Oh yeah! Like C-130 and C-131.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Nice Again" wrote in message
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The Navy system wasn't bizzarre.


The Navy system had multiple designations for virtually identical
aircraft.
That's bizarre.



It made it easy to identiy a/c (mental
picture) by just the lettr and numbers.


No easier than the USAAF/USAF system, which had the advantages of order
and
logic.