Abbreviations:
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| AAFCE |
Allied Air Forces Central Europe  |
| ABDR |
Air Battle
Damage Repair |
| ACM |
Air Combat
Maneuvering |
| AFFTC |
Air Force
Flight Test Center |
| AG |
Aufklärungsgeschwader,
Reconnaissance Wing |
| AJU |
Ana Jet Üs,
Main Jet Base (Turkish Jet Base) |
| AMI |
Aeronautica
Militare Italiana, Italian Air Force |
| APC |
Automatic
Pitch Control (Automatische Aufbäum-Kontrolle) |
| ARGE |
Arbeitsgemeinschaft,
cooperation group |
| ARPS |
U.S. Air Force
Aerospace Research Pilot School, part of AFFTC |
| ATAF |
Allied Tactical
Air Force, Alliierte Taktische Luftflotte |
| AWX |
Allwetter-Jägerversion
(All Weather) |
| BABw |
Bauaufsicht
der Bundeswehr (construction supervision of the German Armed Forces) |
| BAF |
Belgian Air
Force |
| BFM |
Basic Fighter Maneuvers (Grundflugmanöver im Luftkampf) |
| BDRT |
Battle Damage
Repair Training |
| CB |
Caccia Bombardieri
(Fighterbomber), AMI |
| CBO |
Caccia Bombardieri
Ognitempo (All-Weather Fighterbomber), AMI |
| CBOS |
Caccia Bombardieri
Ognitempo Speciali (All-Weather Fighterbomber, Nuclear), AMI |
| CCTS |
Combat Crew
Training Squadron (USAF) |
| CCTW |
Combat Crew
Training Wing (USAF) |
| CCV |
Control Configured
Vehicle (c/n 8100 98+36) |
| CFE |
Conventional
Armed Forces in Europe, Treaty of January 10, 1989 |
| CFIT |
Controlled
flight into terrain (Kontrollierter Flug ins Gelände) |
| CI |
Caccia Intercettori
(Fighter-Interceptor), AMI |
| CIO |
Caccia Intercettori
Ognitempo (All-Weather Fighter-Interceptor), AMI |
| c/n |
construction
number |
| CR |
Caccia Ricognitori
(Reconnaissance Fighter), AMI |
| CRO |
Caccia Ricognitori
Ognitempo (All-Weather Reconnaissance Fighter), AMI |
| DBR |
Damage Beyond Repair (irreparable Schäden) |
| d/d |
delivery date |
| DLT |
Doppellastträger
- twin store rack |
| EdA |
Ejercito del
Aire (Spanish Air Force) |
| EOR |
End of Runway |
| ErpSt |
Erprobungsstelle
- Test Unit |
| ETG |
Ersatzteilgewinnung
- spares recovery |
| f/f |
first flight |
| Filo |
Squadron (Turkish
AF) |
| FOD |
Foreign Object
Damage (Fremdkörper) |
| FUS |
Flugzeugunion-Süd, München (cooperation group South) |
| FWS |
Fighter Weapons School |
| GAF |
German Air Force (Luftwaffe) |
| GCA |
Ground Controlled
Approach (Bodengesteuerter Anflug) |
| GIA |
Ground Instructional
Aircraft (Ausbildungsflugzeug) |
| GN |
German Navy
- Marine |
| GPS |
Güteprüfsicherung
(construction supervision of the German Armed Forces), follow up of BABw
in 1971 |
| HAF |
Hellenic Air
Force |
| HAS |
Hardened
Aircraft Shelter (Flugzeugschutzbau) |
| Hptm |
Hauptmann
- Captain (German rank) |
| i/a |
instructional
aircraft |
| INS |
Inertial Navigation
System (Litton LN-3) Inertiales Navigationssystem (Trägheitsnavigation) |
| IRAN |
Inspection, Repair As Necessary (Periodische Inspektion) |
| JASDF |
Japanese Air
Self Defense Forces - Japan Air Force |
| JG |
Jagdgeschwader
- Fighter Wing |
| JaboG |
Jagdbombergeschwader
- Fighter Bomber Wing |
| KLU |
Koninklijke
Luchtmacht - Royal Netherlands Air Force |
| LAC |
Lockheed Aircraft Cooperation |
| LEADS 200 |
Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Audio Emergency Warning System |
| l/f |
last flight |
| l/n |
last noted |
| LOROP |
Long Range
Oblique Photography |
| LPR |
Luftwaffenparkregiment,
Air Force Maintenance Unit (Erding AB) |
| LVR |
Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment,
Air Force Maintenance Unit (Erding AB) |
| LwSchleuse |
Luftwaffenschleuse
11 Manching AB, Air Force Depot Unit |
| MAAG |
Military Assistance
Advisory Group USAF, (USAF Beraterteam in Bonn) |
| MAP |
Mutual Aid Program (USA) |
| MAP |
Mutual Assistance
Program (USA) |
| Marine |
German Navy (GN) |
| MBB |
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
(manufacturer) |
| MDAP |
Mutual Defense
Assistance Program (USA) |
| MFG |
Marinefliegergeschwader
- Navy Flying Wing |
| Mira |
Squadron (Hellenic
AF) |
| MTA |
Militair Toezicht
Aanbouw - Bauaufsicht der Niederlande (construction supervision of the RNLAF) |
| MTT |
Messerschmitt
factory |
| MTU |
Motoren-und
Turbinen-Union, München |
| NAF |
Navel Air Facility (Navy Luftstützpunkt) |
| NAS |
Navel Air
Station (Navy Luftstützpunkt) |
| OCU |
Operational
Conversion Unit (Waffenschule 10 (WaSLw 10)) |
| OTU |
Operational Training Unit (6 Strike-Recce OTU CAF) |
| OGMA |
Oficinas Gerais
de Meterial Aeronautico (Portuguese maintenance center) |
| PDM |
Periodic Depot
Maintenance |
| QRA |
Quick Reaction
Alert (Alarmstart) |
| NASARR |
North American
Search and Range Radar |
| Pterix |
Wing (Hellenic
AF) |
| RCAF |
Royal Canadian
Air Force (now part of the CAF) |
| RDAF |
Kongelige
Danske Flyvevabnet. Royal Danish Air Force |
| RN |
Royal Navy (UK) |
| RNAS |
Royal Navy Air Station (UK) |
| RNLAF |
Royal Netherlands
Air Force - Koninklijke Luchtmacht |
| RNoAF |
Royal Norwegian
Air Force |
| ROCAF |
Republic of
China Air Force - Taiwan Luftwaffe |
| SABCA |
Societe Anonyme
Belge de Constructions Aeronautiques (manufacturer) |
| SAL |
Scottish Aviation Limited, at Prestwick (maintenance facility for CAF in Europe) |
| SLAR |
Side Looking
Airborne Radar (RF-104G) |
| SMS |
Special Mission
Squadron (RF-104G ROCAF) |
| s/n |
serial number |
| soc |
struck off charge |
| SOC |
Side Oblique
Camera (Seitensichtkamera) RF-104G Marine (German Navy) |
| sos |
struck off service |
| SUU |
Suspension
Underwing Unit (SUU-20 bomb dispenser), Übungsbombenträger |
| TA |
Techniche
Anweisung (technical order) |
| TAM |
Tactical
Air Meet, before 1978 called TWM |
| TDY |
Temporary
Duty Assignment (assignment at a location other than the employee's permanent
duty station) |
| TFTS |
Tactical Fighter
Training Squadron (Ausbildungs Staffel) |
| TFW |
Tactical Fighter
Wing (Taktisches Geschwader) |
| THK |
Türk Hava
Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) |
| toc |
taken on charge |
| tos |
taken on service |
| TSLw |
Technische
Schule der Luftwaffe, Technical School |
| TWM |
Tactical
Weapons Meet, after 1976 called TAM |
| VFW |
Vereinigte
Flugtechnische Werke, Bremen (ARGE North factory) |
| WTD 61 |
Wehrtechnische
Dienststelle der Bundeswehr, Test Unit (Manching AB) |
| wfu |
withdrawn
from use |
| w/o |
written
off |
| WaSLw 10 |
Waffenschule
der Luftwaffe 10, Operational Conversion Unit (Jever AB) |
| ZAE |
Zentrale
Ausbildungs Einrichtung, OCU F-4F, GAF |
| ZELL |
Zero
Length Launch |
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| copyright
© 2005-2013 Hubert Peitzmeier |
| update: @ January 6, 2013 |