Abbreviations Shown for Combat Ships or Fleet Units
BB |
Battleship |
CL |
Cruiser |
CV |
ESSEX Class Aircraft Carrier |
CVE |
Escort Carrier |
CVL |
INDEPENDENCE Class Aircraft Carrier |
DD |
Destroyer |
DE |
Destroyer Escort |
TF or TG |
Task Force or Task Group |
UB or U/B |
Submarine or U-Boat |
Abbreviations Used for Auxillary Ships or Transports
AK, AO, AP, FTB, FTC, LSM
Abbreviations Used for Air Units or Aircraft
CAG |
Carrier Air Group |
CASU |
Carrier Aircraft Service Unit |
VB |
Bomber Group or Aircraft |
VF |
Fighter Group or Aircraft |
VMF |
Marine Fighter Unit or Aircraft |
VNF |
Night Fighter Group or Aircraft |
VT |
Torpedo Group or Aircraft |
U.S. Aircraft Cited
B-24 |
Consolidated-Vultee "Liberator" |
B-25 |
North American "Mitchell" |
B-29 |
Boeing "Superfortress" |
F4F |
Grumman "Wildcat" |
F4U |
Chance-Vought "Corsair" |
F6F |
Grumman "Hellcat" |
J2F |
Grumman "Duck" |
N3N |
Navy "Yellow Peril" |
N2S |
Stearman Trainer |
OS2U |
Vought-Sikorsky "Kingfisher" |
P-38 |
Lockheed "Lightning" |
P-40 |
Curtiss-Wright "Warhawk" |
SBC |
Curtiss Divebomber |
SBD |
Douglas "Dauntless" |
SB2C |
Curtiss "Helldiver" |
SNC |
Curtiss Trainer |
SNJ |
(AT-6) North American Trainer |
SNV |
Vultee Trainer |
TBD |
Douglas "Devestator" |
TBF or TBM |
Grumman "Avenger" |
German Aircraft Cited
FN-190 |
Focke-Wulf Fighter |
HE-111 |
Heinkel Bomber |
JU-87 |
Junkers "Stuka" |
JU-88 |
Junkers Bomber |
ME-109 |
Messerschmitt Fighter |
Japanese Aircraft Cited
Betty |
Mitsubishi Medium Bomber |
Emily |
Kawanishi Flying-Boat |
Frances |
Yokosuka Navy Bomber |
Helen |
Nakajima Medium Bomber |
Irving |
Nakajima Reconnaissance Plane |
Jake |
Aichi Seaplane |
Jill |
Nakajima Attack Bomber |
Judy |
Yokosuba Bomber |
Kate |
Nakajima Torpedo Bomber |
Lily |
Kawasaki Bomber |
Nell |
Mitsubishi Bomber |
Oscar |
Nakajima Fighter |
Sally |
Mitsubishi Medium Bomber |
Tony |
Kawasaki Fighter |
Tojo |
Nakajima Fighter |
Val |
Aichi Dive Bomber |
Zeke |
Mitsubishi Fighter |
Zero |
Mitsubishi Fighter |