Anglo-American Abbreviations
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| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| A.A. | anti-aircraft |
| A.E.F. | American Expeditionary Force |
| A.S. | air service |
| A/C | Aircraft |
| A/S | air ship |
| Ack. | acknowledgment |
| Aero | squadron (U.S.) |
| AIC | Aviation Instruction Center |
| AP | air park |
| Art. | artillery |
| Att. | Attache/Attached to |
| Aus. | Australian, Australia |
| Avro | A.V. Roe (A/C Co.) |
| AW | Armstrong-Whitworth (A/C Co.) |
| B.E.F. | British Expeditionary Force |
| BC | balloon company |
| BG | balloon group |
| Bn | Battalion |
| Btry. | battery |
| BW | balloon wing |
| C.O. | commanding officer |
| CFC | Canadian Flying Corps |
| Co | Company |
| DBG | Day Bombardment Group (U.S.) |
| DOAcc | died of accident |
| DOI | died of injuries |
| DOW | died of wounds |
| E.A. | enemy aircraft |
| FTL | forced to land |
| GOIC or GOC |
General Officer in Charge General Officer Commanding |
| Gr. | Group |
| H.M.S. | His Majesty's Ship |
| HA | hostile aircraft |
| HE | high explosive |
| Hosp. | Hospital |
| IAACC | Inter-Allied Aeronautical Control Commission |
| IAF | Independent Air Force |
| IF | Independent Force |
| IIAcc | injured in accident |
| IIC | injured in crash |
| IRAS | Imperial Russian Air Service |
| KB | kite balloon |
| KIA | killed in action |
| KIC | killed in crash |
| LTA | lighter-than-air |
| Mfg | manufacture/manufacturer |
| MG | machine gun |
| MIA | missing in action |
| NAS | naval air station |
| NBG | Northern Bombing Group |
| OC | observation corps |
| OG | observation group |
| POW | prisoner of war |
| Pub. | publisher/publication |
| RA | Royal Army |
| RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| RAMC | Royal Army Medical Corps (Eng.) |
| Regt | Regiment |
| RFC | Royal Flying Corps |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| RNAS | Royal Naval Air Service |
| S.D. | shot down |
| S.E. | Scout Experimental (A/C) |
| SOP | Sopwith (A/C Co.) |
| Sqdn. | Squadron (English if number precedes) |
| U.S. | United States |
| U.S.A.S. | United States Air Service |
| U.S.M.C. | U.S. Marine Corps |
| U.S.N.A.S. | U.S. Naval Air Service |
| W | Wing |
| WIA | Wounded in Action |
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