RAF Abbreviation Reference

[munro]

Hello all,
My airman finished OTU and then was posted to No. 22 Personnel Transit Centre at Almaza, Egypt and finally went to No. 3 B.P.D. (ARP) in Naples.
I´d like to ask you for help with deciphering abbreviation and for explanation of purpose of this RAF unit: No. 3 B.P.D. (ARP) in Naples. Is it Base Personnel Depot?
TIA
Milan

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[AlanW]

Milan,
Yes it is, Base Personnel Depot.

[Terry]

Milan, It is possible that ARP means Awaiting Return Passage. I have seen APR (Awaiting Passage Return) on NZ documents. Regards, Terry

[Steve Davies]

For anyone interested, here are just a few more RAF acronyms (old and new):

Royal Air Force Acronyms

AA - (Soviet) Air Army
AAA - Anti Aircraft Armament
A&AEE - Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment
AAC - Army Air Corps
AAF - Auxiliary Air Force
AAFCE - Allied Air Forces Central Europe
AAS - Air Armament School (and/or) Advanced Air School
AASF - Advanced Air Striking Force
AACU - Anti Aircraft Cooperation Unit
AATTF - Anti-Aircraft and Target Towing Flight
A&AEE - Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment
ABC - Airborne Cigar - transmitter aboard aircraft which jammed German fighter control frequencies
AC - Aircraftman : AC1 .. First Class, AC2 .. Second Class
ACO - Air Cadet Organisation
a/c - aircraft
ACAC - Aircrew Allocation Centre - Brackla (1944)
ACATC - Air Cadets Adventure Training Centre (Llanbeder and Windermere)
A/Cdre - Air Commodore
ACCGS - Air Cadets Central Gliding School (RAF Syerston)
ACDC - Aircrew Despatch Centre
ACDW - Air Crew Disposal Wing
ACGFSOC - Air Cadet Gliding Flight Safety Officer's Course
ACGS(OR) - Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operational Requirements)
ACFSS - Air Cadets Flying Scholarship Scheme
ACHU - Aircrew Holding Unit
ACM - Air Chief Marshall
ACP - Air Cadet Publication (derived from APs)
ACPNTS - Air Cadets Pilot Navigation Training Scheme
ACRC - Air Crew Reception Centre - St John's Wood, London
ACS – Airman’s Command School
ACTC - Air Cadet Training Centre (at RAFC Cranwell)
ADCC - Air Defence Cadet Corps (established 1938, see ATC)
ADGB - Air Defence of Great Britain
ADLS - Air Despatch Letter Service
AE - Air Efficiency award
AEO - Air Electronics Officer
AEF - Air Experience Flight(s)
AFC - Air Force Cross
AFDS - Air Fighting Development Squadron, part of CFE
AFDU - Air Fighting Development Unit
AFM - Air Force Medal
AFS - Advanced Flying School - No.201 Swinderby (1948)
AFTCC - Air Force Troop Carrier Command
AFU - Advanced Flying Unit
AG - Air Gunner
AGS - Air Gunnery School
AGT - Airwork & General Trading (part of the CRO)
AGT - Advanced Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
AI - Airborne Interception - night fighter radar equipment
A&IEU - Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit
ALO - Air Liaison Officer
AM - Air Marshal
AMWD - Air Ministry Works Department
AMES - Air Ministry Experimental Station
AMO - Air Ministry Order
ANS - Air Navigation School - No.10 Swanton Morley (1946), No.2 Middleton St George (1948)
AOC - Air Officer Commanding
AOP - Air Observation Post
AOS - Air Observer School
AP - Air Publication
APC - Armament Practice Camp
APS - Armament Practice Station
ASC - Air Support Command
ASI - Air Speed Indicator
ASR - Air Sea Rescue
AST - Air Service Training (CRO)
ASTOR - Airborne Stand-Off Radar
A/S - Anti Submarine
ASV - Airborne Surface Vessel, radar for maritime patrol aircraft
ATA - Air Transport Auxiliary
ATC - Air Training Corps (succeeded ADCC, 1941)
ATS - Auxiliary Territorial Service (women)
ATREL - Air Transportable Reconnaissance Exploitation Laboratory
AVM - Air Vice Marshal
Aw/Cn - Awaiting Collection
AWDS - All Weather Development Squadron
AWFCS - All Weather Fighter Combat Squadron
AWOL - Absent Without Leave
APOD – Airport of Disembarkation
AFV Armoured Fighting Vehicle.
AOR Area of Responsibility.
APV Armoured Patrol Vehicle.
ASU Active Service Unit.
AT Ammunition Technician.
ATO Ammunition Technical Officer.
AVRE Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers.


B Specials The Ulster Special Constabulary.
BAOR - British Army of the Rhine
BAFO – British Air Force of Occupation (Germany Post WWII)
BATF - Blind/Beam Approach Training Flight
BBOC - Brought Back On Charge
BC - Bomber Command
BCAS - Bomber Command Armament School
BCATP - British Comonwealth Air Training Plan
BCMC - Bomber Command Modification Centre
BDTF - Bomber Defence Training Flight
BDU - Bomber Development Unit
BFTS - British Flying Training School - No.1 Terrell, Texas
B&GF - Bombing & Gunnery Flight
B&GS - Bombing & Gunnery School
BGT - Basic Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
BLEU - Blind Landing Experimental Unit
BMEWS - Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
BMH - British Military Hospital
BNDSG - British Nuclear Defence Study Group
BRIXMIS - British Commanders In Chief Mission to Soviet Forces in Germany
BSDU - Bomber Support Development Unit
BSSO(G) - British Services Security Organisation (Germany)
C2 - Command and Control
CAACU - Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
CAT - Damage Category
CB - Confined to Barracks
C&M - Care and Maintenance
CCRC - Combat Crew Replacement Center
C(OTU) - Coastal Operational Training Unit
CF - Conversion Flight
CFE - Central Fighter Establishment
CFI - Chief Flying Instructor
CFS - Central Flying School
CGM - Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
CGMF - Central Glider Maintainance Flight (RAF Syerston - now ACCCGS Engineering Flt)
CGS - Central Gunnery School
CHL - Chain Home Low
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
C&L -
CO - Commanding Officer (can also be OC)
CRC -
CRO - Civilian Repair Organisation
CRP - Civilian Repair Party
CS(A) - Controller of Supply (Aircraft)
CSDE - Central Servicing Development Establishment
CSE - Central Signals Establishment
CTS - Combat Training School
CU - Conversion Unit
CV -
CWP - Contractor's Working Party
CIRA Continuity Irish Republican Army.
CIVREP Civil Representative.
CLF Commander, Land Forces.
CNR Combat Net Radio.
CONCO Continuity Non-Commissioned Officer.
COP Close Observation Platoon.
CR Community Relations.
CWIED Command Wire Improvised Explosive Device.


DASC - Defence Aviation Safety Centre (replaced RAF Inspectorate of Flight Safety, 2002)
DBF - Destroyed By Fire
DBR - Damaged Beyond Repair
DCDC -
DDR - East Germany Deutsche Democratic Republik - also GDR
DFC - Distinguished Flying Cross
DFM - Distinguished Flying Medal
DFCS - Day Fighter Combat School, part of CFE
DGRD - Director General Research and Development
DIS - Defence Intelligence Staff
DNCO - Did Not Complete Operation - see Boomerang
DR - dead reckoning
DRO - Daily Routine Orders
DSO - Distinguished Service Order
DTD - Directorate of Technical Development
DZ - Dropping Zone
DOB – Dispersed Operating Base
DOB – Daily Occurrence Book
DAC - District/Divisional Action Committee.


EANS - Empire Air Navigation School
EAOS - Elementary Air Observer School
EBTS - Elementary and Basic Training School (Coastal Command)
ECFS - Empire Central Flying School
ECM - Electronic Counter Measures
E/F - Engine Failure
EFTS - Elementary Flying Training School - No.18 Fairoaks 1942
EGAF - East German Air Force
EGS - Elementary Gliding School
EMP - Electromagnetic Pulse
EOWS - Elementary Observer Wireless School
E&RFTS - Elementary & Reserve Flying Training School
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETO - European Theatre of Operations
FAA - Fleet Air Arm
FA, F(A), F/A - Flying Accident accidental damage or loss
FB, F(B), F/B - Flying Battle - operational damage or loss
FBSU - Flying Boat Servicing Unit
FC - Fighter Command
FFI - Free from infection
FIDO - Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation
F/E - Flight Engineer
FIS - Fighter Instructors School
Flt - Flight
F/L - Flight Lieutenant
FLS - Fighter Leaders School
F/O - Flying Officer
FPP - Ferry Pilots Pool
FRU - Fleet Requirements Unit
F/S - Flight Sergeant
FTC - Flying Training Command
FTFlt - Ferry Training Flight
FTR - Failed to Return
FTS - Flying Training School
FP – Force Protection

GAF - German Air Force
GAL - General Aircraft Ltd (CRO)
GAR - Glavna Aeroplansva Radionica, (Main Aviation Workshop)
GATU -Ground Attack Training Unit
GCA - Ground Control Approach
GCHQ - Government Communications HQ
GD - General Duties - see http://www.rafweb.org/Branches.htm
GDA - Group Disposal Account
G-H - Blind bombing radar device
GIC - Gliding Induction Course (Air Cadets)
GP - Group Pool
GP - (bomb) General Purpose high explosive bomb
GP CF - Group Conversion Flight
GPR - Glider Pilot Regiment
GR - general reconnaissance
grope - ground operational exercise
GRU - Glavnoje Razved-yvatelnoje Upravlenie (Intelligence Directorate of the Red Army)
GS - Gliding Scholarship (Air Cadets)
GSU - Group Support Unit
GTS - Glider Training School

H2S Airborne radar navigational and target location aid
H2X - American version of H2S
HAD - Home Aircraft Depot
HAL - Hawker Aircraft Limited
HCU - Heavy Conversion Unit - 1661 Winthorpe (1944)
HE - (bomb) High explosive bomb
HE - (movements) Home Establishment?
HFF - Heavy Freight Flight
HG -
HGCU - Heavy Glider Conversion Unit
HGMU - Heavy Glider Maintenance Unit
HP - Handley Page
HQ AC - Headquarters Air Cadets (RAFC Cranwell)
1995/96 - reverted to HQ AC/HQ EFT (UAS) in later 1996)
HQ ATA - Head Quarters Air Transport Auxiliary
HQ CC -
HQ EFT - Headquarters Elementary Flying Training
HQ FPP - Head Quarters Ferry Pilots Pool
HQ P&SS - Headquarters Provost & Security Services – (RAF Police)
HQ PTC - Headquarters Personnel & Training Command (RAF Innsworth)
HQ STC - Headquarters Strike Command RAFVR (T) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training branch)
HQ TAF - Head Quarters Tactical Air Force
HQ U&AC - Headquarters Universities & Air Cadets (Trial amalgamation of HQ AC & UAS administration through HQ EFT during
HSL - High Speed Launch (ASR vessel)

IA - Imagery Analyst
IAP - Izvidacki Avijacijcki Puk, (Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment)
IAAS - Inland Area Aircraft School
i/c - in charge (of) e.g. Non-commissioned officer i/c Admin
ICBM - Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
IFF - Identification Friend or Foe
IGT - Initial Gliding Training (Air Cadets)
I/O - Intelligence Officer
IR - Infra Red
IRBM - Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
IRLS - Infra Red Line Scan
IR&SU - Immediate Reserve & Support Unit
ITS - Initial Training School
ITW - Initial Training Wing – Blackpool

JARIC - Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre
JIC - Joint Intelligence Committee (G Germany)
JRV - Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazdvhoplovstvo, (Yugoslavian Air Force)
JSPI - Joint School of Photographic Interpretation
JSPU – Joint Service Police Unit
JOA – Joint Operations Area?
JHC -

KGB - Komitet gosudarstvennol bezopasnosti (Russian) Committee for State Security
LABS - Low Altitude Bombing System
LAC - Leading Aircraftman
LACW - Leading Aircraftwoman
LCN - Method of identifying the load¬weight characteristics of a runway
LFS - Lancaster Finishing School - No.5 Syerston (1944)
LG - Landing Ground
LMF - Lacking Moral Fibre
LNSF - Light Night Striking Force, of Mosquitoes of 8 Group
LOROP - Long Range Oblique Photography
LOX - Liquid Oxygen
LRDF - Long Range Development Flight
LOC – Lines of Communications

MAEE - Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
MAP - Ministry of Aircraft Production
MAREL - Moveable Air Reconnaissance Exploitation Unit
MCU - Mosquito Conversion Unit
MEDME - Mediterranean and Middle East
MFPU - Mobile Field Photographic Unit
MGSP - Mobile Glider Servicing Party (pre-CGMF, now ACCGS Eng Flt)
MO - Medical Officer
MOA - Ministry of Aviation
MOS - Ministry of Supply
MR squadron - Medium Reconnaissance squadron
MRBM - Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
MSFU - Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
MT - Motor Transport
MTU - Mosquito Training Unit
MU - Maintenance Unit
MUG - Mid Upper Gunner
MOB – Military Operating Base


NAAFI - Navy, Army, Air Force Institute
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
NCO - Non Commissioned Officer
NFT - Night Flying Test
N/E - Non Effective Airframe
NI CF - Night Conversion Flight
NORAD - North American Air Defence (Command)
NRC - Nuclear Reporting Cell
NVA - East German Army - Nationale Volksarmee

OAFU - Observers Advanced Flying Unit - No.3 Bobbington (1943)
OANS - Observers Air Navigation School
OAR - Obusna Aeroplansva Radionica, (District Aviation Workshop)
OBS - Observer School
OC - Commanding Officer (can also be CO)
OCU - Operational Conversion Unit - No.230 Lindholme (1949)
OIC - Officer's Initial Course (for RAFVR (T) officers, conducted at ACTC)
OP - Observation Point
O/R - Orderly Room
ORB - Operations Record Book (Form 540), monthly summaries: Form 541 for accompanying Appendices containing important details of specific events
ORBAT - Order of Battle
ORTU - Operational Refresher Training Unit
OSC - Officers Senior Course (for RAFVR (T) officers, conducted at ACTC)
OTSCU - Officer Training School Conversion Unit
OTU - Operational Training Unit - No.28 Wymeswold (1943)
OTW - Operational Training Wing

PAFU - Pilots Advanced Flying Unit - No.6 Little Rissington (1944)
PATP - Packed Aircraft Transit Pool
PDC - Personnel Despatch Centre
PDU - Photographic Development Unit
PFF - Pathfinder Force
PFFNTU - Pathfinder Force Navigational Training Unit
PHU - Personnel Holding Unit - No.3 Morecambe (1944)
PIU - Photographic Intelligence Unit
PMH – Princess Mary’s Hospital
PMC - President of the Mess Committee
POL depot - Petrol, Oil and Lubricants depot
POW - Prisoner of War
PR - Photographic Reconnaissance
PRC - Personnel Reception Centre
PRU - Photographic Reconnaissance Unit
PSP runway - Pierced Steel Planking runway
PT - Physical Training
PMD – Provost Marshal’s Department
PMB - Provost Marshal’s Branch

QAA -
QAH - what is your height above ... ?
QAK - is there any risk of collision?
QAL - are you going to /have you landed at ...
QBA - what is the horizontal visibility at ... ?
QDM - magnetic bearing to a DF station
QDR - magnetic bearing from a DF station
QFE - atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
QFI - Qualified Flying Instructor
QGI - Qualified Gliding Instructor
QFO - may I land immediately?
QFR - does my landing gear appear damaged?
QFT - between what heights above ... (datum) has ice formation been observed [at ... (position or zone)]?
QGH - controlled descent through cloud
QGO - airfield closed due to weather
QGV - do you see me? or can you see the aerodrome? or can you see ... (aircraft)?
QGX -
QNH - atmospheric pressure at sea level
QRA - Quick Reaction Alert
QSY - change frequency
QTH - my position is ...
QTR - what's the time?

RAAA - Repaired and Awaiting Allocation, or Repaired Aircraft Awaiting Action - which?
RAAF - Royal Auxiliary Air Force/Royal Australian Air Force
RAFP – Royal Air Force Police
RAeS - Royal Aeronautical Society
RAuxAF - Royal Auxiliary Air Force
RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment
RAFASU - RAF Armament Support Unit (formerly BCAS)
RAFD - RAF Depot - No.1 Uxbridge 1939
RAFVR - RAF Volunteer Reserve
RAT Flight - Radio Aids Training Flight
R&C -
R&D - Research & Development
R&D – Receipt & Despatch
RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force
RCM Squadron Flight - Radio Counter Measures Squadron Flight
RDF - Radio Direction Finding
RDU - Radio Direction Unit
RF - Reserve Flight
RFC - Royal Flying Corps
RFS - Reserve Flying School
R/G - Rear Gunner
RIW - Repaired in Works
RLG - Relief Landing Ground
RN - Royal Navy
RNAS - Royal Naval Air Service
RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force
ROC - Royal Observer Corps
ROS - Repaired on Site
RRF - Radar Reconnaissance Flight
RS - Radio School - No.10 Carew Cheriton
RSU - Repair & Servicing Unit or Repair and Salvage Unit - which?
RTP - Recruit Training Pool

SPOD – Seaport of Disembarkation
S of AT -
S of AT(PS) -
SAC - Senior Aircraftman
SAAC
SACEUR - Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SAN - School of Air? Navigation
SAR - Sanostacna Aeroplansva Radionica, (Independent Aviation Workshop)
SAS - Servicing & Aircraft Section or Service and Aircraft Section - which?
SASO - Senior Air Staff Officer
SBA - Standard Beam Approach
SBAC - Society of British Aircraft Constructors
SBC - Small Bomb Container
SBTT
SC - Strike Command
SD - Special Duties
SF - Station Flight
SFT - School of Flying Training
SFTS - Service Flying Training School
SGR - School of General Reconnaissance
SHQ - Station Head Quarters
SIOP - Single Integrated Operational Plan
SIB – Special Investigation Branch
SIS - Secret Intelligence Service (British)
S/L or S/Ldr - Squadron Leader
SLAIS - Specialised Low Attack Instructor School
SLAR - Sideways Looking Airborne Radar
SLBM - Submarine Lauched Ballistic Missile
SLG - Satellite Landing Ground
SN-2 - German night fighter radar
S of TT - School of Technical Training - No.4 S of TT St Athan
SOE operations - Operations under the control of the Special Operations Executive
SOC - Struck off Charge
SOP - Standard Operational Procedure
SOXMIS - Soviet Exchange Mission
SP - Service Police
SP - Skolski Puk, (Training Regiment)
SQ/SQN/SQD - Squadron - No.207
SRO - Station Routine Orders
SRW - Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
SS - Salvage Section
SSA - Supplementary Storage Area
SSC - Senior Supervisor's Course (for senior QGI's, conducted at ACCGS - similar to regular Flying Supervisors Course)
SSQ - Station Sick Quarters
SU - Signals Unit
SWO - Station Warrant Officer
TAF - Tactical Air Force
TAMU - Transport Aircraft Maintenance Unit
TASM - Tactical Air to Surface Missile
TCU - Transport Conversion Unit - Dishforth 1947
TDS - Training Depot Station
TEU - Tropical Experimental Unit
TF - Training Flight
TFH - Total Flying Hours
TFU - Telecommunications Flying Unit - Defford 1941-57
TI - Target Indicator (flare)
TICU -
TRE - Telecomms Research Establishment
TRS - Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
TS - Training Squadron
TSTU - Transport Support Training Unit
TTC - Technical Training Command
TTF - Target Towing Flight
TTO - Towed-Target Operator
TPW – Tactical Provost Wing

UAS University Air Squadron
UKAIR - NATO HQ in UK responsible for maintaining integrity of UK Air Defence Region and over UK nuclear force assigned to SACEUR
UKWMO - UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation
U/S - Unserviceable
USAAC - United States Army Air Corps
USAAF - United States Army Air Force (designated thus from June 20 1941, although the term Army Air Corps remained in use long after that date: post war, USAF, USAFE - USAF Europe)
U/T - Under training
VC - Victoria Cross
VCAS - Vice Chief of the Air Staff
VGS - Volunteer Gliding School(s) (Air Cadets, various locations)
VHF - Very High Frequency
VOS - Vazdvhoplovna Oficirsva Skola, (Aviation Officers School)
VR - Vazovhoplovna Radionica, (Aviation Repair Workshop)
V/STOL - Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing
VTB Vazdvhoplovna-Tehnicki Battalion, (Aviation Technical Battalion)
WAAF - Women's Auxiliary Air Force
W/Cdr - Wing Commander
w.e.f. or w/e/f - with effect from
WFU - Withdrawn from Use
W/O - Warrant Officer
W/Op - Wireless Operator (WOp/AG - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
WRAF - Women's Royal Air Force
WRAFVR (T) - Womens Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training branch) (disbanded with WRAF)
WST - Weapons Standardisation Team
W/T - Wireless Telegraphy




EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
GOC General Officer Commanding.
HME Home Made Explosive.
HSF (Royal Irish Regiment) Home Service Force.
HUMINT Human Intelligence.
IAAG Improvised Anti-Armour Grenade.
IED Improvised Explosive Device.
INIBA Improved Northern Ireland Body Armour.
INLA Irish National Liberation Army.
IRA Irish Republican Army.
IRSP Irish Republican Socialist Party.
NICRA Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association.
NIO Northern Ireland Office.
NIRTT Northern Ireland Reinforcement Training Team.
NITAT Northern Ireland Training Advisory Team.
OA Operational Analysis.
OIRA Official Irish Republican Army.
OP Observation Post.
OPTAG Operational Training Advisory Group.

[alieneyes]

Hi Steve,

What a shame that this thread will vanish in a few days (or hours!) given the number of people who post on this forum.

On the old version of this forum a Canadian researcher, Jason Gaudet, had a huge list of RAF and Dominion Air Forces acronyms and terms which was constantly being updated. It doesn't seem to have made the migration over here in 2007.

You might want to put this on the Useful Books and Research Materials category and we can start again.

Regards,

Dave

[David Duxbury]

Please note, USAAF = United States Army Air Forces (plural); this is frequently overlooked, but this organization really did include a whole lot of numbered Air Forces in WW2 (and since), specifically Nos. 1 to 15, and 20 during WW2. Although no longer relevant, does the USAF still contain distinct numbered "Air Forces", or not?
David D

[David Duxbury]

Also ASV = Air (to) Surface Vessel, NOT Airborne.
David D

[David Duxbury]

Absent form the list is R/T = Radio Telephony.David D

[malcolm_raf]

Some additions

ACAS - Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
CBE - Cental Bomber Establishment
CDS - Cheif of the Defence Staff
CRE - Central Reconnaissance Establishment
(C) OTU not C (OTU)
DCDS - Deputy Cheif of the Defence Staff
HQ CC - HQ Coastal Command
JHC - Joint Helicopter Command
S of AT - School of Admininstrative Trades

Current rank abbreviations: -

LAC
SAC
J/T
Cpl
Sgt
Flt Sgt
C/T
WO
Plt Off
Fg Off
Flt Lt
Sqn Ldr
Wg Cdr
Gp Capt
A/Cdre
AVM
AM
ACM
MRAF

If I think of any more I'll add them later

Malcolm

[Errol Martyn]

On the old version of this forum a Canadian researcher, Jason Gaudet, had a huge list of RAF and Dominion Air Forces acronyms and terms which was constantly being updated. It doesn't seem to have made the migration over here in 2007.

Jason's abbreviation list can still be found here at this unbelievably long address:
http://108244631735639424-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/bcatpstations/abbreviations.html?attachauth=ANoY7crnVTu7TE16FUyV g9Kn8smXFyMwQpFI4uNQWgE2EF-E_7txe82HTwbVvo1kxjXJ_YR899YhzZy9W_vpPqwkGktR7ZEJ5 PwJeCUGvJl5lQDnymt6ecYyz55Crgc_VV94Gx7ILIyYU90QI6V G-Z4ehSXeNK5DzIdkOuVVpUs1DRUBSzOaip2xrzManTk4W5dQPm6 WLCNOwTwrod0KvyrWS5whLOot9w%3D%3D&attredirects=0

Errol