Why did the US military change from using the initial P to designate fighter aircraft (as in a P-51) to using the initial F (as in a F-16)?

zbeckabee

After the Air Force became a separate service, it revised its designation system in 1948, in part to reflect the varying types of aircraft entering service. The "P" for Pursuit was dropped in this system and "P" was reassigned to Patrol aircraft. As a result, "F" for Fighter was adopted. http://www.airliners.net/discussions/military/read.main/18169/ May 13 06, 9:29 PM

elburcher

The explanation is a bit lengthy please follow the link. http://www.driko.org/usdes2.html May 13 06, 9:31 PM

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