Designations & plane types in FAF,
1939 - 1945

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Designation Plane type  Task
AEj Aero A-32 GR Trainer, Recon
AN Avro Anson I Trainer, Transport
AV Shavrov Sh-2 (Finnish codes were never painted) Liaison, Maritime
BC Beechcraft C17L Liaison
BL Bristol Blenheim Mk I & IV Bomber
BU Bristol Bulldog Trainer, Fighter
BW Brewster B-239 Fighter
CA Caudron-Renault C.R. 714 (not in service) Fighter
CE Cessna C-37 Airmaster Liaison
CUc/CUw/CU Curtiss Hawk 75A (since Dec 1941 CUc = A-4, CUw = A-1, A-2, A-3, A-6) Recon, Fighter
DB Ilyushin DB-3M Bomber
DC/DO Douglas DC-2 Transport, Bomber
DF Ilyushin DB-3F / IL-4 Bomber
DN Dornier Do-17Z (Z-1,2 & 3) Recon, Bomber
DR Dornier Do-22Kl Transport, Maritime
DS Desoutter Mk II Sports Coupé Liaison
EV Airspeed AS.6E Envoy Trainer, Transport
FA Fiat G.50 Trainer, Fighter
FD Fairchild G24 De Luxe Liaison
FE Fokker F.VIIa & F.VIII Transport
FK Fokker C.X Recon, Bomber
FO Fokker C.V (D & E) Recon
FR Fokker D.XXI Recon, Fighter
GA Gloster Gamecock Mk I & II Trainer, Fighter
GL Gloster Gladiator Mk I & II Recon, Fighter
GT Gloster Gauntlet Mk II Trainer, Fighter
HE Heinkel He-115A-2 & 115C Transport, Maritime
HL Heinkel He-59B-2 Transport, Maritime
HM VL Humu (not in service) Fighter
HT Hanriot H.232.2 Trainer
HU/HC Hawker Hurricane Mk I & IIA Recon, Fighter
IH/IR/IT See VH  
JF Jaktfalken II Trainer, Fighter
JK Junkers Ju-88A  Recon, Bomber
JU Junkers W.34, K.43, F.13 Transport, Trainer (F.13), Recon (K.43),
Maritime (W.34hi, K.43fa, F.13fe & kä)
KA VL E.30 Kotka I & II Maritime, Bomber
KH Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Fighter
KO Koolhoven F.K.52 Recon
LG Lavochkin LaGG-3 Fighter
LY Westland Lysander I Recon
MO De Havilland D.H.60, 60G and 60X Moth / D.H.82 Tiger Moth Trainer, Liaison
MS Morane Saulnier 406 / 410 Recon, Fighter
MT Messerschmitt Bf-109G-2 / 6 / 6 Late / 8 Fighter
MY VL Myrsky Recon, Fighter
NK Høver M.F 11 Maritime
PE Petlyakov Pe-2 & Pe-3 Recon, Bomber
PY VL Pyry I Trainer
RI Blackburn / VL R.29 Ripon Recon, Maritime
SB Tupolev SB-2, SB-2bis, SB-3 & USB Bomber
SK Junkers A.50 Junior Liaison
SM Letov Š 218 "Smolik" Trainer
ST Fieseler Fi-156K-1 Storch Liaison
SZ Focke-Wulf Fw-44J Stieglitz Trainer, Liaison
VL Sääski II & IIA Trainer
TU VL Tuisku I & II Trainer
VH/IH Polikarpov I-15bis / I-152 Trainer, Fighter
VH/IR Polikarpov I-16 Fighter
VH/IT Polikarpov I-153 Recon, Fighter
VH/UT Polikarpov I-16UTI Trainer
VI VL Viima I & II Trainer
VU Polikarpov U-2 & U-2VG Trainer, Liaison
VV Beriyev MBR-2 Maritime