RBCN Fleet Air Arm Serial Numbers

1919 to 4/1921
No numbers.

4/1921 to 1/1923

 * A1–A15 - Squamish Mk. I
 * B1–B15 - Squamish Mk. II
 * C1–C22 - Seal Mk. II

1/1923 to 6/1942
List possibly incomplete


 * 1000–1014 - Squamish Mk. I
 * 1100–1114 - Squamish Mk. II
 * 1200–1213 - Seal Mk. II
 * 1300–1304 - Sea Eagle Mk. I
 * 1400–1403 - Supermarine BC Southampton Mk. II
 * 1500–1512 - Squamish Mk. II
 * 1600–1607 - Southampton Mk. III
 * 1700–1723 - Skeena Mk. I
 * 1800–1803 - Stikine Mk. I
 * 1900–1921 - Skeena Mk. II
 * 2000–2013 - Plover
 * 2500–2508 - Sunderland Mk. I
 * 2517–2519 - Sunderland Mk. II
 * 3000–3015 - Flycatcher
 * 3860–3868 - Catalina SASR Mk. I (Boeing BC PB2B-1)
 * 3874–3876 - Catalina SASR Mk. I (Boeing BC PB2B-1)
 * 3888–3907 - Catalina SP Mk. I (Boeing BC PB2B-1)
 * 3908–3917 - Catalina SP Mk. I (DHBC PB2D-1)
 * 3918–3937 - Catalina SP Mk. I (Boeing BC PB2B-1)
 * 3938–3949 - Catalina SP Mk. I (DHBC PB2D-1)
 * 3950–3971 - Catalina SP Mk. I (Boeing BC PB2B-1)
 * 3972–3983 - Catalina SP Mk. I (DHBC PB2D-1)
 * 4500–4509 - Tiger Moth Mk. I (HAE HIL-4A-2 Hawkmoth 4B, 130 hp instead of DH Gipsy III, 120 hp)
 * 4520–4567 - Tiger Moth Mk. II (as Mk. I but with enclosed cockpit)
 * 5500–5513 - Sechelt Mk. II
 * 5650–5653 - Stranraer
 * 5966–5969 - Hudson Mk. III
 * 5977–5982 - Hudson Mk. III
 * 5999–6003 - Hudson Mk. III
 * 6006–6011 - Hudson Mk. III
 * 6800–6821 - Stingray Mk. II
 * 6830–6843 - Stingray Mk. III
 * 7300–7331 - Stingray Mk. VI
 * 7700–7719 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. I
 * 8062–8071 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. II
 * 8099–8103 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. II
 * 8138–8144 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. II
 * 8204–8229 - Sechelt Mk. III
 * 8502, 8504, 8509 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. I
 * 9001–9045 - Baccalaureate T Mk. I
 * X4 - Stingray Mk. I
 * X9 - Stingray Mk. IV
 * X12 - Sechelt Mk. I
 * X15–X16 - Stingray Mk. V
 * X23 - Skookumchuck Mk. I

Description
BCxyzzz

This was a joint serial scheme with the RBCAF. The 'x' value shown above is the type designator, the 'yzz' value is the serial number. The following lists the 'x' and 'yzz' values valid for RBCN aircraft:


 * X (type designator) --- YZZZ (serial range)
 * 2 (recce/observation) --- 7000–9999
 * 3 (transport) --- 8500–8999
 * 4 (training) --- 0000–1999
 * 5 (naval fighter) --- 3500–9999
 * 6 (utility/SAR/etc) --- 0500–3999
 * 7 (experimental) --- 6000–9999 (range shared with RBCAF)
 * 8 (navy bomber) --- 9000–9999
 * 9 (ASW/MR) --- 9500–9999

Serials
7yzzz series incomplete


 * 27000–27017 - Fairey BC Firefly FR Mk. IA (RR Griffon IIB, 1730 hp)
 * 27018–27027 - Warwick GR Mk. V
 * 27028–27042 - Firefly FR Mk. IA
 * 27043–27047 - Warwick GR Mk. V
 * 27048–27061 - Firefly FR Mk. IB (HAE HLV-12A-5-2 Heron, 1775 hp)
 * 38500–38503 - Stranraer
 * 38504–38524 - Hudson Mk. III
 * 38505–38524 - Burnaby C Mk. II
 * 38525–38529 - Dakota C Mk. III
 * 40000–40039 - Tiger Moth Mk. II
 * 40040–40085 - Baccalaureate T Mk. I
 * 40086–40159 - Brambling T Mk. III
 * 40160–40163 - Firefly T Mk. I (FR Mk. IA converted 1945 to ASW obs trg)
 * 40164–40168 - Firefly TT Mk. I (FR Mk. IA converted 1945 to target tug)
 * 53500–53516 - Stingray F Mk. VI
 * 53517–53536 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. I
 * 53537–53558 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. II
 * 53559–53566 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. II
 * 53567–53570 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. III
 * 53571–53577 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. II
 * 53578–53582 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. III
 * 53583–53597 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. II
 * 53598–53602 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. III
 * 53603–53622 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. III
 * 53623–53649 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. III
 * 53650–53667 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. III
 * 53668–53671 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. III
 * 53672–53675 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. IV
 * 53676–53679 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. IV
 * 53680–53681 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. III
 * 53682–53690 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. IV
 * 53691–53707 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. IV
 * 53708–53710 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. IV
 * 53711–53719 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. IV
 * 53720–53751 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. V
 * 53752–53788 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. IV
 * 53789–53808 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. VIB
 * 53809–53823 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. IV
 * 53824–53847 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. VIB
 * 53848–53856 - Sea Skemcis SF Mk. IV
 * 53857–53901 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. VIB
 * 53902–53909 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. VIC
 * 53910–53939 - Sea Skemcis F.6D
 * 60500–60513 - Sechelt Mk. II
 * 60514–60524 - Catalina SASR Mk. I
 * 60525–60531 - Warwick ASR Mk. I
 * 60532–60534 - Catalina SASR Mk. I (Boeing BC PB2B-1)
 * 60535–60545 - Warwick ASR Mk. I
 * 60546–60547 - Catalina SASR Mk. I
 * 60548–60551 - Catalina SASR Mk. VI (Boeing BC PB2B-2)
 * 60552–60556 - Catalina SASR Mk. I
 * 60557–60570 - Catalina SASR Mk. VI
 * 76019 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. I
 * 76027–76036 - Sea Skemcis F Mk. VIA
 * 89000–89002 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. I
 * 89003–89008 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. II
 * 89009–89013 - Liberator PB Mk. I (PB4Y-1/B-24D)
 * 89014–89022 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. II
 * 89023–89027 - Liberator PB Mk. I
 * 89028–89048 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. II
 * 89049–89059 - Avenger TB Mk. I
 * 89060–89062 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. II
 * 89063–89076 - Avenger TB Mk. I
 * 89077–89094 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. III
 * 89095–89101 - Avenger TB Mk. I
 * 89102–89107 - Liberator PB Mk. II (B-24J/GR Mk. VIII)
 * 89108–89111 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. III
 * 89112–89127 - Liberator PB Mk. II
 * 89128–89141 - Avenger TB Mk. I
 * 89142–89144 - Liberator PB Mk. II
 * 89145–89154 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. III
 * 89155–89202 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. IVA
 * 89203–89209 - Sea Skemcis SB Mk. IVB
 * 89210–89236 - Sea Skemcis SP.1
 * 99500–99525 - Sechelt Mk. III
 * 99526–99534 - Sunderland Mk. I
 * 99535–99542 - Catalina SP Mk. I
 * 99543–99545 - Sunderland Mk. II
 * 99546–99549 - Catalina SP Mk. I
 * 99550–99555 - Catalina SP Mk. IIIA (Consolidated PBY-5A)
 * 99556–99572 - Sunderland Mk. III
 * 99573–99579 - Catalina SP Mk. VI
 * 99580–99583 - Sunderland Mk. V
 * 99584–99588 - Catalina SP Mk. VI
 * 99589–99590 - Sunderland Mk. V
 * 99591–99599 - Catalina SP Mk. VI
 * 99600–99611 - Avenger AS.4

Royal BC Marines Aviation, 1954 to 9/1958

 * M1-001–M1-008 - Huskie HU.1

9/1958 to date (including Royal BC Marines Aviation)
Prefixes: NA (fixed-wing), NH (rotary-wing), M (Marines)


 * M2101–M2108 - Huskie HU.1
 * NH22xx, M22xx - Yoho HU.x (NH and M numbers in one lump sequence)
 * NH2301–NH2306 - Seahawk HU.1
 * M2307–M2309 - Seahawk HU.2
 * NH2310–NH2317 - Seahawk HU.1
 * NH2318–NH2321 - Seahawk HU.2
 * NA2401–NA2409 - Taganrog SU.1
 * NH3101–NH3110 - Yarksis HASR.1
 * NH3111–NH3320 - Yarksis HASR.2
 * NH32xx - Yoho HASR.x
 * NA3301–NA3309 - Gibsons SASR.1
 * NH3401–NH3420 - Seahawk HASR.1
 * NA6101–NA6108 - Argus S.2
 * NH62xx - Yoho HS.x
 * NH6301–NH6324 - Yarksis HS.1
 * NH6325–NH6348 - Yarksis HS.2
 * NH6349–NH6360 - Yarksis HS.2A
 * NA6401–NA6408 - Gibsons SS.1/SS.2
 * NH6501–NH6515 - Seahawk HS.1
 * NH6516–NH6527 - Seahawk HS.2
 * NH6528–NH6533 - Seahawk HS.3
 * NA40101–NA40105 - Dakota C.3
 * NA60101–NA60111 - Liberator S.2
 * NA80101–NA80139 - Baccalaureate T.1
 * NA80201–NA80266 - Brambling T.3