page_title: List of military aircraft of the United States
section_title: Pursuit, 1924-1948/Fighter, 1948–1962
hierarchical_section_title: List of military aircraft of the United States / Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces/Air Force 1924–1962 / Pursuit, 1924-1948/Fighter, 1948–1962
caption_attribution_description: English: F-111 in USAF use
context_page_description: This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production, and operational types. Prototypes are normally prefixed with "X" and are often unnamed, while pre-production models are usually prefixed with "Y".
  The United States military employs a designation and naming system to provide identifications to all aircraft types. Until 1962, the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Navy all maintained separate systems. In September 1962, these were unified into a single system heavily reflecting the Air Force method. For more complete information on the workings of this system, refer to United States Department of Defense Aerospace Vehicle Designations.
  This list does not include aircraft used by the U.S. military services prior to the establishment of a numerical designation system. It also does not include aircraft designated under the pre-1962 United States Navy designation system.
context_section_description: Designated P- for "pursuit" until 1948, when the United States Air Force was founded. After this, all P- designations were changed to F- ("fighter"), but the original numbers were retained.
  P-1 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-2 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-3 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-4 – Boeing
  P-5 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-6 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-7 – Boeing
  P-8 – Boeing (XP-8 Cancelled)
  P-9 – Boeing
  P-10 – Curtiss
  P-11 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-12 – Boeing
  P-13 Viper (XP-13 Prototype)
  P-14 – Curtiss
  P-15 – Boeing
  P-16 – Berliner-Joyce
  P-17 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-18 – Curtiss
  P-19 – Curtiss
  P-20 – Curtiss (YP-20 Project)
  P-21 – Curtiss
  P-22 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-23 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-24 – Lockheed
  P-25 – Consolidated
  P-26 Peashooter – Boeing 
  P-27 – Consolidated
  P-28 – Consolidated
  P-29 – Boeing
  P-30 – Consolidated
  P-31 Swift – Curtiss
  P-32 – Boeing
  P-33 – Consolidated
  P-34 – Wedell-Williams (XP-34 Cancelled)
  P-35 – Seversky
  P-36 Hawk – Curtiss
  P-37 – Curtiss
  P-38 Lightning – Lockheed
  P-39 Airacobra – Bell
  P-400 - Royal Air Force Airacobra put into U.S. service before export
  P-40 Warhawk – Curtiss
  P-41 – Seversky (XP-41 Prototype)
  P-42 – Curtiss (XP-42 Prototype)
  P-43 Lancer – Republic
  P-44 Rocket – Republic
  P-45 – Bell (Initial designation of the P-39C or Model 13.)
  P-46 – Curtiss (XP-46 Prototype)
  P-47 Thunderbolt – Republic
  P-48 – Douglas (XP-48 Cancelled)
  P-49 – Lockheed (Cancelled)
  P-50 – Grumman (Cancelled)
  P-51 Mustang – North American 
  P-53 – Curtiss
  P-54 Swoose Goose – Vultee (XP-54 Prototype)
  P-55 Ascender – Curtiss (XP-55 Prototype)
  P-56 Black Bullet – Northrop (XP-56 Prototype)
  P-57 Peashooter – Tucker (Cancelled)
  P-58 Chain Lightning – Lockheed
  P-59 Airacomet – Bell
  P-60 – Curtiss (P-60 Prototypes, Cancelled)
  P-61 Black Widow – Northrop
  P-62 – Curtiss (XP-62 Prototype)
  P-63 Kingcobra – Bell
  P-64 – North American
  P-65 – Grumman (Cancelled)
  P-66 Vanguard – Vultee
  P-67 Bat – McDonnell (XP-67 Prototype)
  P-68 Tornado – Vultee (Cancelled)
  P-69 – Republic (XP-69 Prototype)
  P-70 Nighthawk – Douglas
  P-71 – Curtiss (XP-71 Cancelled)
  P-72 – Republic (XP-72 Prototype)
  P-73 – Hughes (officially never assigned)
  P-74 – skipped
  P-75 Eagle – Fisher
  P-76 – Bell (Prototype / Cancelled)
  P-77 – Bell (Prototypes)
  P-78 – North American (officially never assigned)
  P-79 – Northrop (XP-79 Prototype)
  F-80 Shooting Star – Lockheed
  P-81 – Convair (XP-81 Prototype)
  F-82 Twin Mustang – North American
  P-83 – Bell (Experimental)
  F-84 Thunderjet – Republic
  F-85 Goblin – McDonnell (XF-85 Prototype)
  F-86 Sabre – North American 
  F-87 Blackhawk – Curtiss (XF-87 Prototype)
  F-88 Voodoo – McDonnell (Two Prototype)
  F-89 Scorpion – Northrop
  F-90 – Lockheed (XF-90 Prototype)
  F-91 Thunderceptor – Republic (XF-91 Prototype)
  F-92 – Convair (XF-92A Prototype)
  F-93 – North American (XF-93 Experimental)
  F-94 Starfire – Lockheed
  F-95 – North American (redesignated as F-86D Sabre)
  F-96 – Republic (redesignated as F-84F Thunderstreak)
  F-97 Starfire – Lockheed (redesignated as F-94C Starfire)
  F-98 Falcon – Hughes (redesignated as GAR-1, then AIM-4) (Air-to-Air Missile)
  F-99 BOMARC – Boeing (redesignated as IM-99, then CIM-10) (Surface-to-Air Missile)
  F-100 Super Sabre – North American
  F-101 Voodoo – McDonnell
  F-102 Delta Dagger – Convair
  F-103 – Republic (XF-103 Project)
  F-104 Starfighter – Lockheed
  F-105 Thunderchief – Republic
  F-106 Delta Dart – Convair
  F-107 – North American (Three Prototype)
  F-108 Rapier – North American (XF-108 Prototype)
  F-109 – designation was reserved for the F-101B, and Bell D-188A, but never officially assigned (Proposed Experimental)
  F-110 Spectre – McDonnell Douglas (redesignated as F-4 in 1962)
  F-111 Aardvark – General Dynamics 
  Unofficial designations YF-112 and up were later assigned to "black" projects – see Fighter series in Unified System.
caption: General Dynamics F-111
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