Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force

Robert A. Mann is a former member of the United States Air Force, and enjoyed a long career in the aerospace industry. The author of five books, he lives in Pahrump, Nevada.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments     

Preface     

Introduction     



1. Aircraft Identification     

2. Sources of Data     

3. World War II Overseas Deployment     

4. Record Card Formats     

5. How to Do It     



Appendix A. Master Code Index     

Appendix B. Abbreviations and Acronyms     

Appendix C. Functional Codes (Prior to 1 July 1949) / Assignment

Status Codes (After 1 July 1949)     

Appendix D. Aircraft Cause of Loss Codes     

Appendix E. Command and Sub-Command Codes     

Appendix F. Gain Codes     

Appendix G. Loss Codes     

Appendix H. Manufacturers Codes     

Appendix I. Organization Kind Codes     

Appendix J. Organization Type Codes     

Appendix K. Air Force Station Codes (Alpha Sort)     

Appendix L. Air Force Station Codes (Numeric Sort)     

Appendix M. Overseas Destination Codes: World War II     

Appendix N. Termination Codes     

Appendix O. Aircraft Type Designations     

Appendix P. Unit/Organization Codes     

Appendix Q. Unit Type Codes     

Appendix R. Microfilm Roll List, Prefixes ACR, OACR,

AC and ACA     

Appendix S. Individual Aircraft Record Card Formats (21 Formats)