TYPETYPE
SUBTYPE
NUMERICTYPEDESIGNATOR
MODELNUMBERS
COMMONNAME
STATUS
PURPOSE
SVC
PRIMECONTRACTOR
OTHERCONTRACTORS
SPECIFICATIONS
REMARKS
aircraft
patrol bomber
PB4Y-2
–
–
Obsolete
patrol bomber, land
Navy
Consolidated
Pratt & Whitney (engines)
–
WW II
Similar to PB4Y-1 but with single vertile tail instead of double
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
PBM
–
Mariner
Obsolete
patrol bomber, boat
Navy
Martin
–
–
WW II
Patrol bomber, 2 engine, boat
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
Widely used as troop carrier and paratroop carrier.
aircraft
personnel carrier
RB-57
F
–
Obsolete
reconnaissance
AF
Martin/General Dynamics
Pratt & Whitney (engines)
–
–
aircraft
reconnaissance
LB-30
–
Liberator
Obsolete
–
AAF
Consolidated
–
–
WW II 1942
aircraft
reconnaissance
RC-135
–
–
–
electronics recon.
AF
Boeing Company
–
–
–
aircraft
reconnaissance
RQ
1
Predator
Deployed
electronics recon.
AF
General Atomics
–
–
Unmanned aircraft
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. 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