US Navy Fighter Aircraft

There were two series of Navy/Marine Corps fighter aircraft. The original series began in 1922 and ended in 1962:

• General Aviation
  
  
  1. General Aviation FA
  
  
  
• Brewster
  
  
  1. Brewster F2A
     
     
  2. Brewster F3A Corsair
  
  
  
• Boeing
  
  
  1. Boeing FB
     
     
  2. Boeing F2B
     
     
  3. Boeing F3B
     
     
  4. Boeing F4B
     
     
  5. Boeing F5B
     
     
  6. Boeing F6B
     
     
  7. Boeing F7B
     
     
  8. Boeing F8B
  
  
  
• Curtiss
  
  
  1. Curtiss CF
     
     
  2. Curtiss F2C
     
     
  3. Curtiss F3C
     
     
  4. Curtiss F4C
     
     
  5. Curtiss F6C
     
     
  6. Curtiss F7C
     
     
  7. Curtiss F8C Falcon
     
     
  8. Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk
     
     
  9. Curtiss F10C
     
     
  10. Curtiss F11C
      
      
  11. Curtiss F12C
      
      
  12. Curtiss F13C
      
      
  13. Curtiss F14C
      
      
  14. Curtiss F15C
  
  
  
• McDonnell
  
  
  1. McDonnell FD Phantom
     
     
  2. McDonnell F2D Banshee
  
  
  
• Douglas
  
  
  1. Douglas FD
     
     
  2. Douglas F3D Skyknight
     
     
  3. Douglas F4D Skyray
     
     
  4. Douglas F5D Skylancer
     
     
  5. Douglas F6D Missileer
  
  
  
• Grumman
  
  
  1. Grumman FF
     
     
  2. Grumman F2F
     
     
  3. Grumman F3F
     
     
  4. Grumman F4F Wildcat
     
     
  5. Grumman F6F Hellcat
     
     
  6. Grumman F7F Tigercat
     
     
  7. Grumman F8F Bearcat
     
     
  8. Grumman F9F Panther/Cougar
     
     
  9. Grumman F10F Jaguar
     
     
  10. Grumman F11F Tiger
      
      
  11. Grumman F12F
  
  
  
• Eberhart
  
  
  1. Eberhart FG
     
     
  2. Eberhart F2G
  
  
  
• Goodyear
  
  
  1. Goodyear FG Corsair
     
     
  2. Goodyear F2G
  
  
  
• Hall
  
  
  1. Hall FH
  
  
  
• McDonnell
  
  
  1. McDonnell FH Phantom
     
     
  2. McDonnell F2H Banshee
     
     
  3. McDonnell F3H Demon
     
     
  4. McDonnell F4H Phantom II
  
  
  
• Berliner-Joyce
  
  
  1. Berliner-Joyce FJ
     
     
  2. Berliner-Joyce F2J
  
  
  
• North American
  
  
  1. North American FJ Fury
  
  
  
• Loening
  
  
  1. Loening FL
  
  
  
• Bell
  
  
  1. Bell FL
     
     
  2. Bell F2L
  
  
  
• General Motors
  
  
  1. General Motors FM Wildcat
     
     
  2. General Motors F2M
     
     
  3. General Motors F3M
  
  
  
• Lockheed
  
  
  1. Lockheed FO
  
  
  
• Ryan
  
  
  1. Ryan FR Fireball
     
     
  2. Ryan F2R Dark Shark
  
  
  
• Northrop
  
  
  1. Northrop FT
     
     
  2. Northrop F2T Black Widow
  
  
  
• Vought
  
  
  1. Vought FU
     
     
  2. Vought F2U
     
     
  3. Vought F3U
     
     
  4. Vought F4U Corsair
     
     
  5. Vought XF5U-1
     
     
  6. Vought F6U Pirate
     
     
  7. Vought F7U Cutlass
     
     
  8. Vought F8U Crusader
     
  
  
  
• Lockheed
  
  
  1. Lockheed FV
  
  
  
• Wright
  
  
  1. Wright F2W
     
     
  2. Wright F3W
  
  
  
• Convair
  
  
  1. Convair FY Pogo
     
     
  2. Convair F2Y SeaDart

The second series began in 1962. Some of the fighters in the first series were redesignated with numbers in the new system, and new Navy fighters were added to the system.

Here are the existing Navy fighters that were redesignated:

Here are the new Navy fighters, those that were originated after 1962:

• Grumman F-14 Tomcat
  
  
• McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18 Hornet
  
  
• Israel Aircraft Industries F-21 Kfir