U-
1. Navy Aircraft Manufacture Designation for the Chance Vought Aircraft Corp. Prior too the Joint Service Designation System.
2. Joint Service Designation for a Utility Aircraft. 1955-Present.
3. Suffix used to another aircraft designation. (Example: US-2B Tracker)
U-Bird-
(Nickname) Chance-Vought F4U Corsair.
UFN-
(Short) Until Further Notice.
Ultra-
The Cessna UC-35 Citation Ultra. Based on the Cessna Model 560.
Uncle Billy-
(Nickname) General William T. Sherman, USA.
Uncle Lew-
(Nickname) Major General Lewis W. Walt, USMC.
Uncle Robert-
(Nickname) General Robert E. Lee, CSA.
Uncle Sam’s Canoe Club-
(Nickname) US Navy.
Unconditional Surrender-
(Nickname) General Ulysses S. Grant, USA.
Universal-
(Squadron Nickname) 9th Air Refueling Squadron that operated the KB-29/KB-50 Superfortress & currently the KC-135 Stratotanker.
UNREP-
(Acronym, Navy) UNderway REPplenishment.
Upstairs-
1. (Slang) Upper Atmosphere.
2. (Slang) Higher Level of Command.
US Grant-
(Nickname) General (later President) Ulysses S. Grant.
USA-
1. (Nickname) USS America CV-66; a Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier.
2. US Army.
3. (Acronym for) Uncle Sam Ain’t Released Me Yet
4. Your Motherfuckin’ Retarded Ass Signed Up. US Army spelled out backwards.
USAAC-
US Army Air Corps.
USAAF-
US Army Air Force.
USAF-
US Air Force.
USAFE-
US Air Forces in Europe. (Pronounced: “U-Saffee” or “U-SAFE”)
USCG- US Coast Guard.
Used to be a Stoof-
(Nickname) A US-2B, a Utility version of the S-2 Tracker.
Useless 78-
(Nickname) Cessna UC-78 Bobcat, World War II Transport.
USMC-
1. US Marine Corps
2. (Acronym) Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children.
3. (Acronym) Uncle Sam’s Marijuana Club.
USMS-
US Maritime Service. a/k/a: Merchant Marines.
USN-
US Navy.
USS Alcohol-
(Nickname) USS Algol AKA-54.
USS LA-
1. (Nickname) USS Los Angeles CA-135, a Baltimore Class Heavy Cruiser.
2. (Nickname) USS Los Angeles SSN-688, a Los Angeles Class Nuclear Attack Submarine.
USS Gipper-
(Nickname) USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76, a Nimitz Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier.
Utah Line-
A Phaseline minor extension of the Kansas Line, in April 1951, during the Korean War.
Ute-
The Beechcraft U-21/JU-21, Army utility plane.
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