reconnaissance	RQ	1	Predator	Deployed	electronics recon.	AF	General Atomics			Unmanned aircraft
aircraft	scout bomber	SBN			Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Naval Aircraft Factory			WW II
aircraft	scout bomber	SB2A		Buccaneer	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Brewster			WW II Army designation is A-34
aircraft	scout bomber	SB2D		Dauntless	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Douglas Aircraft Co.			WW II
aircraft	scout bomber	SBD		Dauntless	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Douglas Aircraft Co.			WW II, Army designation is A-24
aircraft	scout bomber	SB2C		Helldiver	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Curtiss-Wright			WW II Army designation is A-25
aircraft	scout bomber	SBC		Helldiver	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Curtis			WW II Army designation is A-77(?)
aircraft	scout bomber	SBF		Helldiver	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Fairchild			WW II. Army designation is A-25
aircraft	scout bomber	SB2U		Vindicator	Obsolete	scout bomber	Navy	Vought-Sikorsky			WW II 1941
aircraft	tanker	KC-10			Deployed	aerial refueling	AF	Douglas Aircraft Co.			Persian Gulf War
aircraft	tanker	KC-97		Stratofreighter	Obsolete	transport & refuel	AF	Boeing Company
aircraft	tanker	KC-135	A, E, R	Stratotanker	Deployed	aerial refueling	AF	Boeing Company			Viet Nam War Persian Gulf War
aircraft	torpedo bomber	TBF		Avenger	Obsolete	torpedo bomber	Navy	Grumman			WW II
aircraft	torpedo bomber	TBM		Avenger	Obsolete	torpedo bomber	Navy	Eastern Aircraft			Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corp. version of… Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors Corp. version of Grumman TBF, qv
aircraft	torpedo bomber	TBY-2		Seawolf	Obsolete	torpedo bomber	Navy	Convair			WW II
aircraft	trainer	T-7			Obsolete		AF				1940s-50s
aircraft	trainer	VT-86			Deployed		Navy
aircraft	trainer	AT-10			Obsolete	Advanced trainer	Army AC	Beechcraft			WW II
aircraft	trainer	AT-16			Obsolete	Advanced trainer	Army AC	Noorduyn			WW II
aircraft	trainer	AT-4			Obsolete		Army AC	Curtiss		1	1920s Trainer version of P-1 Hawk Prusuit
aircraft	trainer	AT-5			Obsolete		Army AC	Curtiss			1920s Trainer version of P-1 Hawk Pursuit
aircraft	trainer	BT-12			Obsolete	trainer, basic	Army AC	Fleetwings	Pratt & Whitney (engine)		WW II
aircraft	trainer	BT-14			Obsolete	trainer, basic	Army AC	North American			WW II
aircraft	trainer	BT-15			Obsolete	trainer, basic	Army AC	Vultee			WW II
aircraft	trainer	BT-8			Obsolete	trainer, basic	Army AC	Seversky		1930s
aircraft	trainer	N3N			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Navy	Naval Aircraft Factory			WW II
aircraft	trainer	NP			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Navy	Spartan			WW II
aircraft	trainer	PT-1			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Army	Consolidated			1920s
aircraft	trainer	PT-16			d	trainer, primary	Army	Ryan			WW II
aircraft	trainer	PT-18			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Army	Stearman			WW II Navy designation is N2S
aircraft	trainer	PT-20			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Army	Ryan			WW II
aircraft	trainer	PT-22			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Army	Ryan			WW II
aircraft	trainer	PT-23			Obsolete	trainer, primary	Army	Fairchild			WW II