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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