Royal New Zealand Air Force
Glossary
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Glossary
| ADU | Aerodrome Defence Unit |
| AGTS | Advanced Ground Training Squadron |
| AMP | Air Member for Personnel |
| AMS | Air Member for Supply |
| AOC | Air Officer Commanding |
| APU | Auxiliary Power Unit |
| ATC | Air Training Corps |
| B17 | Flying Fortress |
| B24 | Liberator |
| B25 | Mitchell |
| B26 | Marauder |
| BR | Bomber Reconnaissance |
| C47 | Dakota |
| C60 | Lodestar |
| CAS | Chief of Air Staff |
| CHL | Chain Home, Low-flying |
| COL | Chain Overseas, Low-flying |
| D | Director (of Training, etc.) |
| DB | Dive Bomber |
| DCAS | Deputy Chief of Air Staff |
| D/F | Direction Finding |
| DOSD | Director of Organisation and Staff Duties |
| EFTS | Elementary Flying Training School |
| EGTS | Elementary Ground Training Squadron |
| F | Fighter |
| F4F | Wildcat |
| F4F-4 | Wildcat |
| F4U | Corsair |
| F6F | Hellcat |
| FB | Flying Boat |
| FOTU | Fighter Operational Training Unit |
| FTS | Flying Training School |
| GCI | Ground Control Interception |
| GR | General Reconnaissance |
| GTD | Ground Training Depot |
| ITW | Initial Training Wing |
| LCI | Landing Craft, Infantry |
| LST | Landing Ship, Tank |
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| NCO | non-commissioned officer |
| NZLO | New Zealand Liaison Officer |
| NZPAF | New Zealand Permanent Air Force |
| NZSC | New Zealand Staff Corps |
| NZTAF | New Zealand Territorial Air Force |
| ONS | Organisation for National Security |
| P38 | Lightning |
| P39 | Airacobra |
| P40 | Kittyhawk |
| P70 | Havoc |
| PBO | Hudson |
| PBJ | Mitchell |
| PBY | Catalina |
| PC | Submarine chaser |
| PPI | Plan Position Indicator |
| PT (boat) | Patrol Torpedo Boat |
| PV1 | Ventura |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAPWI | Repatriation of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees |
| RCAF | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| RFC | Royal Flying Corps |
| RNAS | Royal Naval Air Service |
| RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
| R/T | Radio Telephony |
| SBD | Dauntless |
| SFTS | Service Flying Training School |
| SSC | Short Service Commission |
| TBF | Avenger |
| TEA | Tasman Empire Airways |
| TRU | Transportable Radar Unit |
| TTS | Technical Training School |
| USAAF | United States Army Air Force |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| USN | United States Navy |
| VCAS | Vice-Chief of Air Staff |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| WAAF | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
| W/T | Wireless Telegraphy |
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