G.H.Q.

General Headquarters of the Com-mander-in-Chief, Far East.

H.Q.M.C.

Headquarters of the General Officer Commanding, Malaya Command.

A.H.Q.

Air Headquarters of the Air Officer Commanding, R.A.F. Far East Command.

Norgroup

Code name for Group H.Q. controlling air operations in Northern Malaya.

Abdacom

Code name for Supreme Allied Headquarters, S.W. Pacific, which formed on 15th January, 1942, and absorbed G.H.Q.

Abdair

Code name of the Air Section of Supreme Allied H.Q., S.W. Pacific.

Westgroup

Code name allotted to A.H.Q. on the formation of Supreme Allied H.Q , S.W. Pacific.  

Recgroup

Code name for the Allied Air Reconnaissance Group responsible for seaward reconnaissance of whole sphere of Supreme Allied Command, S.W. Pacific.

Britair

Code name for A.H.Q. in Java after the dissolution of Supreme Allied H.Q., S.W. Pacific.

A.A.C.U.

Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit.

A.H K.

Headquarters of the Dutch Com-mander-in-Chief at Bandoeng, Java.

A.I.F.

Australian Imperial Forces.

A.L.G.

Advanced Landing Ground.

A.M.E. Station

Air Ministry Experimental Station (Radar).

A.O.A

Air Officer in charge of Administration.

A.S.P.

Air Stores Park.

(B)

Bomber.

D/F

Radio Direction Finding.

(F)

Fighter.

(F.B.)

Flying Boat.

F.E.C.B.

Far East Combined Bureau—a combined service intelligence organisation for obtaining intelligence, under Admiralty administration, throughout the Far East.

(G.R.)

General Reconnaissance.

I.E.

Initial Equipment.

I.R.

Immediate Reserve.

M.U.

Maintenance Unit.

M.V.A.F.

Malayan Volunteer Air Force.

N.E.I.

Netherlands East Indies.

[N.F.]

Night Fighter.

O.T.U.

Operational -Training Unit.

P.R.U.

Photographic Reconnaissance Unit.

R T.

Radio Telephony.

R. & S.U

Repair and Salvage Unit.

S.A.O.

Senior Administrative Officer.

S.A.S.O.

Senior Air Staff Officer.

(T.B.)

Torpedo Bomber.

V.H.F.

Very high frequency radio.