Abbreviations on Aircraft Movement Cards

William Heron · Group Captain

Abbreviations on Aircraft Movement Cards

Date: Nov 20, 2009

Hi Bill,

These details come from our good friends over at the 'lancaster-archive forum.
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/

A detailed list, as follows ...........

http://www.lancaster-archive.com/bc_abbreviations.htm

Regards,
John

Date: Nov 20, 2009

Hey Bill:

Not sure if this helps but would the abbrev. MU stand for Maintenance Unit?

In the BCATP a Cat "A" Accident was defined as a total loss, a Cat "B" Accident was repairable by the manufacturer or a special repair depot and Cat "C" damage was repairable locally. Not sure if these were the same, expanded or differed in the U.K.

Hope others can add or clarify ...

Bill Walker · Warrant Officer

The RAF and RCAF Accident Categories were opposites, which can get a little confusing.

This link has a brief description of the RAF Categories, Category A being minimal damage and E being complete destruction.
http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/Regulations.html

One of my pages has a quick description of the RCAF Categories, A being complete destruction or loss and D being minimal damage.
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/project.html#terms

-- Edited by Bill Walker on Saturday 21st of November 2009 10:37:11 AM

-- Edited by Bill Walker on Saturday 21st of November 2009 10:37:57 AM

Date: Nov 21, 2009

Those links are pure gold in terms of clarification and definition. I guess it sort of figures the RAF & RCAF had reversed alphabetical nomenclature for damage categories ... one of us drives on the wrong side of the road, too! Appreciate the expanded info and found the link material and contents excellent, too.

William Heron · Group Captain

Many thanks to ALL who came forward with this information to help me, including R. Koval who called me at home. Your help is much appreciated

Bill.