Country |
Prefix |
yrs |
Notes |
|
Afghanistan | YA- | 29- | | |
Albania | B-A | 24- | No known use | |
Algeria | F-O | 29-62 | | |
Andorra | C3- | 29- | No known registrations | |
Angola | CR-L | 29-75 | Initially used A as last letter | |
Anguilla | VP-LA | 29-82 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Antigua/Leeward/Windward Is | VP-L | 29-82 | No registrations pre 1969 | |
Argentina | R-A | 24-29 | | |
Argentina | R- | 29-32 | numbers | |
Argentina | LV- | 32- | | |
Armenia | EK- | | No known pre-war registrations | |
Australia | G-AU | 19-29 | | |
Australia | VH-U | 29- | | |
Australia | VH-A | 38- | | |
Austria | OE- | 37- | | |
Austria | A- | 19-39 | numbers | |
Bahamas | VP-B | 29-75 | No pre-war registrations | |
Barbados | VQ-B | 29-68 | No registrations pre 1952 | |
Belgium | O-B | 19-29 | | |
Belgium | OO- | 29- | | |
Benin/Dahomey | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Bermuda | VR-B | 39-95 | | |
Bolivia | C-B | 19-29 | numbers. No known registrations | |
Bolivia | CB- | 29-54 | numbers | |
Botswana/Bechuanaland | VQ-ZE to VQ-ZH | 29-68 | | |
Brazil | P-B | 19-32 | | |
Brazil | PP- | 29- | | |
Brazil | PT- | 29- | No known pre-war registrations | |
British Honduras/Belize | VP-H | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
British Territories | VP-,VQ-,VR- | 19- | | |
Brunei | VR-U | 29-63 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Bulgaria | B-B | 23-29 | | |
Bulgaria | LZ- | 29- | | |
Burkina Faso/Upper Volta | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Burma | XY- | 1940- | | |
Cambodia/Kampuchea | F-KH | 45-54 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Cameroun | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Canada | G-C | 19-29 | | |
Canada | CF- | 29-73 | | |
Canada/Newfoundland | VO- | 29-58 | | |
Cape Verde | CR-C | 29-80 | No pre-war registrations | |
Central African Republic/Ubang-Shari | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Chad | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Chile | CC- | 29- | | |
China | EU- | 1930- | roman numerals | |
China | X-C | 19- | | |
China | XT- | 29-49 | numbers | |
China (Wei-Hai-Wei) | VP-W | 29-39 | No known registrations | |
China/Hong Kong | VR-H | 29-97 | letters | |
China/Manchuria | M- | 32-45 | numbers | |
Columbia | C- | 29-46 | numbers (also A- F- M-) | |
Congo Peoples Republic | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Costa Rica | K-C | 25- | No known registrations | |
Costa Rica | TI- | 29- | | |
Cuba | NM- | 39-45 | numbers | |
Cuba | C-C | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Cyprus | VQ-C | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
Czechoslovakia | L-B | 19-29 | | |
Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic | OK- | 29- | | |
Danzig | Dz- | 29-39 | | |
Danzig (Germany/Poland) | Y-M | 19-29 | | |
Danzig (Germany/Poland) | YM- | 29-39 | | |
Denmark | T-D | 19-29 | | |
Denmark | OY- | 29- | | |
Dominican Republic | HI- | 29- | numbers | |
Ecuador | E-E | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Ecuador | HC- | 29- | | |
Egypt | SU- | 29- | | |
El Salvador | YS- | 29- | | |
Eritrea | ER- | -93 | No known registrations | |
Estonia | C-E | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Estonia | E-A | 29-39 | No known registrations | |
Estonia | E- | 19-29 | numbers | |
Estonia | ES- | 29-39 | | |
Ethiopia | ET- | 29- | | |
Falklands Islands | VP-F | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
Fiji/Tonga/Friendly | VQ-F | 29-71 | | |
Finland | K-S | 23-31 | | |
Finland | OH- | 31- | | |
France | F- | 19- | | |
France | F-O | 29- | French Overseas Territories | |
France | FC- | 40-46 | Free French | |
Gabon | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Gambia | VP-X | 29-65 | | |
Germany | WL- | -45 | Wehrmacht/Luftwafe | |
Germany | D- | 19-34 | numbers | |
Germany | D- | 34- | letters | |
Ghana/Gold Coast | VP-A | 29-57 | No pre-war registrations | |
Gibraltar | VR-G | 29-95 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Goa/Portuguese Goa | CR-I | 29-61 | No known registrations | |
Great Britain | G-E | 19-29 | | |
Great Britain | G-A | 29- | | |
Great Britain | G-F | 19-29 | Lighter than air | |
Great Britain | G-G | 37-37 | Gliders | |
Greece | S-G | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Greece | SX- | 29- | | |
Grenada | VQ-G | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
Guatemala | L-G | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Guatemala | LG- | 29-45 | | |
Guinea | F-O | 29-58 | | |
Guinea-Bissau/Portuguese Guinea | CR-G | 29-75 | | |
Guyana/British Guiana | VP-G | 29-67 | No pre-war registrations | |
Haiti | H-H | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Haiti | HH- | 29- | No known pre-war registrations | |
Honduras | X-H | 19- | No known registrations | |
Honduras | XH- | 29-60 | | |
Hungary | HA- | 35- | | |
Hungary | H-M | 19-35 | | |
Iceland | TF- | 37- | | |
Iceland | ISLAND- | 30-37 | | |
India | G-I | 19-29 | | |
India | VT- | 29- | | |
Indonesia/Dutch East Indies | PK- | 29- | | |
Indonesia/Timor | CR-T | 29-75 | No pre-war registrations. Initially used T as last letter | |
Iran | EP- | 38- | | |
Iran/Persia | RV- | 29-38 | No known registrations | |
Iraq | YI- | 31- | | |
Ireland | EI- | 29- | | |
Israel/Palestine | VQ-P | 30-48 | | |
Italy | I- | 19- | | |
Ivory Coast | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Jamaica | VP-J | 29-62 | | |
Japan | J- | 19-45 | | |
Kenya | VP-K | 29-63 | | |
Kenya | G-K | | No known registrations | |
Latvia | YL- | 29-39 | | |
Latvia | B-L | 19-29 | | |
Latvia | LL- | | No known registrations | |
Lebanon | LR- | 44-54 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Lesotho/Basutoland | VQ-ZA to VQ-ZD | 29-67 | No known registrations | |
Liberia | L-L | 19- | No known registrations | |
Liberia | LI- | 29-52 | No known registrations | |
Liechenstein | HB-L | 35- | No known registrations | |
Lithuania | Z-L | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Lithuania | R-Z | 29-39 | No known registrations | |
Lithuania | LY- | 29-39 | | |
Lithuania | RY- | 29-39 | | |
Luxembourg | UL- | 29-39 | | |
Luxembourg | LX- | 39- | | |
Luxembourg | L-U | 19- | No known registrations | |
Macau | CR-M | -91 | No known registrations | |
Madagascar/Malagasy | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Malawi/Nyasaland | VP-N | 29-53 | | |
Malaysia/Johore | VR-J | 29-63 | No known registrations | |
Malaysia/Malaya | VR-R | 29-63 | | |
Malaysia/Sabah-N. Borneo | VR-O | 29-63 | | |
Malaysia/Sarawak | VR-W | 29-64 | No pre-war registrations | |
Mali | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Malta | VP-M | 29-68 | No registrations pre 1962 | |
Mauritania | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Mauritius | VQ-M | 29-68 | No pre-war registrations | |
Mexico | M-S | 19-29 | | |
Mexico | XC- | 39- | No known registrations | |
Mexico | X-A | 19-39 | | |
Mexico | X-B | 19-39 | | |
Mexico | XA- | 39- | | |
Mexico | XB- | 39- | | |
Monaco | M-O | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Monaco | CZ- | 29-49 | No known registrations | |
Mongolia | HMAY- | 45- | numbers | |
Montserrat | VP-LM | 29-82 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Morocco | F-D | 29-52 | No known registrations | |
Mozambique | CR-M | 29-37 | | |
Mozambique | CR-A | 37-75 | | |
Mozambique | C-PM | 19- | | |
Netherlands | PH- | 29- | | |
Netherlands | H-N | 19-29 | | |
Netherlands Antilles/Curacao/Aruba | PJ- | 29-86 | | |
New Hebrides/Vanuatu | YJ- | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
New Zealand | G-NZ | 19-29 | | |
New Zealand | ZK- | 29- | | |
Nicaragua | A-N | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Nicaragua | YN- | 29-36 | No known registrations | |
Nicaragua | AN- | 36-80 | | |
Niger | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Nigeria/British Camerouns | VR-N | 29-60 | | |
Norway | N- | 19-31 | numbers | |
Norway | LN- | 31- | | |
Pacific Islands West/Solomon Is | VP-P | 29-78 | No pre-war registrations | |
Panama | S-P | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Panama | R- | 29-43 | numbers | |
Panama | RX- | 43-52 | numbers | |
Panama/Canal zone | CZ- | 39-45 | numbers | |
Paraguay | ZP- | 29- | No known pre-war registrations | |
Peru | O-P | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Peru | O-A | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Peru | OA- | 29-50 | | |
Peru | OB- | 29- | | |
Philippines | NPC- | 35-41 | | |
Philippines | PI- | 41-75 | numbers. No pre-war use | |
Poland | P-P | 19-29 | | |
Poland | SP- | 29- | | |
Portugal | C-P | 19-29 | | |
Portugal | CS- | 29- | | |
Portugal | CR- | 29- | Portuguese Overseas Territories | |
Rhodesia North/Zambia | VP-R | 29-53 | | |
Rhodesia South/Zimbabwe | VP-Y | 29-64 | | |
Romania | C-R | 19-29 | | |
Romania | CV- | 29-36 | | |
Romania | YR- | 36- | | |
Saar Territories | EZ- | 29-35 | | |
Saar Territories | TS- | 29-35 | | |
Sao Tome & Principe | CR-S | 29-75 | No pre-war registrations | |
Saudi Arabia/Hedjaz | A-H | 19-39 | No known registrations | |
Saudi Arabia/Hedjaz | UH- | 32-44 | No known registrations | |
Senegal | F-O | 29-60 | | |
Seychelles | VQ-S | 29-77 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Sierra Leone | VR-L | 29-61 | | |
Singapore | VR-S | 29- | | |
Somali | VP-S | 29-60 | No known pre-war registrations | |
South Africa | G-U | 19-29 | | |
South Africa | ZS- | 29- | | |
Spain | EC- | 29- | | |
Spain | M- | 19-29 | | |
Sri Lanka/Ceylon | VP-C | 29-48 | | |
St. Kitts & Nevis | VP-LK | 29-82 | No known pre-war registrations | |
St.Helena | VQ-H | 29- | No registrations pre war | |
St.Lucia | VQ-L | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
St.Vincent/Windward Is | VP-V | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
Sudan | SN- | 29-59 | No pre-war registrations | |
Surinam | PZ- | 29- | No pre-war registrations | |
Swaziland | VQ-ZI | 29-75 | No pre-war registrations | |
Sweden | S- | 19-29 | | |
Sweden | SE- | 29- | | |
Switzerland | C-H | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Switzerland | CH- | 29-36 | numbers | |
Switzerland | HB- | 35- | | |
Tanzania/Tanganyika | VR-T | 29-64 | | |
Tanzania/Zanzibar | VP-Z | 29-64 | No known pre-war registrations | |
Thailand/Siam | H-S | 19- | No known pre-war registrations | |
Thailand/Siam | HS- | 29- | | |
Trinidad & Tobago | VP-T | 31-65 | | |
Tunisia | F-O | 29-56 | | |
Turkey | TC- | 29- | | |
Uganda | VP-U | 29-62 | No pre-war registrations | |
Uruguay | C-U | 19-29 | No known registrations | |
Uruguay | CX- | 29- | | |
USA | N- | 21-23 | letters | |
USA | N | 29- | numbers | |
USSR | URSS- | 29-44 | | |
USSR | CCCP- | 29-92 | | |
USSR | SSSR- | 29-92 | | |
USSR | USSR- | 29-92 | | |
USSR | DL- | 27-29 | numbers | |
USSR/Russia | IS- | 17-91 | No known registrations | |
USSR/Russia | RR- | 22-28 | numbers | |
USSR/Russia | U- | 29-44 | numbers. No known registrations | |
Vatican City | HV- | | No known registrations | |
Venezuela | YV- | 29- | | |
Vietnam | F-VN | 29-54 | No pre-war registrations | |
Virgin Islands/British VI | VP-LV | 29- | No known registrations | |
Yeman- Peoples Demo. Rep./Aden | VR-A | 39-69 | No pre-war registrations | |
Yugoslavia | UN- | 29-35 | | |
Yugoslavia | YU- | 35- | | |
Yugoslavia/Serbia/Croatia | X-S | 19-29 | | |
Zaire/Belgian Congo | OO-C | 29-60 | | |