UK Airfields - Abbreviations

  Abbreviations
AAC Aircrew Allocation Centre
AACU Anti Aircraft Co-operation Unit
AEC Atomic Energy Comission
AFU Advanced Flying Unit
AGS Air Gunnery School
ALG Advanced Landing Ground
AMY Aircraft Maintenance Yard
ANBS Air Navigation and Bombing School
AOS Air Observers School
APC Armament Practise Camp
ATA Air Transport Auxilliary
ATC Air Transport Command
ATU Advanced Training Unit
AWRE Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
BAS Beam Approach School
CGS Central Gunnery School
CMU Care and Maintenance Unit
DCA Department of Civil Aviation
DGCA Director General Civil Aviation.
DLTS Deck Landing Training School
EAAS Empire Air Armament School
EFTS Elementary Flying Training School
ELG Emergency Landing Ground
EVT Extra Vocational Training
FIS Flying Instructor School
FPP Ferry Pilots Pool
FRU Fleet Requirements Unit.
FS Flying School
FSU Fuel Storage Unit
FTG Fighter Training Group
FTU Flying Training Unit
GRS General Reconnaisance School
HCU Heavy Conversion Unit
HGCU Heavy Glider Conversion Unit
ITW Initial Training Wing
MAP Ministry of Aircraft Production
MDA Master Diversion Airfield
MSU Maintenance Storage Unit
MU Maintenance Unit
OTU Operational Training Unit
LG Landing Ground
PFF Pathfinder Force
PRDU Photo Recon Development Unit
PRU Photo Reconnaisance Unit
PS Private Strip
R&DU Receipt and Despatch Unit
RAS Reserve Aircraft Storage
RLG Relief Landing Ground
RRS Radio Research Station
RSU Radio Storage Unit
SAM School of Air Maintenance
SFTS Service Flying Training School
SNAW School of Naval Air Warfare
TCU Twin Conversion Unit
TEU Tactical Exercise Unit
TTS Technical Training School


Last Updated on 09/02/04
By John Woodside