Abbreviation help.

I have not had time to look through this website yet,but the online magazine and or archive for the ‘Short Bursts’ air gunner assoc may have some info…
You need to scroll down to the yellow box !

http://www.airmuseum.ca/mag/0605.html

Well phowee, if that’s a word.

Very useful. There is a superb list of abbreviation in Ken Delve’s “The Source Book of the RAF” (Airlife, 1994). But despite 20 pages of RAF abbreviations, he hasn’t listed any of these.

Allan

Interesting stuff David,i am sure there must be a more complete list of abbreviations somewhere,hopefully some more info will surface
Rgds Baz

Thanks, that certainly covers some of them.

Thanks too for the link to Jim Macnaughts web site. Very instructional.

Hi David…darnit you were offline before I posted above
Lots of useful info on Jim Macnaught website

Just click on the ‘more’ icon for the Log Book section

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CC8QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jamesmacnaught.co.uk%2F&ei=AjiqTIrLGom9jAepy4G-BA&usg=AFQjCNEq5BQ0SMutUn0ZvRuMKFtdVJbmSA

rgds baz

FRAUT – Free astern under tail
FRTD – Free target drogue
FRBST – Free beam starboard tail
FRQT – Free gun astern
QXU – Drogue firing
QXUT – Drogue firing under tail
COP – Curve of pursuit
CCG – Cine Camera Gun

I really haven’t any knowledge on this, but I’d guess that the FR stands for Firing Range, and the T stands for Target.

Moggy

They were flying in Whitleys firing at a target being towed by a Battle. I think the “T” probably stands for Tow as in FR Under Tow?

Another attachment.

I really haven’t any knowledge on this, but I’d guess that the FR stands for Firing Range, and the T stands for Target.

Moggy