jimz66 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Is there a way for me to find out if a USAF aircraft has my birthday as its serial number? I was born on August 27 1976. So I am searching for one that would read 76 827. How would i find this out. Or even 87 6827? I highly doubt the second one though. But still it would be cool to model such an aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Sadly it seems your 'birthday plane' is an AGM-45 Shrike missile :D http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1976.html At least it's a quick build... :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimz66 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 UGGH no wonder i Couldn't find it. oh well thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Ooh ooh! I'm a B-52!!! Edited December 12, 2014 by David N Lombard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm an A-10.………sadly fitting😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Aren't the serial numbers the dates they were ordered? Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I was curious about the same thing, but I wanted to know what rolled off the assembly line that day. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 never thought of that before! that's a nice idea... would have love to find an aircraft with 72-1017... but according to the info, i'm a missile! ...but at least, not an ordinary one! i'm a Boeing AGM-69A SRAM missiles! with a nuclear warhead! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) 73-0202 I'm a Ryan BQM-34A Firebee drone. It's pretty accurate considering I build a lot of drone models. Jeff Edited December 12, 2014 by ST0RM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I appearantly don't exist...84-0918. unless I am missing something it seems to jump from 84-0828 to 84-1212. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 730813 I think I'm a Minuteman III! Coooooooooool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 If I read it right, 67-0614 was a Minuteman Missile... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I can't find anything for 10-05-75 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm either a Shrike, or if I go by BuNo, I'm an F9F-8 :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm 730929 - An F-5E that ended up with the Saudi Arabian Air Force. Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm an F-16 blk.15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm either a Bullpup missile or a cancelled Bearcat. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayfarer 30 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm a Black&Decker cordless drill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 As with Mingwin, it seems I'm from a rather large 72- block of SRAM missiles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2qwik4u Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm an A-10.………sadly fitting😀 Me too! Apparently, I'm on display at RAF Alconbury. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 AGM-129A cruise missle. Not what I was hoping for but better than a toilet seat or something! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm a Black&Decker cordless drill. I'm Brian, and so is my wife. Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Aren't the serial numbers the dates they were ordered? Aaron In a USAF contract the first two digits are the fiscal year of the contract. Serial numbers are just listed in the contract. Nothing to do with date other than the date of the contract. There is a lot of "fudge" in the system, that's how the first B-2 ended up with '1066' the same as the Battle of Hastings. Like the longbow changed that fight so too the B-2 would change strategic aviation. And a very big fudge. The VC-137 Air Force Ones were 62-6000 and 72-7000 which got the tail numbers 26000 and 27000. When I was on the team that bought the VC-25's it was boldly stated in a meeting that they would be 8000 and 9000 to keep the AF one sequence numbers. The lady that made the announcement forgot the aircraft were being purchased under an FY 86 contract so 68000 and 69000 would be painted on the tails. I had to take her aside and educator on the steamier side of life and that we were not going to paint "69" on the side of ANY Presidential aircraft. The VC-25's were re numbered to match the fleet's needs ignoring the contract year. Joe B's site has a slightly different story but I was in the room. 86-8800 Boeing VC-25A Later reserialed as 82-8000 86-8900 Boeing VC-25A Later reserialed as 92-9000. Edited December 12, 2014 by majortomski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
majortomski Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) You guys could also run your birthday as a Julian date. My BD is 4/12/55 so as posted above 55-0412 but April 12th is also Julian day 102 or 103 in a leap year so 55-0102, 55-0103 would also be valid # for my birthday http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf Oh, my numbers: USAF Sn 55-102 B-52D destroyed by fire on the ground 55-103 B-52D destroyed after aborted takeoff 55-412 No history in a block of WB-66D s BUNO 41255 no history a block of RN Helcasts 55412 no history in a block of FM-2 Wildcats Edited December 12, 2014 by majortomski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fellow Hobbyist Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) If I go be strictly calendar date; my birthday plane would be an MQM-107D target drone. If I take Major Tomski's suggestion and convert to Julian Date by birthday plane becomes something more interesting...an F-15C! Edited December 12, 2014 by Fellow Hobbyist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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