2002 USAF Serial Numbers



Last revised September 18, 2007



			
	
02-0001/0002		Boeing AH-64DJP Apache
				c/n JP001/2.  For Japanese Army as 74501/2, bore civil registrations of
					N3216N and N9883J
				This serial number also associated with a UH-60M.
02-0003			Mariner UAV
				
02-0024/0025		Boeing CV-22 Osprey
				Production Representation Test Vehicles
				0024 (c/n D1005) delivered to USAF Sep 19, 2005.
				0025 (c/n D1006) 
				

02-0042			Boeing C-40B
				C/n 33500/12223, Boeing 737-7FD, originally registered N357BJ Sep 5, 2002.  Reregistered N708BC
					Dec 19, 2003.  Delivered as 02-0042 Jun 23, 2004.  Registered as N237BA with
					BCC Equipment Leasing Corp Aug 9, 2004, cancelled Dec 20, 2004.  Noted again as 02-0042 again
					on Jan 27, 2005, also seen again Mar 26, 2005.  Seen Aug 5, 2005 and Nov 3, 2005
					at RAF Mildenhall.  Seen at Vancouver, BC Feb 2007.

02-0101/0115		Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
				Reserialed 02-1101/1115

02-0201/0204		Boeing C-40C
				0201 c/n 30755, former N752BC, VP-BFO.  To Andrews AFB, MD Sep 19, 2002
				0202 c/n 30753, former N754BC, N1787B, N329K, VP-BFE.  To Andrews AFB, MD Sep 19, 2002
				0203 c/n 33434.  Operated by 201st AS, DC ANG.  Seen Sept 2005 with
					"executive jet"-style cheat line and no other markings except
					US flag on vertical tail and tail number 20203 on lower rear
					fuselage as if it were a civil registration.

02-0314			Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules
				c/n 5545.  First USAF active duty J when delivered to 48th AS, Little Rock AFB, Ar
					Mar 19, 2004.  Appears to be designated CC-130J, with fuselage
					stretched 15 feet as compared with standard C-130J.
					
02-0520 		TG-10D
				L33 Solo: For USAF Academy.  C/n 020520 registered as N406BA

02-0603		TG-10D
				For USAF Academy.  Registered as N408BA.  crashed Oct 18, 2002.

02-0911		Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS
				C/n P-17

02-1098/1112		Boeing C-17A Lot XIV Globemaster III
				c/n P-98/P-112
				1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102 assigned to 437th AW Charleston
				1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111 assigned to 62nd AW McChord
				1100 (P-100) named *Spirit of Strom Thurmond*, in honor of the Senator's 100th birthday.
				1105 (P-105) registration N1105X allocated Jun 2003.  Reverted to 02-1105 Jul 2003.  Not sure
					why this civil registration was allocated.
				1111 seen at Christchurch IAP Oct 2006
				1112 on acceptance Dec 17, 2003 became the first C-17 in use with ANG - 
	`				172nd AW/MS ANG. Named 'The Spirit of the Mississippi Minutemen'
02-1113/1115		Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
				Reserialed 03-3113/3115

02-1434			Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
				c/n 5547

02-1463/1464		Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules
				c/n 5551/5552.  Delivered to 146th AW/115th AS, Channel Islands ANGB, CA

02-1863			Gulfstream Aerospace C-37A
				c/n 670.  Ex N670GA.  Named *Gettysburg*

02-2001/2004		Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle
				c/n K001/4, line numbers 1376/1381.  For Korean AF as 02-001/006.  Not sure of the first digit of the serial number.
				0001 first flight Mar 3, 2005.  
02-2005/2040		Boeing F-15K Slam Eagle
				C/n K005/040, line numbers 1380/1415.  Assumed to be serials allocated to the remainder of the F-15Ks ordered by
					South Korea, conflicts with RQ-4A below
02-2008		Teledyne Ryan RQ-4A Global Hawk
				c/n AV8

02-2115/2122		Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50 Fighting Falcon
				c/n TP-1/8.  For Omani AF as 810/817
02-2123/2126		Lockheed Martin F-16D Block 50 Fighting Falcon
				c/n TQ-1/4.  For Omani AF as 801/804

02-3082			General Atomics MQ-1L Predator
				With 57th Wing/15th RS) crashed in Iraq Mar 20, 2006 after operator
					incorrectly turned off stability augmentation system pitch and roll
					axes, causing the UAV to enter a steep dive and lose its satellite
					communications link.  Wreckage subsequently recovered.

02-3633/3672            Raytheon Beech T-6A Texan II
				3634 c/n PT-173
				3637 c/n PT-177
				3643/4 c/n PT-184/5
				3645 c/n PT-186
				3646 appeared at Farnborough 2004 with registration N2841B.
				3648 c/n PT-189
				3660 c/n PT-202  
				3668 c/n PT-212
				3672 c/n PT-217
					
02-4005		General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper
				w/o in training accident Oct 21, 2005 at Grey Butte Flight Test Operations
					Facility, Palmdale, CA.  AFM Nov 2006.  Landed short of runway.
		
02-4028/4040		Lockheed Martin F/A-22A LRIP Lot 2 Block 10 Raptor
				c/n 4028/4040
				4032, 33, 35, 36 at Tyndall AFB with 43rd FS.
				4029 loaned to Langley AFB, VA Jan 18, 2005 for use by 1st FW/27th FS.
				

02-4452 		Boeing C-32B
				Another mysterious Boeing 757 (c/n 25493/523) apparently operated by US State Department Foreign
					Emergency Support Team.  Not sure if the serial is genuine.  Seen at
					RAF Mildenhall Oct 31, 2005.  The only markings are the numbers 24452 on
					the rear fuselage and a small American flag.
					
02-5001 		Boeing C-32B
				Another mysterious Boeing 757 apparently operated by US State Department Foreign
					Emergency Support Team  - serial is 'guessed' from tail number 25001. 
					Is apparently c/n 25494 which would make it ex N987AN.
					
02-5285/5344		Boeing AH-64D Lot 7 Longbow Apache
				c/n PVD 285/344.   Conversions of existing AH-64 airframes.
				5292 (B Coy/1-227th Avn) crashed near Tallil AB, Iraq Sep 23, 2004
					when pilot lost control following tail rotor problem.
				5308 (C Coy/1-3rd Avn) crashed in wooded area 5 mi E of Richmond
					Hill, Fort Stuart, GA Jun 22, 2004.  Both crew killed.
				5319 (1-3rd Avn) cranshed near al-Taji, Iraq Jul 19, 2005.  Flight controls became
					difficult to handle and control was lost before it crashed
					into a civilian construction site Jul 19, 2005.  Both crew escaped
					with minor injuries, but helicopter suffered Class A (repairable)
					damage.  Enquiry found that crash was caused by crew thinking that the computer
					was flying the helo, but the computer thought that the crew was.  Aircraft
					later declared a write-off.  AFM 11/2006
				5337 (1-227th Avn) shot down by hostile gunfire near Taji AB,
					Iraq Feb 2, 2007.  Both crew killed.  AFM 4/2007

02-6030/6035		Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50 Fighting Falcon
				C/n VL-1/VL-6.  To Chile AF as FAC serial 851/856
02-6036/6039		Lockheed Martin F-16D Block 50 Fighting Falcon
				C/n VM-1/VM-4.  To Chile AF as FAC serial 857/860
	
02-8155			Lockheed Martin CC-130J Hercules.
				c/n 5546.  Noted Mar 22, 2005 at Gulfport-Biloxi AP, apparently on books of
					815th AS at Keesler AFB.
			
02-8902/8905 		Let TG-10C
				Let L13AC Blanik: For USAF Academy.  
				8902 c/n 028902 registered as N421BA

02-9005 		Let TG-10B
				L23 Super Blanik: For USAF Academy.  c/n 029005 registered as N410BA

02-9111			Boeing E-8C JSTARS
				C/n 19581, former EC-18B 81-0896 handed over to USAF Mar 22, 2005.
				Reported to be 17th and last production E-8C.  Named "Pride of Lake
				Charles"
				
		*Army serials start here*
				
02-26930/26953		Sikorsky S-70A-55 Black Hawk
				26944 c/n 70.2739 to IDF/AF as 559
02-26954/26963		Sikorsky UH-60L Lot 26 Black Hawk
02-26964/26965		Sikorsky HH-60L Lot 26 Black Hawk
02-26966/26968		Sikorsky UH-60L Lot 26 Black Hawk						
02-26969		Sikorsky UH-60M Lot 26 Blackhawk
02-26970/26975		Sikorsky UH-60L Lot 26 Black Hawk							
02-26976/26978		Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk
				c/n M1/M3
				26976 was ex UH-60A 85-24432
				26977 was ex UH-60A 89-26217
				26978 was ex UH-60A 77-22716