Aircraft Part codes etc. – a BIG list!

As I’m finally enjoying the bliss of a couple of weeks away from the flight-deck, I figured it was about time I went through my “box of tricks” and remind myself what I have tucked away. In the process I found some material relating to aircraft part codes etc. which I thought may be of interest to someone out there. I have compiled all the information into a single file. I cannot claim credit (or blame!) for it, all I did was retype the faded photocopies. Enjoy….

NB: I’m perfectly aware that this list is not definitive and probably has a number of errors and typos. As I said, I just retyped the info, I didn’t verify it as I went along. I have no idea who produced it or where on earth I got the original copy. I would welcome ANY corrections and especially additions to the list. If anyone wants a list via e-mail, let me know.

Aircraft Reference Numbers

Manufacturer Codes:

AS = Airspeed
AW = Armstrong Whitworth
R3 = Avro
BP = Boulton Paul (possibly EP)
FB = Bristol
DH = DeHaviland
EEP = English Electric Preston
F8 = Fairey Engineering
G5 = Gloster
HA = Hawker – also 41H?
HP = Handley Page
MCO = Morris Cowley Oxford
PAC = Percival Aircraft Corporation
PPA = Miles (Phillips & Powis)
R = Republic
SB = Short Brothers
SFR = Rootes Speke
SR = Saunders Roe
SHB = Short & Harland Belfast
SHR = Short & Harland Rochester
TAY = Taylorcraft
VA = Victory Aircraft
VACB = Vickers Armstrong Castle Bromwich
VACH = Vickers Armstrong Chester
VABL = Vickers Armstrong Blackpool
WA = Westland

Miscellaneous Codes:

AGS = Aircraft General Standard (Often on nuts and bolt heads)
ALCLAD = Aluminium (Or “Alooominum” if from former colonies!)
ALCOA = Aluminium Corporation of America
PSC = Pressed Steel Company

Aircraft Part Codes:

P39 = Airacobra (Bell)
AW41 = Albermarle Mk1
652A = Anson (All Mk’s)
660 = Argosy
UC61 = Argus Mk1 (Fairchild)
UC61A= Argus Mk II
UC61K= Argus Mk III
701 = Avro Athena T2
540 = Avro 504K
582 = Avro 504N

187 = Baltimore (Martin)
156 = Beaufighter Mk1F
152 = Beaufort
192 = Belvedere (Westland)
B101 = Beverley (Blackburn) C1
555 = Bison
142M = Blenheim Mk IF
149 = Blenheim Mk Ib
160 = Blenheim Mk V
130A = Bombay
B26 = Botha
164 = Brigand
F2A = Bristol Fighter
B103 = Buccaneer
B339E = Brewster Buffalo
105A = Bristol Bulldog Mk II & IIa

EA3 = Canberra B2
EA2 = Canberra PR3
EA4 = Canberra Mk24
SC4 = Canberra U/D 10
28 = Catalina Mk I
CH47 = Chinook HC1
DHC1 = Chipmunk T10
DH60 = Cirrus Moth Mk I & II
DH106 = Comet Mk I – IV
20 = Commando

C47 = Dakota Mk I
C53 = Dakota Mk II
C47A = Dakota Mk III
C47B = Dakota Mk IV
P82 = Defiant
DH104 = Devon
89A = Dominie Mk I
‘(B = Dominie Mk II

AS10 = Envoy Mk III
229 = Fortress Mk I

60M = Gipsy Moth

HP57 = Halifax Mk I
HP59 = Halifax Mk II
HP61 = Halifax Mk III
HP63 = Halifax Mk IV
HP63 = Halifax Mk V
HP70 = Halifax Mk VIII
HP71 = Halifax Mk IX
HP52 = Hampden Mk I
HP54 = Harrow
NA16 = Harvard I
NA66 = Harvard II
NA88 = Harvard IIa
AT16 = Harvard IIb
HP67 = Hastings
HP94 = Hastings C4
DB7 = Havoc I
DB7A = Havoc Mk II
P1182 = Hawk (BAe)
C130K = Hercules (Lockheed)
HP50 = Heyford
DH103 = Hornet
AS51 = Horsa (Also marked AS58)
L-214 = Hudson Mk I
L-414 = Hudson Mk II-VI
P1067 = Hunter Mk I
P1099 = Hunter Mk6
P1101 = Hunter T7

TypeS = Jaguar
TypeM = Jaguar T2
GA5 = Javelin
145 = Jet Provost

683 = Lancaster (All Mks)
691 = Lancastrian
32 = Liberator
22 = Lightning (P-38)
P1B = Lightning Mk IF
P25 = Lightning Mk 2F
P26 = Lightning Mk 3F
P11 = Lightning T4
P27 = Lightning T5
694 = Lincoln
P8 = Lysander

M14 = Magister Mk I
679 = Manchester
179 = Marauder
M25 = Martinet TT1
M9 = Master Mk I
M19 = Master Mk II
M27 = Master Mk III
M16 = Mentor
G41A = Meteor Mk I
G41F = Meteor F4
G43 = Meteor T7
G41K = Meteor F8
G41L = Meteor FR9
G41M = Meteor PR10
NA62B = Mitchell Mk I
NA82 = Mitchell II
NA-108 = Mitchell III
98 = Mosquito (All Mks)
NA73 = Mustang I (Also NA83)
NA91 = Mustang Ia
NA102 = Mustang III
NA109 = Mustang IV

26 = Neptune
HS801 = Nimrod (BAe)

AS10 = Oxford MkI & II
AS46 = Oxford MkV

P66 = Pembroke
F-4 = Phantom
P28 = Proctor I
P30 = Proctor II
P34 = Proctor III
P31 = Proctor IV

DH82B = Queen Bee (Pilotless?)

C1-13 = Sabre (F-86)
696 = Shackleton
382 = Spiteful
300 = Spitfire Mk I; Ia; Ib
329 = Spitfire Mk IIa & IIb
375 = Spitfire Mk IIc
353 = Spitfire Mk IV
332 = Spitfire Mk Vb
331 = Spitfire Mk Vb
349 = Spitfire Mk Vc & LF Vb
352 = Spitfire F Vb
351 = Spitfire Mk VII
359 = Spitfire Mk III
361 = Spitfire Mk IX
362 & 387 = Spitfire Mk X
365 = Spitfire Mk XI
366 = Spitfire Mk XII & XIII
367 & 353 = Spitfire Mk XIII
369 & 379 = Spitfire Mk XIV & XIVe
380 = Spitfire Mk XVI
394 = Spitfire Mk XVIII
389 & 390 = Spitfire Mk XIX
356 = Spitfire Mk F21; F22 & F24
SB29 = Stirling
S25 = Sunderland
541 = Swift (Shorts)
546 = Swift (Supermarine)
171 = Sycamore HA12

82 = Tiger Moth
81A-1 = Tomahawk Mk I
81A-2 = Tomahawk Mk II
621 = Tutor (Avro)
89 & 93 = Thunderbolt

637 = Valetta
706 & 710 = Valiant
100 = Vampire Mk F1; F3; F5; F9
113 = Vampire NF10
115 = Vampire T11
668 = Varsity
112 = Venom
V146 = Ventura
237 = Ventura Mk V
HP80 = Victor
498 = Viking C2
FB27 = Vimy Mk IV
698 = Vulcan

236 = Walrus
462 = Warwick ASR Mk I
413 & 611 = Warwick II
460 = Warwick III
474 & 475 = Warwick V
485 = Warwick ASR Mk VI
345 = Washington B1
P14 = Welkin
287 = Wellesley
285 & 290 = Wellington I
408 & 409 = Wellington Ia
415 & 450 = Wellington Ic
298 & 406 = Wellington II
417 & 440 = Wellington III
410 & 424 = Wellington IV
407 & 421 = Wellington V
442 & 449 = Wellington VI
429 = Wellington VIII
440 = Wellington X
454 & 458 = Wellington XI
455 = Wellington XII
466 = Wellington XIII
467 = Wellington XIV
P9 = Whirlwind
188 & 38 = Whitley Mk I
197 = Whitley II
205 = Whitley III
209 & 210 = Whitley IV & IVa
207 = Whitley V
217 = Whitley VII
244 = Wildebeeste I
258 = Wildebeeste II
267 = Wildebeeste III
286 = Wildebeeste IV

685 = York C1

Air Ministry Equipment Codes:

No. 5 = Electrical Equipment
No.6 = Nav. & optical Equipt.
No.6A = Aircraft Instruments
No.6D = Oxygen Equipment
No.6F = Aircraft Personnel Equipt.
No. 7; 8; 9 = Aircraft Armaments
No.10 = Comms. Equipt.
No.11 = Bombing Gear
No.12A= Bombs (Live)
No.12B= Bombs (Dummy)
No.12C= Ammunition
No.12E = Torpedoes
No. 12F= Misc. Armament
No.14 = Photo Equipment
No.15A = Man-carrying parachute Equip.
No. 15C= Equipt Drop & Sea-Dropping Apparatus
No.15D = Supply Drop & ASR Equipt.
No. 22C= Flying Clothing
No.27C= Survival Equipment