- #WADSWORTH PILOT CASE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#
- #WADSWORTH PILOT CASE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#
- #WADSWORTH PILOT CASE SERIAL NUMBERS REGISTRATION#
#WADSWORTH PILOT CASE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBER#
Gaps in the serial number sequence were sometimes referred to as "blackout blocks".
#WADSWORTH PILOT CASE SERIAL NUMBERS REGISTRATION#
The 'Naval' S sequence had reached only S1865, a Fairey IIIF, but when R9999 was reached in 1939, the next serial allocations did not run on from that point, but instead commenced at T1000.įrom 1937, not all aircraft registration numbers were allocated, in order to hide the true number of aircraft in production and service. When the sequence reached the prefix K it was decided to start at K1000 for all subsequent letters instead of K1.Īlthough the N and S series had earlier been used by RNAS aircraft, the sequence N1000 to N9999 was again used by the Air Ministry for both RAF and RN aircraft. The letters A, B, C, D, E, F, H, and J were allocated to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and N1 to N9999 and S1 to S9999 to the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). A1 to Z9999 īy 1916, the first sequence had reached 10000, and it was decided to start an alpha-numeric system from A1 (allocated to a Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2d) to A9999 then starting again at B1. The first registration number was allocated to a Short S.34 for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), with the number 10000 going to a Blackburn-built B.E.2c aircraft in 1916. This first series ran from 1 to 10000 with blocks allocated to each service.
In an RAF or FAA pilot's personal service log book, the registration number of any aircraft flown, along with any other particulars, such as aircraft type, flight duration, purpose of flight, etc., is entered by the pilot after every flight, thus giving a complete record of the pilot's flying activities and which individual aircraft have been flown. The registration numbers are allocated at the time the contract for supply is placed with the aircraft manufacturer or supplier. Before the end of the first year, a unified aircraft registration number system was introduced for both Army and Naval aircraft. The Naval Wing used the prefix 'H' for seaplanes ('Hydroaeroplanes' as they were then known), 'M' for monoplanes, and 'T' for aeroplanes with engines mounted in tractor configuration.
The prefix 'A' was allocated to balloons of No.1 Company, Air Battalion, Royal Engineers, the prefix 'B' to aeroplanes of No.2 Company, and the prefix 'F' to aeroplanes of the Central Flying School. When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was formed in 1912, its aircraft were identified by a letter/number system related to the manufacturer. Military aircraft operated by government agencies and civilian contractors (for example QinetiQ) are also assigned registration numbers from this system. A unified registration number system, maintained initially by the Air Ministry (AM), and its successor the Ministry of Defence (MoD), is used for aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), and Army Air Corps (AAC). All UK military aircraft are allocated and display a unique registration number.
#WADSWORTH PILOT CASE SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#
United Kingdom military aircraft serial numbers are aircraft registration numbers used to identify individual military aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK).
0 kommentar(er)
