Figure 6-26.-Aircraft Record A Card.

acceptance by the Navy until it is retired or stricken from the Navy inventory. The number is not reused or reissued to another aircraft.

The next two blocks are self-explanatory. As long as the aircraft is in the custody of the reporting custodian who is maintaining an A card, only the RECEIVED FROM line is filled in. When the aircraft is transferred, the TRANSFERRED TO line is completed, and the card is moved to the inactive A card file for 12 months. The second line at the right side shows the present reporting custodian and permanent unit code.