Abbreviations

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
        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
        verlegefähig (Luftwaffe), available for reinforcement in any area (AA)
W
WOP         Wireless Operator (RAF)

Letzte Aktualisierung: 09.08.2011 03:27