Abbreviations

Below i have listed abbreviations that are relevant for this site.

Ranks (RAF):

AVM. - Air Vice Marshal

G/C. - Group Captain

W/C. - Wing Commander

S/Ldr. - Squadron Leader

F/Lt. - Flight Lieutenant

F/O. - Flying Officer

P/O. - Pilot Officer

W/O. - Warrant Officer

F/Sgt. - Flight Sergeant

Sgt. - Sergeant

Cpl. - Corporal

LAC. - Leading Aircraftsman

AC. - Aircraftsman

Ranks, British Army:

Lt. - Lieutenant

L/Sgt. - Lance Sergeant

S/Sgt. - Staff Sergeant

Cpl. - Corporal

L/Cpl - Lance Corporal

Pte. - Private

Spr. - Sapper

Dvr. - Driver

USAAF Ranks:

2nd.Lt. - Second Lieutenant

T/Sgt - Technical Sergeant

S/Sgt - Staff Sergeant

Sgt - Sergeant

Ranks (German):

Lt. - Leutnant

Obfw. - Oberfeldwebel

Fw. - Feldwebel

Uffz. - Unteroffizier

Obgfr. - Obergefreiter

Gefr. - Gefreiter

Crew positions (RAF):

Pt. - Pilot

CoPt. - Copilot

Nav. - Navigator

W.Op. - Wireless Operator

AG. - Air Gunner

AB. - Air Bomber

Fe. - Flight Engineer

Crew positions (USAAF):

Pt. - Pilot

2nd.Pt. - Second pilot

Nav. - Navigator

RO. - Radio Operator

Bb. - Bombardier

Eng. - Engineer

TTG. - Top Turret Gunner

LBT. - Lower Ball Turret Gunner

LWG. - Left Waist Gunner

RWG. - Right Waist Gunner

TG. - Tailgunner

Outcome:

KIA - Killed in action

WIA - Wounded in action

MIA - Missing in action

POW - Prisoner of war

ESC - Escaped

Airforces:

RAF - Royal Air Force

RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force

RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force

RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force

USAAF - United States Army Air Force

Medals:

DFC - Distinguished Flying Cross

DSO - Distinguuished Service Order

DFM - Distinguished Flying Medal?

CG - Croix De Guerre (French)

MC - Military Cross

OBE - Order of British Empire

Various:

MU - Maintenance Unit

Sqdn. - Squadron

VR - Volunteer Reserve

BG - Bombardment Group

BS - Bomb Squadron

SOE - Special Operations Executive

German Abbreviations:

JG - Jagdgeschwader

ZG - Zerstörergeschwader

NJG - Nachtjagdgeschwader