AC-in-C |
Air Commander-in-Chief |
ACMB |
Aircrew Medical Board |
ACSEA |
Air Command South-east
Asia |
AEAF |
Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
AFC |
Air Force Cross |
AHQ |
Air Headquarters |
AOC |
Air Officer Commanding |
AOC-in-C |
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief |
ASR |
Air-Sea Rescue |
BAFO |
British Air Forces of Occupation |
BCOF |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force |
Bel. |
Belgium |
BEM |
British Empire Medal |
BOAC |
British Overseas Airways Corporation |
CAS |
Chief of the Air Staff |
CB |
Companion of the Bath |
CBE |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
CFI |
Chief Flying Instructor |
CGI |
Chief Ground Instructor |
Ch. |
Republic of
China |
CI |
Chief Instructor |
C-in-C |
Commander-in-Chief |
CMB |
Central Medical Board |
CME |
Central Medical Establishment |
Czech. |
Czechoslovakia |
DCAS |
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
DFM |
Distinguished Flying Medal |
DGMS |
Directorate-General of
Medical Services |
DG of P |
Directorate-General of Personnel |
D of AT |
Directorate of Air Tactics |
DPMO |
Deputy Principal Medical Officer |
DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross |
DSO |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
EFTS |
Elementary Flying Training School |
FAA |
Fleet Air Arm |
F/B |
Flying Boat |
Fr. |
France |
FTC |
Flying Training Command |
FTS |
Flying Training School |
GBE |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
GCB |
Knight Grand Cross of the Bath |
Gr. |
Greece |
H/F |
High Flying |
Hol. |
Holland |
HQ |
Headquarters
|
It. |
Italy |
KCB |
Knight Commander of the Bath |
KBE |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
L/F |
Low Flying |
L/L |
Leigh Light |
MAAF |
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
MAP |
Ministry of Aircraft Production |
MBE |
Member of the Order of the British Empire |
MC |
Military Cross |
Med. ME |
Mediterranean and
Middle East |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
N/F |
Night Fighter |
Nor. |
Norway |
NZEF |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
NWAAF |
North-west Africa Air Force |
NWACAF |
North-west Africa Coastal Air Force |
OBE |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
OTU |
Operational Training Unit |
PR |
Photographic Reconnaissance |
Pol. |
Poland |
RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
RFC |
Royal Flying Corps |
RIAF |
Royal Indian Air Force |
RN |
Royal Navy |
RNAS |
Royal Naval Air Service |
R/P |
Rocket Projectiles |
Rus. |
Russia |
SASO |
Senior Air Staff Officer |
SEA |
South-east
Asia |
SEAC |
South-east Asia Command |
SESO |
Senior Engineer Staff Officer |
SFTS |
Service Flying Training School |
SHAEF |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force |
SMEC |
Special Medical Examination Centre |
SMO |
Senior Medical Officer |
TAF |
Tactical Air Force |
USAAF |
United States Army Air Force |