| 1st Lt | First Lieutenant (USAAF) | ||||
| 2nd Lt | Second Lieutenant (USAAF) | ||||
| A | |||||
| AB | Air Bomber (RAF) | ||||
| Arm/Gun | Armorer/Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| B | |||||
| Bomb | Bombardier (USAAF) | ||||
| Bf | Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, German aircraft factory | ||||
| Bf 109 | Bf 109, German fighter | ||||
| BF | Bordfunker (Luftwaffe), Radio Operator | ||||
| BG | Bombardment Group (USAAF) | ||||
| BS | Bomb Squadron (USAAF) | ||||
| BTG | Ball Turret Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| BO | Beobachter (Luftwaffe), Observer | ||||
| BM | Bordmechaniker (Luftwaffe), on board mechanic | ||||
| C | |||||
| Capt | Captain (USAAF) | ||||
| CP | Copilot (USAAF) | ||||
| E | |||||
| Eng/Gun | Engineer/Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| EVA | Evaded | ||||
| F | |||||
| FE | Flight Engineer (RAF) | ||||
| FF | Flugzeugführer (Luftwaffe), A/C Commander | ||||
| Fhj-Fw | Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (Luftwaffe) Sergeant | ||||
| Flak | Flugabwehrkanone (Luftwaffe), Anti Aircraft Cannon | ||||
| F/O | Flying Officer (RAF) | ||||
| FuMG | Funkmessgerät (Luftwaffe), German Radio Measuring Equipment (RADAR) | ||||
| F/S | Flight Sergeant (RAF) | ||||
| Fw | Feldwebel (Luftwaffe), Sergeant | ||||
| FW | Focke Wulf, German aircraft factory | ||||
| Fw 190 | Focke Wulf 190, German fighter | ||||
| G | |||||
| Gefr | Gefreiter (Luftwaffe), Private | ||||
| H | |||||
| Hptm | Hauptmann (Luftwaffe), Captain | ||||
| J | |||||
| JG | Jagdgeschwader (Luftwaffe), Fighter Squadron | ||||
| Ju | Junkers, German aircraft factory | ||||
| Ju 88 | Junkers 88, German bomber | ||||
| K | |||||
| KIA | Killed in Action | ||||
| KG | Kampfgeschwader (Luftwaffe), Combat Squadron | ||||
| KU | Deutscher Abschußbericht (Luftwaffe), German aircraft shoot down report | ||||
| L | |||||
| LWG | Left Waist Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| M | |||||
| MACR | Missed Air Crew Report | ||||
| Me | Messerschmitt, German aircraft factory | ||||
| Me 262 | Me 262, German fighter | ||||
| M/U G | Middle/Upper Gunner (RAF) | ||||
| N | |||||
| Nav | Navigator (USAAF), (RAF) | ||||
| NJG | Nachtjagdgeschwader (Luftwaffe), Night Fighter Squadron | ||||
| O | |||||
| o | ortsfest (Luftwaffe), geographically bound to a single location (AA) | ||||
| Ogf | Obergefreiter (Luftwaffe), Senior Private | ||||
| Oblt | Oberleutnant (Luftwaffe), 1st Lieutenant | ||||
| Ofw | Oberfeldwebel (Luftwaffe), Senoir Sergeant | ||||
| OWL | Ostwestfalen-Lippe (German area), East Westphalia-Lippe | ||||
| P | |||||
| P | Pilot (USAAF), (RAF) | ||||
| P/O | Pilot Officer (RAF) | ||||
| POW | Prisoner of War | ||||
| R | |||||
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force | ||||
| RAF | Royal Airforce | ||||
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Airforce | ||||
| Rear G | Rear Gunner (RAF) | ||||
| RO | Radio Operator (USAAF) | ||||
| RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force | ||||
| RWG | Right Waist Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| S | |||||
| S/L | Squadron Leader (RAF) | ||||
| SQN | Squadron (RAF) | ||||
| S/Sgt | Staff Sergeant (USAAF) | ||||
| Stalag | Stammlager (Luftwaffe), PW Camp | ||||
| T | |||||
| TG | Tail Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| T/Sgt | Technical Sergeant (USAAF) | ||||
| TTG/ENG | Top Turret Gunner (USAAF) | ||||
| U | |||||
| Uffz | Unteroffizier (Luftwaffe), Corporal | ||||
| USAAF | United States Army Airforce | ||||
| V | |||||
| v | verlegefähig (Luftwaffe), available for reinforcement in any area (AA) | ||||
| W | |||||
| WOP | Wireless Operator (RAF) |