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RustyBattleship · 05-14-2006, 19:25 PM

"F" stands for "Fighter" plane. In WW II it was "P" for "Pursuit" plane. It was shortly after the war when the fly force changed the P to an F. The Navy always used an "F".

05-14-2006, 19:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
RustyBattleship *Defense Professional* Join Date: 01-12-06 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,865	"F" stands for "Fighter" plane. In WW II it was "P" for "Pursuit" plane. It was shortly after the war when the fly force changed the P to an F. The Navy always used an "F".