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Appendix: Commonly Used Abbreviations in the Collection
For a more comprehensive list and explanations of abbreviations used in the collection, see Container I:47, Abbreviations, definitions, and codes
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| General | |
| AAF | Army Air Forces |
| AEAF | Allied Expeditionary Air Force |
| AWPD | Air War Plans Department |
| CBO | Combined Bomber Offensive |
| COSSAC | Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander |
| ETOUSA | European Theater of Operations, United States Army |
| GAF | German Air Force |
| JOPC | Joint Operational Planning Committee |
| MAAF | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces |
| NAAF | Northwest African Air Forces |
| NACA | National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| SHAEF | Supreme headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USSBS | United States Strategic Bombing Survey |
| USSTAF (E) | United States Strategic Air Forces (in Europe) |
| Aircraft types | |
| German | |
| Do | Dornier |
| FW | Focke-Wulf |
| He | Heikel |
| Ju | Junker |
| Me | Messerschmitt |
| American | |
| A | Assault or attack |
| B | Bomber |
| C | Cargo or carrier |
| P | Pursuit |
| X | Experimental |