VNAF squadron numbering system - odd ones out
The VNAF squadron numbering system was one of the easiest to understand in the world in one way, and one of the most puzzling in the other. Each type of mission within the VNAF was assigned it's own squadron designation in a one hundred sequence or multiple-hundred sequence, ranging from 100 to 900. The mission types were:
| Observation | 100 sequence (e.g. 116th OS) |
| Helicopter | 200 sequence (e.g. 223rd HS) |
| Special Mission | 300 sequence (e.g. 312th SMS) |
| Transport | 400 sequence (e.g. 417th TS) |
| Fighter | 500 sequence (e.g. 522nd FS) |
| Amphibious | (not used; plans were abandoned) |
| Reconnaissance | 700 sequence (e.g. 716th RS) |
| Attack | 800 sequence (e.g. 819th AS) |
| Training | 900 sequence (e.g. 918th TRS) |