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Abbreviations
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Naval Air Power Worldwide

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A

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  (A) Air Branch of the RN or RNVR British  
  AA Anti-aircraft British  
  AB Able seaman British  
  ADDL Aerodrome dummy deck landing British  
  Adm Admiral British  
  AFC Air Force Cross British  
  ASH Air-to-surface vessel radar (US built) British  
  ASV Air-to-surface vessel radar (British built) British  

B

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  BPF British Pacific Fleet British  

C

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  GAG Carrier Air Group British & US  
  CAM-ship Catapult-armed merchant vessel British  
  Capt Captain British & US  
  CAP Combat Air Patrol British & US  
  CB Commander of the Order of the Bath British  
  CGA Carrier controlled approach British  
  Cdr Commander British & US  
  C-in-C Commander-in-Chief British  
  CMG Companion of the Order of St Michael & St George British  
  CO Commanding Officer British & US  
  CPO Chief Petty Officer British  
  CVE Escort carrier British & US  
  CVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order British  

D

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  DFC Distinguished Flying Cross British  
  DLCO Deck Landing Control Officer "Batsman" British  
  DLP Deck landing practice British  
  DLT Deck landing training British  
  DSO Distinguished Service Order British  
  DSC Distinguished Service Cross British  
  Dt. Detachment British  
  Det. Detachment US  

E

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  - - -  

F

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  FAA Fleet Air Arm British  
  Flt Flight British  

G

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  - - -  

H

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  HMS His Majesty's Ship British  
  HMAS His Majesty's Australian Ship British  
  HMCS His Majesty's Canadian Ship British  
  HTMS His Thai Majesty's Ship Thai  

I

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  - - -  

J

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  - - -  

K

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  KCB Knight Commander of the Bath British  

L

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  Lt   Lieutenant British & US  
  Lt-Cdr Lieutenant-Commander British  
  LCDR Lieutenant-Commander US  

M

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  MAC-ship Merchant aircraft carrier British  
  MBE Member of the British Empire British  
  MIA Missing in action -  
  MONAB Mobile Naval Air Base British  
  MGB Motor Gunboat British  
  MTBs Motor Torpedo Boat British  
  MV Motor Vessel British  

N

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  NAS Naval Aviation Squadron British  
  NAS Naval Air Station US  

O

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  OBE Officer of the British Empire British  

P

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  PO Petty Officer British  
  POW Prisoner of war -  
  PR Photo-Reconnaissance British  

Q

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  - - -  

R

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  RAAF Royal Australian Air Force Australian  
  RAF Royal Air Force British  
  RAN Royal Australian Navy British  
  RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian  
  RCN Royal Canadian Navy Canadian  
  RM Royal Marines British  
  RN Royal Navy British  
  RNAS Royal Naval Air Station British  
  RANAS Royal Australian Naval Air Station Australian  
  RANVR Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve Australian  
  RCNVR Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Canadian  
  RNR Royal Naval Reserve British  
  RNVR Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British  
  RNZNVR Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve New Zealand  
  RP rocket projectile British  

S

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  SANF(V) South African Naval Force (Volunteer) British  
  SAAF South African Air Force British  

T

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  TAG Telegraphist Air Gunner  British  
  TBR Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance British  
  TF Task Force British & US  
  TSR Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance British  

U

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  USN United States Navy US  
  USS United States Ship US  

V

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  VC Victoria Cross British  

W

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  - - -  

X

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  - - -  

Y

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  - - -  

Z

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  - - -  
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last update 7. January 2013

written 1. November 2010

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