13. Abbreviations

East Anglia World War Two Aircrew Crash Memorials

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Abbreviations

Abbreviations Miscellaneous
AAF = Auxiliary Air Force
AFA = Air Force Auxiliary
INJ = Injured
KIA = Killed in Action
RAF = Royal Air Force
RCAF = Royal Canadian Air Force
RNZAF = Royal New Zealand Air Force
RTD = Returned to Duty
t/o from = Took off from (as opposed to base)
USN = United States Navy
USNR = United States Naval Reserve
USAAF = United States Army Air Force
USNAF = United States Naval Air Force
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Abbreviations Rank
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1Lt. = 1st Lieutenant
2Lt. = 2nd Lieutenant
Flt Off. = Flight Officer
M/Sgt. = Master Sergeant
PFC. = Private First Class
S/Sgt. = Staff Sergeant
T/Sgt. = Technical Sergeant
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. (U.K.)
AC1. = Aircraftman 1st Class, until 31 December 1950
AC2. = Aircraftman 2nd Class, until 31 December 1950
Cpl. = Corporal
Cpl Chef = Caporal-chef: (Corporal)
Flg Off. = Flying Officer
Flt Lt. = Flight Lieutenant
Flt Sgt. = Flight Sergeant
Gp Capt. = Group Captain
LAC. = Leading Aircraftman, after 1 January 1951
Lt. = Lieutenant
Mlot = Matelot (French)
Off Cdt. = Officer Cadet
Plt Off. = Pilot Officer
Sgt. = Sergeant
Sqn Ldr. = Squadron Leader
Wg Cdr. = Wing Commander
WO. = Warrant Officer
WO1. = Warrant Officer 1st Class
WO2. = Warrant Officer 2nd Class
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Abbreviations Units
ASR = Air Sea Rescue
BDTF = Bomber Defence Training Flight
BG (H) = Bomb Group (Heavy) (USAAF)
BG (M) = Bomb Group (Medium) (USAAF)
BS = Bomb Squadron (USAAF)
EAFFP = Engineer And Fire Fighting Platoon (USAAF)
ER Sqdn = Emergency Rescue Squadron (USAAF)
ERS = Emergency Rescue Squadron (USAAF)
FG = Fighter Group (USAAF)
HCU = Heavy Conversion Unit
LFS = Lancaster Flying School
MU = Maintenance Unit
OCU = Operational Conversion Unit
OTU = Operational Training Unit
PFF = PathFinder Force
SD = Special Duties
SFTS = Service Flying Training School
TCG = Troop Carrier Group (USAAF)
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Abbreviations Trades
AG = Air Gunner
BA = Bomb Aimer
BTG = Ball Turret Gunner (USAAF)
Flt Eng = Flight Engineer
Inst’r = Instructor
LWG = Left Waist Gunner (USAAF)
MU Gunner = Mid-Upper Gunner
Nav = Navigator
RCM Op = Radio Counter Measures Operator (USAAF)
ROp = Radio Operator (USAAF)
RWG = Right Waist Gunner (USAAF)
TG = Tail Gunner or Tail Turret Gunner (USAAF)
Tail Gnr = Tail Gunner
TTG = Top Turret Gunner (USAAF)
u/t = Under training
WOp = Wireless Operator
WOp/AG = Wireless Operator / Air Gunner

Medals and Awards
AFM = Air Force Medal
BEM = British Empire Medal
DFC = Distinguished Flying Cross
DFM = Distinguished Flying Medal
DSM = Distinguished Service Medal
GC = George Cross
KW = Krzyz Walecznych (Polish Cross of Valour)

Anything marked (USAAF) are specific to USA


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