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Title Picture: Two Douglas KC-10 Extenders situated on Area 7 shortly after retirement. Both these aircraft served with the 305th Air Mobility Wing based at JB McGuire, NJ. The aircraft on the left is part way through its preservation process, before the final white coat of spraylat has been applied. Photo from 309th AMARG Public Affairs Office.

May 2nd, 2007 to Now

On May 2, 2007, AMARC was officially redesignated as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG). This renaming was driven by an organizational restructuring within the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). The primary factors included aligning the facility under a numbered maintenance wing to streamline operations, enhance integration with enterprise-wide logistics, and improve efficiency in supporting global warfighter needs.

Posted 5/3/2007 Updated 5/4/2007

by Theresa Vanden-Heuvel
309th AMARG Public Affairs

5/3/2007 - DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- In an activation ceremony here May 2, the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center was officially redesignated as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, under the 309th Maintenance Wing located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

As missions grew more diverse—handling intercontinental ballistic missiles, satellite components, and rapid aircraft regeneration—the change reflected a shift toward a more agile, high-tech industrial group. It also addressed evolving post-Cold War demands, such as treaty compliance for arms reduction, by centralizing expertise under unified command.The change of command was administrative, involving the deactivation of AMARC as a standalone center and its realignment as a group subordinate to the 309th Maintenance Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

This transfer placed AMARG under the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (attached in 2012), ensuring oversight from a specialized maintenance hub without relocating the physical site.

2000s

With an accelerating move to more modern aircraft types, cost reductions for funding new technology and weapon systems, and aviation asset rationalization, the numbers of types retiring in their entirity was a theme during the mid-2020s.

2010s

2020s

- With the gradual introduction of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker, between late 2020 and 2024 the entire fleet of Douglas KC-10 Extender fleet was retired. The final flight of the type was made by 79-1948 from Travis Air Force Base, CA. to Tucson on September 26th, 2024. Of the 60 that were produced 56 were retired to AMARG.

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Picture: Rows of U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms freshly moved to the AMARC reclamation area awaiting their fate at the hands of local scrapmen. Some of these aircraft had been stored for many years in protective 'bags', hence the lack of the white spraylat on the canopies and over the jet exhausts. Photo by Phil Kovaric.

 

October 1st, 1985 to May 1st, 2007

A rename from MASDC to Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) occurred on October 1, 1985, marking a significant expansion in scope for the facility. Driving factors for this event included the facility's growing role beyond mere storage and disposition. In the 1980s, amid Cold War tensions, AMARC began handling intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) for dismantling under arms control treaties or repurposing for satellite launches.

This shift reflected broader aerospace responsibilities, including aircraft regeneration for operational reuse, parts reclamation ("cannibalization"), overhaul, refurbishing, conversion to aerial drones, destruction per international agreements like the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, and storage of production tooling.

The name change from "Military Aircraft" to "Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration" emphasized this new multifaceted mission, aligning with technological advancements and post-Vietnam military needs for efficient resource management. Details on the change of command for the 1985 rename were primarily administrative, with no major personnel re-organization. MASDC operated under the Air Force Logistics Command, and the transition to AMARC maintained this structure without relocating or reassigning the facility.

It remained a direct-reporting unit focused on industrial operations, supporting global readiness by regenerating aircraft for conflicts and other U.S. military operations including Gulf War preparations.

1980s

1990s

2000s

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>> 309th Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Group (AMARG)

 

 

The table below details, in aircraft name order, the numbers of each U.S. Navy aircraft type current at Davis-Monthan AFB at the end of each month during 1965. The numbers for each type are further broken down into the status classifications under which the aircraft were being reported at that particular time. Very often the change of statuses from one classification to another can be seen by the numbers decreasing for one code, and an increasing in another.

These figures only show the aircraft which had not been stricken from the U.S. Navy inventory, therefore the actual numbers may have been higher due to aircraft which were being used for reclamation purposes and/or waiting to be disposed of. However, the numbers give a very good idea of the numbers and movement of U.S. Navy aircraft being transfered to Davis-Monthan for storage.

US Navy Status Classification Decodes

Aircraft Type Status 1965
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Beech T-34B Mentor M3 1 30 30 30 30
Total 1 30 30 30 30
Beech UC-45J Expeditor EK 1 1
M3 3 3 11 40 70 98 117 122 126
M8 1
Total 3 3 11 40 70 98 118 123 127
Bell UH-13P M3 1 1
Total 1 1
Cessna O-1C Bird Dog M3 1 1 1 1
P4 2 2 2 2
Total 3 3 3 3
Douglas A-3A Skywarrior M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4
N3 2
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Douglas A-3B Skywarrior M3 3 8 16 19 19 21 21 24 24 24
N3 1
P4 1 1 1 1
Total 3 8 16 19 19 21 22 25 25 26
Douglas A-4A Skyhawk M1 1 2 2 2
M3 5 59 59 58
M9 1
P4 12 12 12
WB 1 10 10 10
Total 7 83 83 83
Douglas C-117D M3 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Douglas C-54D M3 1
Total 1
Douglas C-54P Skymaster F3 1
M3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 5
P4 1 1 1
WB 1 1 1 1 1 1
WN 1 1 1 1 1
Total 3 3 3 5 6 5 5 6 7 8
Douglas C-54R M3 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Douglas C-54Q M3 1 1 2 2 3 4 4
Total 1 1 2 2 3 4 4
Douglas EA-1E Skyraider M1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
M3 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 7
Total 1 6 6 6 11 11 11 11
Douglas EF-10B Skynight M3 1 1
Total 1 1
Douglas TC-47J M3 1
Total 1
Fairchild C-119F M3 3 4 4 6 10
Total 3 4 4 6 10
Grumman AF-9J Cougar FE 6 2 4 3
M1 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 23 23 18 14 14
M3 21 21 21 21 21 21 10 5 1 1 1 1
P4 2 2 2
Total 52 52 52 52 52 52 41 34 26 25 20 17
Grumman F-11A Tiger M3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grumman S-2A Tracker M3 4 4 4 4 4
P4 2 2 2 2 2
RE 26 26 26 26 26
Total 32 32 32 32 32
Grumman S-2C Tracker RE 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman TF-9J Cougar MW 20 36 36 36 36
FE 1 2 3 3
M7 24 21 15 14 11 7
Total 20 36 36 36 36 25 23 18 14 14 7
Grumman TS-2A Tracker M3 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
RE 4 4 4 4 4
WB 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total 2 4 7 15 15 15 15 16
Kaman OH-43D Huskie M3 4 4 7 7 7 13 16 18 18
P4 8 9 9 13
WA 6
Total 4 4 7 7 7 21 25 27 37
Lockheed C-121J F6 1 1 1 1
M3 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lockheed DT-33B P4 1 1 2 2 2
Total 1 1 2 2 2
Lockheed EC-121K M3 4 13 15 18 17 18 18 19 23 23 23
Total 4 13 15 18 17 18 18 19 23 23 23
Lockheed EC-121P F6 1 2 2
K1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 1 4 7 11 14 21 21 27 26 24 24
M1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 4 7 11 14 22 23 29 29 28 28
Lockheed EP-2E Neptune M1 10 13 13 13
M3 3 9 11 13 15 18 19 24 34
Total 3 9 11 13 15 28 32 37 47
Lockheed SP-2E Neptune M1 1
M3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Total 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6
Lockheed T-1A Seastar M3 1 1
Total 1 1
Lockheed T-33B M1 1 1 1 1
M3 1 9 13 19 25 26 30
P4 3 3 7 10 12
Total 1 9 16 23 33 37 43
McDonnell F-3B Demon M1 9 9 9 9 9
M3 35 35 35 35 35
M9 2 2 2 2 2
Total 46 46 46 46 46
North American AF-1E Fury M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 1 2 4 4
Total 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4
Sikorsky CH-19E Chickasaw I4 2 2 2 2
P4 1 1 1 9 16 16 16
RE 4 6 6 6
WB 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 2 2 16 25 25 25
Sikorsky UH-19F Chickasaw P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Z1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Vought F-8A Crusador EK 1 1 1
M1 1 8 8 8 8 8 7
M3 4 7 34 34 34 28 28 26
P4 3 18 18 18 23 23 22
WB 6 6 6 6 6 6
Total 4 11 66 66 66 66 66 65
Vought F-8B Crusador M3 8 8 8 8 8 8
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10
Vought RF-8A Crusador P4 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1

MASDC U.S. Navy Storage Summary - 1966

The table below details, in aircraft name order, the numbers of each U.S. Navy aircraft type current at Davis-Monthan AFB at the end of each month during 1966. The numbers for each type are further broken down into the status classifications under which the aircraft were being reported at that particular time. Very often the change of statuses from one classification to another can be seen by the numbers decreasing for one code, and an increasing in another.

These figures only show the aircraft which had not been stricken from the U.S. Navy inventory, therefore the actual numbers may have been higher due to aircraft which were being used for reclamation purposes and/or waiting to be disposed of. However, the numbers give a very good idea of the numbers and movement of U.S. Navy aircraft being transfered to Davis-Monthan for storage.

US Navy Status Classification Decodes

Aircraft Type Status 1966
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Beech RC-45J Expeditor M1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
U 1 1 1 1
Total 3 5 2 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
Beech T-34B Mentor M1 18 18 18
M3 30 30 30 29 26 26 26 25 25 25 25
U 1 3 1 1
Total 30 30 30 30 29 26 26 26 44 43 43
Beech UC-45J Expeditor EK
M3 137 142 146 145 146 144 145 144 137 141 141
M8
U 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 137 145 148 147 148 146 147 146 139 143 143
Bell TH-13N M1 1 1 2
M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 1 1 1 2 3 3
Total 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 6
Bell UH-13P M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
P4 1 1 3 3
Total 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
Cessna O-1C Bird Dog M3 1 1 1 1
P4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas A-3A Skywarrior M3 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
N3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Total 4 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
Douglas A-3B Skywarrior F5 1
M3 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20
N3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TR 1 1
Total 25 25 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Douglas A-4A Skyhawk F5 2 2
M1 2 2 2
M3 43 37 27 20 19 19 17 7 2 2
M9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 12 11 11 11 11 11 8 5 3 1
WB 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 1
Total 2 68 60 50 40 39 39 33 19 11 4 2
Douglas C-117D M3 1 3 3 2 1
Total 1 3 3 2 1
Douglas C-47H BY 1 1
M1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
P4 1 1 1 1
U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Douglas C-47J M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Total 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 3
Douglas C-47L M3 1 1 2 1 1
Total 1 1 2 1 1
Douglas C-47M M1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1
Douglas C-54P Skymaster M3 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Douglas C-54R M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas C-54Q M3 4 5 6 6 6 6 10 11 11 11 10 10
P4 1 1 1 1 2 2
WN 1 2 2 2 2
Total 4 5 6 6 6 6 11 13 14 14 14 14
Douglas EA-1E Skyraider M1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
M3 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 1 1 2 2
Total 4 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 1 1 2 2
Douglas TC-47J M3 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Douglas TF-10B Skynight M1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas VC-54P M1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas VC-54Q M3 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1
Fairchild C-119F M3 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Total 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Grumman AF-9J Cougar FE 3 3 1 1 1 4
M1 31 9 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
M3 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 52 15 10 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4
Grumman F-11A Tiger M3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Total 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Grumman HU-16C Albatross M3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
RE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grumman HU-16D Albatross P4 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman RF-9J Cougar M3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
S3 1 1
Total 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Grumman RS-2C Tracker P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman S-2A Tracker M3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
RE 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25
Total 4 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 32 33 33 32
Grumman S-2C Tracker RE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman S-2D M1 6 7 7 8 9 11 11 11
M3 2 7 9 11 12 12 13 15 15
Total 2 13 16 18 20 21 24 26 26
Grumman S-2F Tracker M1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 8 27 29 30 30 30 29
P4 1 7 11 14 16 17 17 19
Total 1 16 39 44 47 48 48 49
Grumman TF-9J Cougar FE 5
M7 1
Total 6
Grumman TS-2A Tracker M3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
P4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
RE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WB 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total 6 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Grumman TU-16C Albatross M3 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grumman US-2C Tracker P4 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Kaman OH-43D Huskie M3 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 23 23
P4 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
WA 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Total 18 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 42 42
Lockheed C-121J F6 1
Total 1
Lockheed DT-33B M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
N3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
P4 1 1 1 1
Total 1 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Lockheed DT-33C M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lockheed EC-121K F6 1
M1 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
M3 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Lockheed EC-121P F5 1 1 1
F6 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
K1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15
M1 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total 26 25 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Lockheed EP-2E Neptune M1 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 9
M3 48 52 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
Total 13 61 65 64 65 65 65 65 65 65 61 61
Lockheed P-2E Neptune M1 1 1 1
M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Lockheed SP-2E Neptune D1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M1 1 2 3 7 9 9 9 9 8 1 1
M3 11 17 20 21 24 29 32 33 33 33 30
Total 12 19 24 29 34 39 42 43 42 35 32
Lockheed T-1A Seastar M1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 2 3 9 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 19
Total 2 3 10 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20
Lockheed T-33B F1 1
M1 1 1 1 1
M3 46 48 49 51 53 54 54 55 56 58 58
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 49 51 52 54 55 56 56 57 58 60 60
McDonnell F-3B Demon M1 9 9 9
M3 35 35
M9 2 2
Total 9 46 46
North American AF-1E Fury P4 4 4
S3 1
Total 4 4 1
Sikorsky CH-19E Chickasaw FA 8
M3 1 1
P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4
RE 5 5 5
Total 14 6 6 1 1 1 1 5 5
Sikorsky UH-19F Chickasaw FE 1 1 1
P4 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave M1 3 3 5 5 5
M3 2 4 6 7 7
Total 5 7 11 12 12
Vought F-8A Crusador FE 3 2 2 4
M1 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
M3 21 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 22 17 11
M9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 20 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 4 2
WB 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2
Total 57 54 46 44 44 44 44 44 42 30 18
Vought F-8B Crusador FE 4 3 2
M3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 4
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6
Vought RF-8A Crusador M3 1 1 1 1 1 1
M9 1
P4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vought RF-8G Crusador M3 1 1
Total 1 1

The table below details, in aircraft name order, the numbers of each U.S. Navy aircraft type current at Davis-Monthan AFB at the end of each month during 1966. The numbers for each type are further broken down into the status classifications under which the aircraft were being reported at that particular time. Very often the change of statuses from one classification to another can be seen by the numbers decreasing for one code, and an increasing in another.

These figures only show the aircraft which had not been stricken from the U.S. Navy inventory, therefore the actual numbers may have been higher due to aircraft which were being used for reclamation purposes and/or waiting to be disposed of. However, the numbers give a very good idea of the numbers and movement of U.S. Navy aircraft being transfered to Davis-Monthan for storage.

US Navy Status Classification Decodes

Aircraft Type Status 1966
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Beech RC-45J Expeditor M1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 3 5 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
U 1 1 1 1
Total 3 5 2 4 4 6 5 5 5 5 5
Beech T-34B Mentor M1 18 18 18
M3 30 30 30 29 26 26 26 25 25 25 25
U 1 3 1 1
Total 30 30 30 30 29 26 26 26 44 43 43
Beech UC-45J Expeditor EK
M3 137 142 146 145 146 144 145 144 137 141 141
M8
U 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 137 145 148 147 148 146 147 146 139 143 143
Bell TH-13N M1 1 1 2
M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 1 1 1 2 3 3
Total 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 6
Bell UH-13P M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
P4 1 1 3 3
Total 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
Cessna O-1C Bird Dog M3 1 1 1 1
P4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas A-3A Skywarrior M3 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
N3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Total 4 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
Douglas A-3B Skywarrior F5 1
M3 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20
N3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TR 1 1
Total 25 25 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Douglas A-4A Skyhawk F5 2 2
M1 2 2 2
M3 43 37 27 20 19 19 17 7 2 2
M9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 12 11 11 11 11 11 8 5 3 1
WB 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 1
Total 2 68 60 50 40 39 39 33 19 11 4 2
Douglas C-117D M3 1 3 3 2 1
Total 1 3 3 2 1
Douglas C-47H BY 1 1
M1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
P4 1 1 1 1
U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Douglas C-47J M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Total 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 3
Douglas C-47L M3 1 1 2 1 1
Total 1 1 2 1 1
Douglas C-47M M1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1
Douglas C-54P Skymaster M3 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WB 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WN 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Douglas C-54R M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas C-54Q M3 4 5 6 6 6 6 10 11 11 11 10 10
P4 1 1 1 1 2 2
WN 1 2 2 2 2
Total 4 5 6 6 6 6 11 13 14 14 14 14
Douglas EA-1E Skyraider M1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
M3 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 1 1 2 2
Total 4 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 1 1 2 2
Douglas TC-47J M3 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Douglas TF-10B Skynight M1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas VC-54P M1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1
Douglas VC-54Q M3 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1
Fairchild C-119F M3 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Total 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Grumman AF-9J Cougar FE 3 3 1 1 1 4
M1 31 9 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
M3 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 52 15 10 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4
Grumman F-11A Tiger M3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Total 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Grumman HU-16C Albatross M3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
RE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grumman HU-16D Albatross P4 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman RF-9J Cougar M3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
S3 1 1
Total 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Grumman RS-2C Tracker P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman S-2A Tracker M3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
RE 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25
Total 4 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 32 33 33 32
Grumman S-2C Tracker RE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Grumman S-2D M1 6 7 7 8 9 11 11 11
M3 2 7 9 11 12 12 13 15 15
Total 2 13 16 18 20 21 24 26 26
Grumman S-2F Tracker M1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 8 27 29 30 30 30 29
P4 1 7 11 14 16 17 17 19
Total 1 16 39 44 47 48 48 49
Grumman TF-9J Cougar FE 5
M7 1
Total 6
Grumman TS-2A Tracker M3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
P4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
RE 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WB 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total 6 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Grumman TU-16C Albatross M3 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Grumman US-2C Tracker P4 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1
Kaman OH-43D Huskie M3 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 23 23
P4 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
WA 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Total 18 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 42 42
Lockheed C-121J F6 1
Total 1
Lockheed DT-33B M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
N3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
P4 1 1 1 1
Total 1 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Lockheed DT-33C M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lockheed EC-121K F6 1
M1 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
M3 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Lockheed EC-121P F5 1 1 1
F6 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
K1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15
M1 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total 26 25 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Lockheed EP-2E Neptune M1 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 9
M3 48 52 51 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52
Total 13 61 65 64 65 65 65 65 65 65 61 61
Lockheed P-2E Neptune M1 1 1 1
M3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Lockheed SP-2E Neptune D1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M1 1 2 3 7 9 9 9 9 8 1 1
M3 11 17 20 21 24 29 32 33 33 33 30
Total 12 19 24 29 34 39 42 43 42 35 32
Lockheed T-1A Seastar M1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
M3 2 3 9 17 17 19 19 19 19 19 19
Total 2 3 10 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 20
Lockheed T-33B F1 1
M1 1 1 1 1
M3 46 48 49 51 53 54 54 55 56 58 58
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 49 51 52 54 55 56 56 57 58 60 60
McDonnell F-3B Demon M1 9 9 9
M3 35 35
M9 2 2
Total 9 46 46
North American AF-1E Fury P4 4 4
S3 1
Total 4 4 1
Sikorsky CH-19E Chickasaw FA 8
M3 1 1
P4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4
RE 5 5 5
Total 14 6 6 1 1 1 1 5 5
Sikorsky UH-19F Chickasaw FE 1 1 1
P4 1 1 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave M1 3 3 5 5 5
M3 2 4 6 7 7
Total 5 7 11 12 12
Vought F-8A Crusador FE 3 2 2 4
M1 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
M3 21 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 22 17 11
M9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P4 20 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 4 2
WB 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2
Total 57 54 46 44 44 44 44 44 42 30 18
Vought F-8B Crusador FE 4 3 2
M3 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 4
P4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6
Vought RF-8A Crusador M3 1 1 1 1 1 1
M9 1
P4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Vought RF-8G Crusador M3 1 1
Total 1 1

Status of Naval Aircraft Inventory

Naval aircraft "inventory" is comprised of all aircraft which have been accepted, but not stricken, by the Navy. An aircraft is accepted when legal custody is assumed by the Navy, and is stricken when officially separated from Naval custody by inclusion on the CNO promulgated listing entitled Separations from the Naval Aircraft Inventory.

Naval aircraft are presented herein under various combinations of three basic classifications: STATUS, CLASS, SUBCLASS and MODEL, and CUSTODY. "Status" refers to the classification of the functional employment condition of the aircraft. The various STATUS codes (situations) by which Navy/Marine air- craft are classified appear in the Status Code Table iK3XZd in this publication Likewise, the table Naval Aircraft Classes, Subclasses and Models illustrate the current system of aircraft classification by CLASS, SUBCLASS and MODEL. Class of aircraft refers to the general mission purpose of aircraft design e.g. fighter, attack, patrol etc.. ,Subclass refers to the next lower level of classification and more specific mission purpose or design e.g. fighter photo, recon etc.. Model refers to a particular type of airframe. Custody refers to the unit (reporting custody) and command (controlling custody) to which the aircrqft has been assigned.

Glossary of Terms (Aircraft)

ACTIVE PROGRAM AIRCRAFT Operating and pipeline aircraft.
FUTURE DRONE CONVERSION Non-program aircraft being held in a storage facility pending conversion to a drone configuration.
INACTIVE PROGRAM AIRCRAFT Program aircraft which are either grounded administratively, stored, or in the process of first delivery (new aircraft)
INVENTORY All naval aircraft which have been accepted into, but not Stricken from the list of Naval Aircraft. Inventory may be divided into Program and Non-Program categories
LOCATION Data are shown by location in tables 6, 7, 8 and 11. Location refers to the physical location, at month end, of the unit having reporting custody of the aircraft.
NON-PROGRAM AIRCRAFT Includes aircraft of experimental or target drone (man-carrying) configuration; those retired (awaiting strike or decision to strike or designated for MAP/FMS) but not yet stricken; aircraft stored with service life complete; and those on bailment or loan contracts.
OPERATING AIRCRAFT This category includes aircraft in operating (A-) status and those awaiting operating status in the physical custody of an operating command (mrB3, 84, B5, B6, 87, BB, BH, BJ, nL. BM). O~erating status aircraft are those in custody of designated units for flight in ,,- performance of H ~av~/Marine mission. "Awaiting operatingn- includes-only those aircraft in the physical and reporting custody of an operating command pending, and intended for, use in oper- ating status. Aircraft in the awaiting operating category do not require rework prior to the assumption of operating (A-) status.
OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT All aircraft in the controlling custody of the operating commands (COMNAVAIRLANT, COMNAVAIRPAC, CNATRA, CNR/FOR, NAVAIRSYSCOM STF, and NAVAIRSYSCOM RDT&E) i.e., operating and operational pool aircraft.
PIPELINE Includes all aircraft in logistic support of the operating segment of the inventory. The logistic Pipeline includes aircraft Enroute to, Awaiting and In either Standard or Special Rework and those aircraft Awaiting transit or Enroute to operating from Standard or Special Rework. New aircraft in process of first delivery and those in storage are not included in the pipeline category.
PROGRAM AIRCRAFT All production aircraft in the physical custody of the Navy for which current or future operation within an authorized allowance is intended or can reasonably be expected. This includes all aircraft in the naval inventory except aircraft of experimental configuration, target drones (man-carrying), aircraft retired but not yet stricken, aircraft otherwise in process of final disposition, aircraft on bailment or on loan and aircraft stored with no operational service life remaining.
REWORK The restbrative or additive work performed on an aircraft or aircraft equipment by Naval Air- craft Rework Facilities, contractors plants and other industrial establishments designated by competent authority. STANDARD REWORK, comprises one of the processes intended to prepare the aircraft to operate through the next full service tour or period. SPECIAL REWORK entails one of the processes intended to repair, modify or modernize the aircra7t without direct effect on service life (See OPNAVINST 5442.2D)
STORED, SERVICE LIFE COMPLETE (Stored, SLC) Aircraft held in NAVAIRSYSCOM FS storage in a non-program status which have completed the service life prescribed by OPNAVINST 3110.11G.
STORED, SERVICE LIFE NOT COMPLETE (Stored, SLNC) Aircraft with service life remaining but currently inactive and stored in a program status

 

The PROCESS Involved
(PROCESS includes the following categories;Operating, Standard Rework, Special Rework, Storage, Retirement & Strike, and Miscellaneous, together wuth all associated subdivision.)
OPERATING - Primary Use:INENROUTE
By FlightBy Surface
CombatA1
Combat ServicesA2
Student Pilot TrainingA3
Post-Student TrainingA4
Crew TrainingA5
Individual ProficiencyA6
Weapon System EvaluationA7
Utility (Including Administrative)A8
Test Aircraft, Navy OperatedAJ
Test Support Aircraft, Navy Operated.AK
STANDARD REWORK
OverhaulD1F1FA
Progressive Maintenance-ConversionD2F2FB
Progressive MaintenanceD3F3FC
Overhaul-ConversionD4F4FD
Progressive Aircraft ReworkD5F5FE
Airline MaintenanceD6F6FF
Progressive Aircraft Rework - ConversionD7F7FG
Progressive Aircraft Rework - RepairD8F8FH
Progressive Aircraft Rework - ModernizationD9F9FJ
Aircraft with Class B Damage  FK
SPECIAL REWORK
ConversionG1I1IA
ModificationG2I2IB
RepairG3I3IC
ModernizationG4I4ID
Modernization-ConversionI5F4IE
MISCELLANEOUS
Bailment (note 4)Test AircraftTJ
Test Supporting AircraftTK
Contract PendingTR
Loan (note 4)By the Navy
Test AircraftTJ
Test Supporting AircraftTK
Contract PendingTR
To the Navy
Test AircraftU5
Test Supporting AircraftU6
Contract PendingU7

 

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  3. Continental Storage Bases & Units
  4. Air Force Stored Aircraft By Type - 1954 to 1955

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