The Navy system wasn't bizzarre. It made it easy to identiy a/c (mental
picture) by just the lettr and numbers.

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F fighter
8 eighth model
F Grumman


I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system,
it was your message that was a mystery.