Ace Accumulator trolley, also someone who was good or an expert (normally applied to successful fighter pilots). - Officers will be classified in … Adj A Corruption of adjutant. CMS HCC Model Principles. Link/Page Citation Category Filters; All definitions (43) Information Technology (0) Military & Government (13) Science & Medicine (9) Organizations, Schools, etc. Higher ranks within the Air Cadet organisation are acting appointments, up to Wing Commander. This list is by no means complete and also includes abbreviations and acronyms found both before and after the war. Details: Based on the enrollee health status and demographic characteristics; Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Model . I had my medical and have some news. BAFO - BAFO British Air Forces of Occupation
BAOR - British Army of the Rhine
BATF - Blind/Beam Approach Training Flight
BBOC - Brought Back On Charge
BC - Bomber Command
BCAS - Bomber Command Armament School
BCATP - British Comonwealth Air Training Plan
BCMC - Bomber Command Modification Centre
BDTF - Bomber Defence Training Flight
BDU - Bomber Development Unit
BFTS - British Flying Training School - No.1 Terrell, Texas
B&GF - Bombing & Gunnery Flight
B&GS - Bombing & Gunnery School
BGT - Basic Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
BLEU - Blind Landing Experimental Unit
BMEWS - Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
BMH - British Military Hospital
BNDSG - British Nuclear Defence Study Group
BPC
BRIXMIS - British Commanders In Chief Mission to Soviet Forces in
Germany
BRNC - Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
BSDU - Bomber Support Development Unit
BSSO(G) - British Services Security Organisation (Germany)
BTU, C2 - Command and Control
CAACU - Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
CAT - Damage Category
CB - Confined to Barracks
C&M - Care and Maintenance
CCRC - Combat Crew Replacement Center
C(OTU) - Coastal Operational Training Unit
CF - Conversion Flight
CFE - Central Fighter Establishment
CFI - Chief Flying Instructor
CFS - Central Flying School
CGM - Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
CGMF - Central Glider Maintainance Flight (RAF Syerston - now ACCCGS
Engineering Flt)
CGS - Central Gunnery School
CHL - Chain Home Low
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
C&L - Circuits & Landings
CO - Commanding Officer (can also be OC)
CPE - Central Photographic Establishment
CRC -
CRO - Civilian Repair Organisation
CRP - Civilian Repair Party
CS(A) - Controller of Supply (Aircraft)
CSDE - Central Servicing Development Establishment
CSE - Central Signals Establishment
CTS - Combat Training School
CU - Conversion Unit
CV - Common Valve eg CV138
CWP - Contractor's Working Party, DASC - Defence Aviation Safety Centre (replaced RAF Inspectorate of
Flight Safety, 2002)
DBF - Destroyed By Fire
DBR - Damaged Beyond Repair
DCDC - DC to DC convertor - Direct Current to Direct Current converter
DDR - East Germany Deutsche Democratic Republik - also GDR
DFC - Distinguished Flying Cross
DFM - Distinguished Flying Medal
DFCS - Day Fighter Combat School, part of CFE
DGRD - Director General Research and Development
DHFS - Defence Helicopter Flying School
DIS - Defence Intelligence Staff
DNCO - Did Not Complete Operation - see Boomerang
DPS - Director of Personnel Services
DPS - Defence Planning Staff, part of the MoD central Defence Staff
DR - dead reckoning
DRO - Daily Routine Orders
DSO - Distinguished Service Order
DTD - Directorate of Technical Development
DZ - Dropping Zone, EANS - Empire Air Navigation School
EAOS - Elementary Air Observer School
EBTS - Elementary and Basic Training School (Coastal Command)
ECFS - Empire Central Flying School
ECM - Electronic Counter Measures
E/F - Engine Failure
EFTS - Elementary Flying Training School - No.18 Fairoaks 1942
EGAF - East German Air Force
EGS - Elementary Gliding School
EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse
EOWS - Elementary Observer Wireless School
E&RFTS - Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETO - European Theatre of Operations
EU - Embarkation Unit, FAA - Fleet Air Arm
FA, F(A), F/A - Flying Accident accidental damage or loss: or fighter
affiliation
FB, F(B), F/B - Flying Battle - operational damage or loss
FBSU - Flying Boat Servicing Unit
FC - Fighter Command
FFI - Free from infection
FIDO - Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation
F/E - Flight Engineer
FIS - Fighter Instructors School
FLAK - Fliegerabwehrkanone - German anti-aircraft artillery
FLT - Flight
F/L - Flight Lieutenant
FLS - Fighter Leaders School
F/O - Flying Officer
FPP - Ferry Pilots Pool
FRU - Fleet Requirements Unit
F/S - Flight Sergeant
FTB
FTC - Flying Training Command
FTFLT - Ferry Training Flight
FTR - Failed to Return
FTS - Flying Training School
FUBAR, GAF - German Air Force
GAL - General Aircraft Ltd (CRO)
GAR - Glavna Aeroplansva Radionica, (Main Aviation Workshop)
GATU -Ground Attack Training Unit
GCA - Ground Control Approach
GCHQ - Government Communications HQ
GD - General Duties - see http://www.rafweb.org/Branches.htm
GDA - Group Disposal Account
G-H - Blind bombing radar device
GIC - Gliding Induction Course (Air Cadets)
GP - Group Pool
GP - (bomb) General Purpose high explosive bomb
GP CF - Group Conversion Flight
GPR - Glider Pilot Regiment
GR - general reconnaissance
GROPE - ground operational exercise
GRU - Glavnoje Razved-yvatelnoje Upravlenie (Intelligence Directorate
of the Red Army)
GS - Gliding Scholarship (Air Cadets)
GSU - Group Support Unit
GTS - Glider Training School, H2S Airborne radar navigational and target location aid
H2X - American version of H2S
HAD - Home Aircraft Depot
HAL - Hawker Aircraft Limited
HCU - Heavy Conversion Unit - 1661 Winthorpe (1944)
HE - (bomb) High explosive bomb>
HE - (movements) Home Establishment? Acronym Finder has 43 verified definitions for RAF. Acronyms and Abbreviations, AA - (Soviet) Air Army
AAA - Anti Aircraft Armament
A/A - air to air (A/G - air to ground)
A&AEE Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment
AAC - Army Air Corps
AAD - Advanced Air Depot: UK repair bases for the USAAF on RAF sites
AAF - Auxiliary Air Force
AAFCE - Allied Air Forces Central Europe
AAS - Air Armament School No.1 Manby (1943)
AAFS - Advanced Air Firing School
AASF - Advanced Air Striking Force
AACU - Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit
AATTF - Anti-Aircraft and Target Towing Flight
A&AEE - Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment
ABC - Airborne Cigar - transmitter aboard aircraft which jammed German
fighter control frequencies
AC - Aircraftman : AC1 .. First Class, AC2 .. Second Class
ACC - Armoured Car Company eg No 1 Armoured Car Company, formed
on 19.12.21 for service in Iraq, a forerunner of the RAF Regiment
ACO - Air Cadet Organisation
A/C - aircraft
ACAC - Aircrew Allocation Centre - Brackla (1944)
ACATC - Air Cadets Adventure Training Centre (Llanbeder and
Windermere)
A/Cdre - Air Commodore
ACCGS - Air Cadets Central Gliding School (RAF Syerston)
ACDC - Aircrew Despatch Centre
ACDW - Air Crew Disposal Wing
ACGFSOC - Air Cadet Gliding Flight Safety Officer's Course
ACGS(OR) - Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational
Requirements)
ACFSS - Air Cadets Flying Scholarship Scheme
ACH - Aircrafthand
ACHU - Aircrew Holding Unit
ACM - Air Chief Marshal
ACP - Air Cadet Publication (derived from APs)
ACPNTS - Air Cadets Pilot Navigation Training Scheme
ACRC - Air Crew Reception Centre - St John's Wood, London -
Regent's Park, London
ACSB - Air Crew Selection Board
ACSEA - Air Command South East Asia
ACTC - Air Cadet Training Centre (at RAFC Cranwell)
ADCC - Air Defence Cadet Corps (established 1938, see ATC)
ADGB - Air Defence of Great Britain
ADK
ADLS - Air Despatch Letter Service
AE - Air Efficiency award
AEO - Air Electronics Officer (V Bombers)/Operator (Coastal Command
and current)
AEF - Air Experience Flight(s) (Air Cadets, various locations)
AFC - Air Force Cross
AFDS - Air Fighting Development Squadron, part of CFE
AFDU - Air Fighting Development Unit
AFM - Air Force Medal
AFS - Advanced Flying School - No.201 Swinderby (1948)
AFTCC - Air Force Troop Carrier Command
AFU - Advanced Flying Unit
AG - Air Gunner
AGS - Air Gunnery School
AGT - Airwork & General Trading (part of the CRO)
AGT - Advanced Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
AI - Airborne Interception - night fighter radar equipment
A&IEU - Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit
ALO - Air Liaison Officer
ALM - Air Loadmaster
AM - Air Marshal
AMWD - Air Ministry Works Department
AMES - Air Ministry Experimental Station
AMO - Air Ministry Order
ANS - Air Navigation School - No.10 Swanton Morley (1946), No.2
Middleton St George (1948)
AOC - Air Officer Commanding
AOP - Air Observation Post
AONS - Air Observer and Navigation School - eg 7 AONS based in
Queenstown, S Africa; 5 AONS raised in Weston Super Mare,
transferred to Oudshoorn, South Africa
AOS - Air Observer School
AP - Air Publication
APC - Armament Practice Camp
APP - Aiming Point Photo
APS - Armament Practice Station
ASC - Air Support Command
ASI - Air Speed Indicator
ASR - Air Sea Rescue
AST - Air Service Training (CRO)
ASTOR - Airborne Stand-Off Radar
A/P - Aiming Point
A/S - Anti Submarine
ASV - Airborne Surface Vessel, radar for maritime patrol aircraft
ATA - Air Transport Auxiliary
ATC - Air Training Corps (succeeded ADCC, 1941)
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ATS - Auxiliary Territorial Service (women)
ATREL - Air Transportable Reconnaissance Exploitation Laboratory
AVM - Air Vice-Marshal
AW/CN - Awaiting Collection
AWDS - All Weather Development Squadron
AWFCS - All Weather Fighter Combat Squadron
AWOL - Absent Without Leave, BABS - Beam Approach Beacon System - or Blind
Approach Beacon System ?? Governmental » Police. Tweet. A.M.O's Air Ministry Orders. Officer i/c Admin
ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
IDE - Instrument Design Establishment at Biggin Hill. Home » RAF acronyms and abbreviations. Thanks for watching! QFR - does my landing gear appear damaged? Unfortunatly I can't remember who, so apologies. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. WW2 Memories & History WW2: Common Abbreviations on WW2 RAF Records. Some American acronyms may have slipped in! Felbamate; Fetal Breathing Movements; Fractional Or Fractal Brownian Motion; Fresh Bone Marrow. Below is a list of abbreviations and acronyms which you may come across while researching a soldier who served in the Second World War. Printer friendly. Your interest in the RAF: Why you want to join the RAF and why you’re interested in the career you’ve applied for. QAK - is there any risk of collision? Governmental » Military. In many cases, the Royal Air Force rank will be the junior of the three Services, the Royal Navy having seniority over both the Army and RAF. Memorial
TI - Target Indicator (flare)
TICU -
TRE - Telecomms Research Establishment
TRS - Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
TS - Training Squadron
TSTU - Transport Support Training Unit
TTB - Towed Target Bombing
TTC - Technical Training Command
TTF - Target Towing Flight
TTO - Towed-Target Operator, UAS University Air Squadron
U/C - undercarriage
UKAIR - NATO HQ in UK responsible for maintaining integrity of UK Air
Defence Region and over UK nuclear force assigned to SACEUR
UKWMO - UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation
U/S - Unserviceable
USAAC - United States Army Air Corps
USAAF - United States Army Air Force (designated thus from June 20
1941, although the term Army Air Corps remained in use long after that
date: post war, USAF, USAFE - USAF Europe)
U/T - Under training, VACU - visibility and clouds unlimited (possibly American)
VC - Victoria Cross
VCAS - Vice Chief of the Air Staff
VGS - Volunteer Gliding School(s) (Air Cadets, various locations)
VHF - Very High Frequency
VOS - Vazdvhoplovna Oficirsva Skola, (Aviation Officers School)
VR - Vazovhoplovna Radionica, (Aviation Repair Workshop)
V/STOL - Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing
VTB Vazdvhoplovna-Tehnicki Battalion, (Aviation Technical Battalion), WAAF - Women's Auxiliary Air Force
WCAD
W/Cdr - Wing Commander (also W/C)
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