Type Series for Early Soviet Post W.W.II Aircraft
Type series for early Soviet post W.W.II aircraft
After World War II, starting 1947, and until the NATO reporting names were
introduced in 1954, the USAAF and the USAF used a numerical, sequential
Type series to identify different aircraft used by the USSR. The list
included many prototypes, several helicopter, a missile, and one unidentified
aircraft.
- Type 1
- Mikoyan-Gurevich prototype I-300; developed as Product F; service
designation MiG-9; later the NATO Reporting Name 'Fargo' was assigned;
first seen 05/01/1947 May Day Parade, Moscow;
- Type 2
- Yakovlev Yak-15; later the NATO Reporting Name 'Feather' was assigned
(same as for Yak-17); first seen 05/01/1947 May Day Parade, Moscow;
- Type 3
- Lavotshkin prototype La-150; first seen 08/03/1947 Soviet Aviation Day,
Tushino;
- Type 4
- Lavotshkin prototype La-152; modified La-150; first seen 08/03/1947
Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 5
- Lavotshkin prototype La-156; modified La-150; first seen 08/03/1947
Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 6
- Lavotshkin prototype La-160; developed as Project 'Strela'; swept wing
test aircraft and fighter prototype; based on La-152; first seen
08/03/1947 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 7
- Yakovlev prototype Yak-19; first seen 08/03/1947 Soviet Aviation Day,
Tushino;
- Type 8
- Suchoi prototype Su-9; developed as Product K; early Me 262 copy;
first seen 08/03/1947 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 9
- Tupolev prototype Tu-77; service designation Tu-12; experimental bomber;
sometimes also reported as 'Tu-4' or 'Tu-8'; first seen 08/03/1947
Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 10
- Ilyushin Il-22; jet bomber prototype; sometimes also reported as
'Il-16'; first seen 08/03/1947 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 11
- Mikoyan-Gurevich prototype I-270; developed as Product Zh; rocket
engine test aircraft; first seen at Ramenskoye;
- Type 12
- Tupolev prototype Tu-73; sometimes also reported as Tu-72; first seen
1948 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 13
- unidentified or not used (?); first seen 1948 Soviet Aviation Day,
Tushino (?);
- Type 14
- Mikoyan-Gurevich prototype I-310; developed as Product S; service
designation MiG-15; later the NATO Reporting Name 'Falcon' was assigned,
which was then changed to 'Fagot'; first seen 1948 Soviet Aviation Day,
Tushino;
- Type 15
- Lavotshkin prototype La-168; first seen 1948 Soviet Aviation Day,
Tushino;
- Type 16
- Yakovlev Yak-17 (service designation); later the NATO Reporting Name
'Feather' was assigned (same as for Yak-15); first seen 1948 Soviet
Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 17
- Suchoi prototype Su-11; developed as Product LK; modified Su-9; first
seen 1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 18
- Suchoi prototype Su-15; developed as Product P; first seen 1949 Soviet
Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 19
- Mikoyan-Gurevich KS-1; developed as Project 'Sopka'; service
designation KS-1 'Komet III'; later the NATO Reporting Name 'Kennel'
and the US missile code designation AS-1 were assigned; first seen
1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 20
- Mikoyan-Gurevich prototype I-330; developed as Product SI; service
designation MiG-17; later the NATO Reporting Name 'Fresco' was
assigned; first seen 1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 21
- Lavotshkin prototype La-174D; service designation La-15; later the
NATO Reporting Name 'Fantail' was assigned; first seen 1949 Soviet
Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 22
- Tupolev prototype ANT-64; service designation Tu-6; sometimes also
reported as Tu-2R; first seen 1946;
- Type 23
- Suchoi prototype Su-12; developed as Product RK; piston powered
observation aircraft; first seen 1948 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 24
- Yakovlev Yak-14 (service designation); cargo glider; later the NATO
Reporting Name 'Mare' was assigned; first seen 1949 Soviet Aviation
Day, Tushino;
- Type 25
- Tsybin Ts-25 (service designation); cargo glider; later the NATO
Reporting Name 'Mist' was assigned; sometimes also reported as
'KZ-20'; first seen 1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 26
- Yakovlev prototype Yak-17V; service designation UTI Yak-17 (or
Yak-17UTI); later the NATO Reporting Name 'Magnet' was assigned;
first seen 1949 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 27
- Ilyushin Il-28 (service designation); later the NATO Reporting Name
'Butcher' was assigned, which was then changed to 'Beagle'; first
seen 1950 May Day Parade, Moscow;
- Type 28
- Yakovlev Yak-23 (service designation); later the NATO Reporting Name
'Flora' was assigned; first seen ?;
- Type 29
- Mikoyan-Gurevich prototype I-312; developed as Product ST; service
designation UTI MiG-15 (or MiG-15UTI); later the NATO Reporting Name
'Midget' was assigned; first seen ?;
- Type 30
- Ilyushin Il-28U (service designation); later the NATO Reporting Name
'Mascot' was assigned; (sometimes also reported as 'Tupolev' design);
first seen 1951 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 31
- Tupolev prototype Tu-85; heavy bomber; later the NATO Reporting Name
'Barge' was assigned; sometimes also reported as 'Myasishchev M-13';
first seen 1951 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 32
- Mil prototype GM-1; service designation Mi-1; later the NATO Reporting
Name 'Hare' was assigned; first seen 1951 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 33
- Beriev Be-8 (service designation); later the NATO Reporting Name
'Mole' was assigned; sometimes reported to have the name 'Mail'
assigned (which was the Be-12) and being a jet-engined version of
the Be-6 'Madge' (possibly referring to the R-1); first seen 1951
Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 34
- Beriev prototype LL-143; service designation Be-6; later the NATO
Reporting Name 'Madge' was assigned; first seen 1951 Soviet Aviation
Day, Tushino;
- Type 35
- Tupolev prototype Tu-81; service designation Tu-14; later the NATO
Reporting Name 'Bosun' was assigned; sometimes also reported as Tu-89;
first seen 1952 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 36
- Mil Mi-4 (service designation); later the NATO Reporting Name 'Hound'
was assigned; first seen 1953 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 37
- Myasishchev prototype 201-M; service designation M-4 (or Mya-4) 'Molot';
later the NATO Reporting Name 'Bison' was assigned; sometimes also
reported as 'Ilyushin Il-38'; first seen 1954 May Day, Moscow;
- Type 38
- Yakovlev Yak-24; Product LV; later the NATO Reporting Name 'Horse' was
assigned; first seen 1955 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino;
- Type 39
- Tupolev prototype Tu-88; Product N; service designation Tu-16; later
the NATO Reporting Name 'Badger' was assigned; first seen 1954 May
Day, Moscow;
- Type 40
- Tupolev prototype Tu-95; service designation Tu-20; later the NATO
Reporting Name 'Bear' was assigned; first seen 1955 Soviet Aviation
Day, Tushino;
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