Nice Again wrote:
That's one of the points, you can tell the mfg. Doh!


It was was pointed out in another forum that you can tell
the manufacturer of an AF craft if the complete designator
is used. Such as:

P-38J-25-LO
P-47D-25-RE
P-51H-5-NA
B-17F-1-DL (Built by Douglas)
B-17F-1-BO (Boeing)

The Navy simply made it a more integral part of the
designation. I do not know if this holds true still in the
standardised designation system.

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Lynn in StLou
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