Author Seeking Accurate Information Regarding RAF Terminology
TScar001
Mission means raid. Sortie the same, albeit of a more temporary nature. Still, I believe, in current use tho' others will no doubt correct me, are; 'bandits' and 'angels' equivalent to your 'bogy' and 'altitude'.
Mission means raid. Sortie the same, albeit of a more temporary nature. Still, I believe, in current use tho' others will no doubt correct me, are; 'bandits' and 'angels' equivalent to your 'bogy' and 'altitude'.
A few more general equivalents may be of help. I wouldn't venture to offer slang terms, because these go out of date very quickly and my info is well out of date. But here are a few more random general terms (US first)
Flight suit - flying suit
Base commander - station commander
Visor cap - SD cap
214th squadron - 214 squadron
Afterburner - reheat (but that may have changed since "my day")
Enlisted men - other ranks (or more commonly airmen in the case of the RAF)
There will be lots more which others can suggest, without having the specialised F35 experience you mention
Flight suit - flying suit
Base commander - station commander
Visor cap - SD cap
214th squadron - 214 squadron
Afterburner - reheat (but that may have changed since "my day")
Enlisted men - other ranks (or more commonly airmen in the case of the RAF)
There will be lots more which others can suggest, without having the specialised F35 experience you mention
We call that the "grocer's apostrophe" here in the UK by the way- is there an American equivalent?
What about that fashionable new RAF term 'skillfade'?
And g-pants (US) are 'turning trousers'.
And g-pants (US) are 'turning trousers'.
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A few more general equivalents may be of help. I wouldn't venture to offer slang terms, because these go out of date very quickly and my info is well out of date. But here are a few more random general terms (US first)
Flight suit - flying suit
Base commander - station commander
Visor cap - SD cap
214th squadron - 214 squadron
Afterburner - reheat (but that may have changed since "my day")
Enlisted men - other ranks (or more commonly airmen in the case of the RAF)
There will be lots more which others can suggest, without having the specialised F35 experience you mention
Flight suit - flying suit
Base commander - station commander
Visor cap - SD cap
214th squadron - 214 squadron
Afterburner - reheat (but that may have changed since "my day")
Enlisted men - other ranks (or more commonly airmen in the case of the RAF)
There will be lots more which others can suggest, without having the specialised F35 experience you mention
O Club = Officers Mess
Base Housing = Married Quarters (is it now called Families Accommodation?)
... oh, there are dozens like that. The OP needs to send a shopping list of terminology to obtain translations!
Exactly. Though some might say re-formed. When I were a lad, there were things called 'reform schools' for wayward youths.
Meanwhile, whatever happened to ops/operations, once part of the RAF's standard lexicon? Mission(s) now seems to be the preferred term.
Meanwhile, whatever happened to ops/operations, once part of the RAF's standard lexicon? Mission(s) now seems to be the preferred term.
Banned Phrases: The Aircrew Dictionary (of unacceptable cliche and overused phrases)
Try this,
I have just looked and the formatting was awful, but the info is still there.
It dates from 2001 and is VERY light hearted but may give you ideas
Try this,
I have just looked and the formatting was awful, but the info is still there.
It dates from 2001 and is VERY light hearted but may give you ideas
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transportation = MT
Commisary = nix
BX = nix
Touch and Go = Roller
Low and Go = Overshoot
Huge number of diffs name for same facilities really