Hi:
86 was year of contract/purchase and the 4322 was the 4,322 vehicle
purchased/ contracted that year. The letter also had some significance, but
I am unable to lay my hands on that obscure little tidbit at the moment. Our
unit had a 78D prefix on several vehicles(Chevy C10 pickups)
This number was assigned by the procurement office and was assigned to
the manufacturer which stamped it on the data plate, which had a lot more
info on it than the similar plates from other services.
Aircraft followed the same pattern.
Ron
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