Mosquito
Abbreviations
Note that where a date is shown against a location, i.e. NWAfrica, Malta etc, this is generally the date of a census or return. The aircraft had invariably arrived at that location prior to this date. The exception is when the location appears immediatly after the name of a ship, in which case it is the port/country and date the vessel docked.
Dates recorded in respect of damage are often the date of survey. The accident or incident may have occurred a day or more earlier. Where an accident report or ORB reference is available I have corrected many dates to reflect the date of the actual incident.
Accident entries generally follow the following format: [description] [place] [damage category] [date] [pilot | navigator] [injury].
Entries in square brackets refer to errors or suspect entries contained in official documents or other sources, or are my comments.
Ship names are shown in inverted commas. Note that most ships used code numbers. The actual name is appended where known
Abbreviations used in the production list:
| + | Killed | ||
| 1/O | First Officer (ATA) | ||
| AAEE | Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment | ||
| AAS | Air Armament School | ||
| ABGS | Air Bombing and Gunnery School | ||
| a/c | Aircraft | ||
| AC | Damage category Ac (Minor damage - repair on site) | ||
| ACSEA | Air Command South East Asia | ||
| AD | Aircraft Depot/Aerodrome | ||
| ADF | Aircraft Delivery Flight | ||
| ADU | Aircraft Delivery Unit | ||
| AFDU | Air Fighting Development Unit | ||
| AFS | Advanced Flying School | ||
| AGS | Air Gunners School | ||
| AHQ | Airfield Headquarters | ||
| ANS | Air Navigation School | ||
| APC | Armament Practice Camp | ||
| APS | Armament Practice Station | ||
| APU | Aircraft Preparation Unit | ||
| ASP | Air Stores Park | ||
| ASR | Air Sea Rescue | ||
| AST | Air Service Training | ||
| ATA | Air Transport Auxiliary | ||
| ATFlt | Armament Training Flight | ||
| AW | Armstrong Whitworth | ||
| AW/CN | Awaiting collection | ||
| bboc | Brought back on charge | ||
| ber | Beyond economic repair | ||
| BHq | Base HQ | ||
| BS/BG | Bomb Squadron/Bomb Group (USAAF) | ||
| BSDU | Bomber Support Development Unit | ||
| BU | Base Unit (USAAF) | ||
| BW-1 | Bluie West One (Staging Post 81 Greenland) | ||
| CA | Damage category CA (Minor damage - repair on site) | ||
| CAACU | Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit | ||
| CACF | Coast Artillery Co-Operation Flight/Unit | ||
| CB | Damage category CB (Major damage - repair in contractor works) | ||
| CBE | Central Bomber Establishment | ||
| CCPP | Coastal Command Preparation Pool | ||
| CE | Damage category CE (Write off) | ||
| CFE | Central Fighter Establishment | ||
| CFS | Central Flying School | ||
| CGS | Central Gunnery School | ||
| CMU | Civil Maintenance Unit | ||
| CRO | Civilian Repair Organisation | ||
| CRS | Central Radio School | ||
| CRU | Civilian Repair Unit | ||
| CSE | Central Signals Establishment | ||
| CTU | Combat Training Unit | ||
| CU | Conversion Unit | ||
| CU | Damage category CU (Undamaged) | ||
| Cv | Converted | ||
| dbf | Destroyed by fire | ||
| DoI | Died of injuries | ||
| DoW | Died of wounds | ||
| EAC | Eastern Air Command (RCAF) | ||
| e/f | Engine failure | ||
| FA | Flying accident (followed by damage category Ac CA CB CE) | ||
| FF | First flew | ||
| FFS | Fire Fighting School | ||
| FH | Flying hours | ||
| FIU | Fighter Interception Unit | ||
| f/l | Forced landing | ||
| Flt | Flight | ||
| F/O | Flying Officer | ||
| FP | Ferry Pool (ATA) | ||
| FPP | Ferry Pilots Pool Organisation | ||
| FRS | Flying Refresher School | ||
| FS/FG | Fighter Squadron/Fighter Group (USAAF) | ||
| FTR | Failed to return | ||
| FTS | Flying Training School | ||
| FTU | Ferry Training & Aircraft Despatch Unit | ||
| FU | Ferry Unit | ||
| GA | Ground accident (followed by category) | ||
| GCF/S | Group Communication Flight/Squadron | ||
| GDA | 43 Group Deposit Account (accounting transfer when aircraft damaged and taken off the books of the squadron) | ||
| GDC | Group Disbandment Centre | ||
| Grp | Group | ||
| GSU | Group Support Unit | ||
| HAFlt | High Altitude Flight | ||
| HAL | Heston Aircraft Ltd | ||
| HCU | Heavy Conversion Unit | ||
| HldSq | Handling Squadron | ||
| inj | Injured | ||
| IPP/IPIP | Initial Preparation and Inspection Party | ||
| LS | Liner Service (when preceding ship code) | ||
| Lt | Lieutenant | ||
| MAAF | Mediterranean Allied Air Forces | ||
| MECCU | Middle East Check and Conversion Unit | ||
| Med | Mediterranean | ||
| MetResFlt | Meterological Research Flight | ||
| mi | Major inspection | ||
| mr | Major repair | ||
| MTU | Mosquito Training Unit | ||
| MU | Maintenance Unit | ||
| mur | Unknown write-off class in India 8.10.46 | ||
| nea | Non effective aircraft | ||
| NFDS/W | Night Fighter Development Squadron/Wing | ||
| NFS | Night Fighter Squadron (USAAF) | ||
| NFT | Night Flying Test | ||
| NTU | Navigator Training Unit (Pathfinder) | ||
| OADU | Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit | ||
| OCU | Operational Conversion Unit | ||
| o/t | Overturned | ||
| OTU | Operational Training Unit | ||
| PAFU | (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit | ||
| PATP | Packed Aircraft Transit Pool | ||
| PDU | Photographic Development Unit | ||
| PFNTU | Pathfinder Night Training Unit | ||
| PGGrp | Proving Ground Group (USAAF) | ||
| PGITW | Pilot Gunnery Instructor Training Wing | ||
| PoW | Prisoner of War | ||
| PRU | Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | ||
| PSOC | Presumed struck off charge | ||
| RAAA | Repaired and awaiting allotment | ||
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force | ||
| RAE | Royal Aircraft Establishment | ||
| RAFlt | Radio Aids Flight | ||
| REAF | Royal Egyptian Air Force | ||
| RFU | Refresher Flying Unit | ||
| RHAF | Royal Hellenic Air Force | ||
| riw | Repaired in works | ||
| RNDA | Royal Naval Deposit Account | ||
| RNeAF | Royal Netherlands Air Force | ||
| RNoAF | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||
| RNZAF | Royal New Zealand Air Force | ||
| ros | Repaired on site | ||
| R-RH | Rolls Royce Hucknall | ||
| RS/RG | Reconnaissance Squadron/Group (USAAF) | ||
| RSU | Repair & Salvage Sections/Units | ||
| rtp/rts | Reduced to parts/spares | ||
| RWE | Radio Warfare Establishment | ||
| SAAF | South African Air Force | ||
| SAL | Scottish Aviation Ltd (repair unit) | ||
| sas | Serviced at site (as opposed to riw) | ||
| SC | Salvage Centre | ||
| ser inj | Seriously injured | ||
| SF | Station Flight | ||
| SGR | School Of General Reconnaissance | ||
| SLG | Satellite Landing Grounds | ||
| slt inj | Slightly injured | ||
| S/O | Second Officer (ATA) | ||
| SOC | Struck off (RAF) Charge | ||
| SoTT | School Of Technical Training | ||
| SP | Staging Post | ||
| Sq | Squadron | ||
| sti | Special technical inspection/instruction | ||
| SU | Servicing Unit | ||
| 2TAF | 2nd Tactical Air Force | ||
| TCDU | Transport Command Development Unit | ||
| TEU | Tactical Exercise Units | ||
| ThumFlt | Temp and Humidity Flight (for Met Office) | ||
| TTFlt | Target Towing FLight | ||
| t/off | Take-off | ||
| TRE | Telecomms Research Establishment | ||
| u/c | Undercarriage | ||
| Wg | Wing | ||
| W/O | Warrant Officer |