Aircraft Record Cards of the United States Air Force
How to Read the Codes
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About the Book
This work details the methods of deciphering and reading the coding found on Individual Aircraft Record Cards (IARCs). The work shows how to read the 21 formats of record cards to help the reader or researcher identify the reporting or possessing unit, activity, station, and important dates for individual aircraft. The author also details where and how to obtain IARC microfilm rolls.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Robert A. Mann
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 288
Bibliographic Info: appendices, glossary
Copyright Date: 2008
pISBN: 978-0-7864-3782-5
eISBN: 978-0-7864-5119-7
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Preface 1
Introduction 3
1. Aircraft Identification 7
2. Sources of Data 12
3. World War II Overseas Deployment 14
4. Record Card Formats 17
5. How to Do It 26
Appendix A. Master Code Index 31
Appendix B. Abbreviations and Acronyms 69
Appendix C. Functional Codes (Prior to 1 July 1949) / Assignment
Status Codes (After 1 July 1949) 73
Appendix D. Aircraft Cause of Loss Codes 78
Appendix E. Command and Sub-Command Codes 79
Appendix F. Gain Codes 83
Appendix G. Loss Codes 84
Appendix H. Manufacturers Codes 85
Appendix I. Organization Kind Codes 88
Appendix J. Organization Type Codes 107
Appendix K. Air Force Station Codes (Alpha Sort) 109
Appendix L. Air Force Station Codes (Numeric Sort) 182
Appendix M. Overseas Destination Codes: World War II 254
Appendix N. Termination Codes 255
Appendix O. Aircraft Type Designations 256
Appendix P. Unit/Organization Codes 258
Appendix Q. Unit Type Codes 259
Appendix R. Microfilm Roll List, Prefixes ACR, OACR,
AC and ACA 261
Appendix S. Individual Aircraft Record Card Formats (21 Formats) 268
Book Reviews & Awards
“this handy…volume may exceed all others in specialization…a must”—ARBA.
