A 1944 RAF post-strike report I’ve been reading describes a raid on what is described as a barracks. It list the damage done to several buildings, and notes that bomb craters were scattered around the surrounding area, causing “B/R damage”.
Can anyone suggest what this abbreviation means? One possibility that comes to mind is building and roof damage.
By: l.garey - 13th April 2017 at 14:26
Just trying to imagine what BR might be. It seems possible that it could refer to both machinery and buildings as being beyond repair.
By: JP8910 - 13th April 2017 at 12:43
Many years ago I was an aircraft BDR instructor, Battle Damage Repair, didn’t include barrack blocks though 🙂
By: Fouga23 - 13th April 2017 at 11:42
I was brought up to use DBR for Damaged Beyond Repair for aircraft ..
I’ve heard the term used for certain pilots as well :very_drunk:
By: Consul - 13th April 2017 at 11:24
The last two replies seem to refer to terminology concerning aircraft damage – surely the OP is talking about a category of target damage?
By: l.garey - 13th April 2017 at 09:04
I was brought up to use DBR for Damaged Beyond Repair for aircraft so written off. But I can’t say where I got it from. Maybe an Ian Allan book.
By: Mark12 - 12th April 2017 at 22:27
‘BER’ on Spitfire movement cards is ‘Beyond Economic Repair’.
I too would go for ‘Beyond Repair’.
Mark
By: Gin Ye Daur - 12th April 2017 at 22:23
During my 22 years of service in the RAF, the initials ‘BR’ always referred to ‘Beyond Repair’
GYD
By: skyskooter - 12th April 2017 at 22:06
Bomb related?
By: D1566 - 12th April 2017 at 20:54
Blast Radius?
By: Arabella-Cox - 12th April 2017 at 19:05
Beyond repair. Just a thought.
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