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From: rdd@ukc.ac.uk (Rudnei Dias da Cunha)
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Subject: Re: RAF Aircraft Designations
Summary: Missing designations, reposting full list
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Date: 30 Aug 90 03:03:27 GMT
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From: rdd@ukc.ac.uk (Rudnei Dias da Cunha)


  Sorry, I've really missed some designations... I am including the full list.


                                    Rudnei Dias da Cunha
                                       rdd@ukc.ac.uk
                       Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury

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 British Aircraft Designations
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 a. Fighters:
 
   F : fighter
   LF : low-altitude fighter
   HF : high-altitude fighter
   NF : night-fighter
   FB : fighter-bomber
   FG : fighter,ground-attack (as used by the Phantoms of the Royal Navy,
                               then by RAF as FG.1)
   FGA : fighter,ground-attack (as used by the Hunters, RAF)
   FR : fighter-reconnaissance
   FGR : fighter,ground-attack,reconnaissance
   FRS : fighter,reconnaissance,strike (as used by the Royal Navy) 
   F(AW) : fighter,all-weather
 
 b. Photo-reconnaissance: PR
 
 c. Bombers:
 
   B : bomber
   B(I) : bomber, secondary mission : Intruder
   B(K) : bomber, secondary mission : Tanker
   GR : ground-attack,reconnaissance
   S : strike (as used by the Buccaneers, RAF)
 
 d. Tankers : K
 
 e. Cargo : C
 
 f. Helicopters:
 
   HAS : helicopter,anti-submarine
   HAR : helicopter,air-rescue
   HC  : helicopter,cargo
   HT  : helicopter,trainer
 
 g. Trainers : T
 
 h. Maritime-reconnaissance: MR
 
 i. Airborne Early Warning: AEW


  Some combinations are possible, for instance:

 1. C-K : cargo with tanker capability, as in C1K (ex- BAC VC.10s)

 2. C-P : cargo with in-flight refuelling probe fitted, as in Hercules C1P

 3. MR-P: maritime-reconnaissance, with in-flight refuelling probe fitted,
          as in Nimrod MR2P 

 4. B(K)P : bomber, secondary mission: tanker, with in-flight refuelling
            probe fitted, as in Valiant B(K)P.1

 5. GR-T : ground-attack, reconnaissance, with dual controls, as in 
           Tornado GR.1T

 6. F-T : fighter, with dual controls, as in Tornado F.3T