Abbreviations Used in Archive
AA = Anti Aircraft
AAA = triple A = Anti Aircraft Artillery = luchtdoelgeschut
Ac1 = Aircraftman 1st class = soldaat
AGRC = American Graves Registration Command
Adsp = Adspirant = aspirant
AFU = Advanced Flying Unit
Ag = Airgunner = luchtschutter
AGS = Air Gunners School (not Air Gunnery School)
ARO = Aspirant Reserve Officier = Candidate Reserve Officer
AROV = Aspirant Reserve Officier Vlieger = Candidate Reserve Officer Pilot
ARVA = Artillerie Verkennings Afdeling
AU = Austria = Oostenrijk
AUS = Australia
B (after Squadron number) = Bomber Command
B = Belgium
Ba = Bomb aimer
BAF = Belgian Air Force
BBO = Bureau Bijzondere Opdrachten = Dutch Special Assignments Office in London
BEM = British Empire Medal
BID = Bergings & Identificatie Dienst = Salvage & Identification Service (after 1995)
BL = Bronzen Leeuw
BK = Bronzen Kruis
C (after Squadron number) = Coastal Command
Ca = California
CA = Canada
CAD-MvD = Centraal Archieven Depot Ministerie van Defensie
CdGaP = Croix de Guerre avec Palme
CFTS = Central Flying Training School
CH = Switzerland
CILHI = Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, USA
CWGC = Commonwealth War Graves Commission
DBR = damaged beyond repair
DFC = Distinguished Flying Cross
DFM = Distinguished Flying Medal
DIB = Dienst Berging en Identificatie, Koninklijke Landmacht (prior to 1995)
DK = Denmark
DOW = Died Of Wounds
DSO = Distinguished Service Order
E = East
E/A = Enemy Aircraft
EANS = Elementary Air Navigation School, not to be confused with Empire Air Navigation School
EFTS = Elementary Flying Training School
E&RFTS = Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School
EOD = Explosieven Opruimings Dienst = Dutch Army Explosives Disposal Unit, now EOC, Explosieven Opruimings Commando
F (after Squadron number) = Fighter Command
F = France = Frankrijk
Fe = Flight engineer
FFAF = Free French Air Force
Flak = Flieger Abwehrkanone = luchtafweergeschut = anti aircraft artillery
F/Lt. = Flight Lieutenant = kapitein
F/O. = Flying Officer = 1Lt
F/Sgt. = Flight Sergeant = Sergeant Majoor, Sgt 1e klas
G = Germany = Duitsland
GB = Great Britain = Groot Brittanniƫ
GEE and GEE-H = code name for British radio system that guided bombers to their targets
Hfd = Hoofd
IMH = Instituut voor Maritieme History = Dutch Navy Historical Branch, superseded in 2005 by the NIMH
IRCC = International Red Cross Committee
Ire = Ireland
IFF = Identification Friend or Foe; radio system for identification of aircraft as friendly or hostile
IWGC = Imperial War Graves Commission, became CWGC in 1960
JAAB = Jackson Army Airforce Base, Mississippi, USA
KIA = Killed In Action
KIFA = Killed In Flying Accident; not during an operational flight
kl = klas, 1kl = eerste klas
KL = Koninklijke Landmacht = Royal Dutch Army
KLu = Koninklijke Luchtmacht = Royal Dutch Airforce
KM = Koninklijke Marine = Royal Dutch Navy
KMR = Koninklijke Marine Reserve = Royal Navy Reserve
Korp = korporaal
KvV = Kruis van Verdienste
KMR = Koninklijke Marine Reserve = Royal Navy Reserve
KNIL = Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger = Royal Dutch East Indies Army
Lac = Leading Aircraftman = soldaat 1e klas
Lt = luitenant, 1Lt = eerste luitenant
Maj = majoor
Matr = matroos = sailor
MIA = Missing In Action
ML = Militaire Luchtvaart
MLD = Marine Luchtvaart Dienst
ML-KNIL = Militaire Luchtvaart KNIL = military aviation-KNIL
MRS = Missing Research Service, the UK based organisation where all data about missing airmen was collected.
MR&ES = Missing Research and Enquiry Service (British), same as MRES, the extension of the MRS, operating globally in the formerly occupied territories
MRGS = Missing Research Grave Services, the MR&ES subsidiary service charged with sorting out identities of casualties and their proper burial
MSD = Marine Stoomvaart Dienst
MWO 4kl = Militaire Willems Orde der 4e klasse
N = Norway or North
NEI = Netherlands East Indies
NIMH = Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie
NIOD = Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogs Documentatie
NL = The Netherlands
NL.3 = Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw
OBE = Officer in the Order of the British Empire
Off = officier
OGS = Oorlogsgravenstichting
OHK = Oorlogsherinneringskruis, .cijfer = aantal gespen
ON = Orde van Oranje Nassau
ON.BEMx = Bronzen Eremedaille verbonden aan de Orde van Oranje-Nassau met de zwaarden
Ops = Operational Sorties = oorlogsvluchten
OTU = Operational Training Unit
OZD = Onderzeebootdienst
PAF = Polish Air Force
P/O. = Pilot Officer = 2Lt
RAAC = Rhodesia Air Askiri Corps
RAF = Royal Air Force
Res = reserve
RNAF = Royal Norwegian Air Force
RNMFS = Royal Netherlands Military Flying School
RNNAS = Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service, also RDNAS for Dutch
RNZAF = Royal New Zealand Air Force
S = South
SAAF = South African Air Force
SAR = Sea Air Rescue
Sch = schutter = gunner
Sld = soldaat = soldier
SLH = Sectie Luchtmacht Historie = Dutch Airforce Historical Branch, superseded in 2005 by the NIMH
SFTS = Service Flying Training School
SGE = Stichting Genootschap Engelandvaarders
Sgt = sergeant
SOC = struck off charge
Sqn = Squadron
St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50 = Stichting Militair Vliegend Personeel 1939-1950, Baarn
Telegr = telegrafist = wireless operator
TEU = Tactical Exercise Unit
UK = United Kingdom = Verenigd Koninkrijk
USA = United States of America
USAAF = Unites States Army Air Force
VK = Vliegerkruis, VK.2 = twice
Vl = vlieger
Vltg = vliegtuig
VR = Voluntary Reserve
VSI = Vertical Speed Indicator
W = West
Wmr = wachtmeester
Wnr = waarnemer = Observer
W/O. = Warrant Officer = adjudant onderofficier
Wop = wireless operator = marconist = telegrafist
z/m = Zeemiliciƫn = drafted in the Navy
Zwnr = waarnemer ter zee = navy Observer