Definitions of the acronyms and abbreviations used on this site are included in the lists below.
Abbreviation |
Name |
Description |
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Fighter Affiliation |
http://www.419squadron.com/faffiliation.html |
ACAC |
Air Crew Allocation Centre |
A clearing house for tour expired aircrew. e.g. Brackla near Nairn in Invernesshire. |
ACC |
Air Control Centre |
- |
ACD |
Aircrew Despatch |
- |
ACRC |
Air Crew Reception Centre |
St Johns Wood, London. Centre HQ was at Lords Cricket Grounds |
ACTU |
Air Crew Transit Unit |
- |
AFU |
Advanced Flying Unit |
- |
AGS |
Air Gunners School/Aircrew Grading School |
- |
ASI |
Air Speed Indicator |
- |
BCIS |
Bomber Command Instructors School |
- |
Chiefy |
Flight Sergeant |
- |
CNS |
Central Navigation School (Canada training site) |
- |
Cookie |
4000lb bomb |
- |
CU |
Conversion Unit |
- |
CWGC |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
http://www.cwgc.org/ |
DNCO |
Did Not Complete Operation |
- |
EAGS |
Elementary Air Gunners School |
- |
ED |
Embarkation Depot |
- |
ERK |
Ground Crew Airman |
- |
Evd. |
Evaded (capture) |
- |
FTR |
Failed to Return |
- |
GPTD |
??? |
- |
HCU |
Heavy Conversion Unit |
A training unit to orient crews to heavy bombers: Lancasters & Halifaxes |
HE |
High Explosive |
- |
HGCU |
Heavy Glider Conversion Unit |
- |
Inj. |
Injured (crash) |
- |
ITS |
Initial Training School |
- |
ITW |
Initial Training Wing |
- |
KIA |
Killed in Action |
- |
LFS |
Lancaster Finishing School |
- |
MB |
Master Bomber |
An appointed Pathfinder (usually an experienced senior officer) circled the target, broadcasting radio instructions to both Pathfinders and Main Force aircraft, correcting aiming points and generally co-ordinating the attack |
MO |
Medical Officer |
- |
MU |
Maintenance Unit |
- |
NCO |
Non-Commissioned Officer |
- |
OTU |
Operational Training Unit |
- |
PFF |
Path Finder Force |
Target marking squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. |
PoW |
Prisoner of War |
- |
PRDC |
Personnel Reception and Despatch Centre |
- |
PRU |
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit |
- |
RFS |
Reserve Flying Squadron |
- |
RTO |
Railway Transport Officer |
- |
SBA |
Standard Beam Approach |
- |
SFTS |
Service Flying Training School |
- |
SNCO |
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer |
- |
SNCO |
Senior NCO |
- |
SOC |
Struck Off Charge |
- |
Sqdn |
Squadron |
- |
STT |
School of Technical Training |
- |
Surv. |
Survived (crash) |
- |
TI |
Target Indicator |
- |
TTF |
Target Towing Flight |
- |
WAAF |
Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
- |
WCAD |
War Casualty Accounts Department |
Notified of crew missing with aircraft FTR |
WO |
Wireless Operator |
- |
WO |
Warrent Officer |
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