Historical Air Forces with a Military Designation System
Historically, a number of air forces have had some sort of official designation system for the aircraft that they use.
Countries / Air Forces with a formal designation system:
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Austria-Hungary
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Kaiserlich und Königliche Luftfahrttruppen (Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops) 1914 - 1918
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Designation-Systems.net: German and Austro-Hungarian Military Aircraft Designations (1914-1918)
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France (1910s - 1945)
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Armée de terre
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Armée de l'Air
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Marine nationale
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Germany
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Idflieg (Inspektion der Fliergertruppen / Inspectorate of the Flying Troops) / Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (Imperial German Flying Corps) / Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte (German Air Force)
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Designation-Systems.net: German and Austro-Hungarian Military Aircraft Designations (1914-1918)
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Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM, Ministry of Aviation)
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Designation-Systems.net: German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945)
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Italy
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Esercito Italiano (Italian Army) 19?? - 2012
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Japan
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大日本帝國陸軍航空隊、大日本帝國陸軍航空部隊 (Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kokutai / Imperial Japanese Army Air Service) 1910 -1945 (multiple designation systems)
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大日本帝國海軍航空隊 (Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Koukuu-tai / Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service) 1912 - 1945 (multiple designation systems)
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USSR
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Yugoslavia
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Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздушна одбрана / Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazdušna odbrana (Yugoslav Air Force and Air Defence) 1962 - 1992
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