New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
Glossary
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Glossary
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 | Headquarterspage 394 |
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 |