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C

(C) - Coastal
C&SM - Sheet metal & Copper Smith
CA - Controller, Aircraft (Air Ministry)
CAACU - Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
CACS - Central Air Command Section
CACF - Coast Artillery Co-operation Flight
CACU - Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit
CAEU - Casualty Air Evacuation Unit
Cal Flt - Calibration Flight
CF/Unit - Camouflage Flight/Unit
C&M - Care and Maintenance
Cam-ship - Catapult-armed Merchant ship
CAMO - Camouflage Unit
CANS - Civil Air Navigation School
CAP - Captain
CAOS - Combined Air Observers School
CARD - Central Aircraft Repair Depot
Casevac - Casualty Evacuation
CASTS - Combined Anti Submarine Tactical School
CAT - Damage Category
CAT - College of Air Training, Hamble
CATCS - Central Air Traffic Control School
CAW - College of Air Ware fare
CBE - Central Bomber Establishment
CBCF - Coastal Battery Cooperation Flight
CBCS - Coastal Battery Cooperation School
CC - Confined to camp
CCAPMF - Coastal Command Aircraft Preparation& Training Unit
CCDU - Coastal Command Development Unit
CCFATU - Coastal Command Fighter Affiliation & Training Unit
CCRC - Combat Crew Replacement Centre
CCSDF - Coastal Command Special Duties Flight
CCF/U - Check and Conversation Flight/Unit
CCGS - Coat sal Command Gunnery School
CC(F)IS - Coastal Command (Flying) Instructors School
CCLPP - Coastal Command Land plane Pilots Pool
CCPP - Coastal Command Preparation Pool
CCTDU - Coastal Command Tactical Development Unit
CCTF - Coastal Command Training Flight/Combat Cairo Task Force Cd - Command
CD - Coast Defence
CDCF - Coastal Command Cooperation Flight
CDDU - Coast Defence Development Unit
CDG - Croix de Guerre
CEDIT - Command Engine
CEF - Casualty Defence Flight
CEW - Centimetric Early Warning
CF - Communication Flight
CF - Conversion Flight (number Prefix)
CFCCU - Civilian Fighter Control Cooperation Flight
CFCS - Ventral Fighter Control School
CFE - Central Fighter Establishment
CFF - Combined Forces in France
CFI - Communications Flight Iraq
CFI - Chief Flying Instructor
CFI&P - Communication Flight Iraq & Persia
(C)FPP - Civilian Ferry Pilots Pool
CF(S) - Communications Flight (Squadron)
CFS - Central Flying School
CFWD = Communication Flight Western Desert
CGIS - Central Gliding Instructors School
CGM - Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
CGMF - Central Glider Maintenance Flight (RAF Syerston )
CGS - Central Gunnery School
CGS - Central Gliding School
CH - Chain Home (Radar chain)
CHEL - Chain Home Extra Low (Radar)
CHL - Chain Home Low (Radar chain)
CLE - Central Landing Establishment
CLS - Central Landing School
Cmd - Command
CMF - Central Med Forces
CMU - Civilian Maintenance Unit
CN&CS - Central Navigation & Control School
CNS - Central Navigation School (No 1 CNS Rivers, Manitoba)
CNVTS - Central Night Vision Training School
CO - Commanding Officer (can also be OC)
CO - Chain Overseas (Overseas version of CH)
CO - Chain Overseas Low (CHL)
COD - Command Ordinance Depot
Comm(s) Communication(s)
COTU - Coastal Operational Training Unit
Conv - Conversion
CPE - Central Photographic Establishment
CPF - Coastal Patrol Flight
CRC - Control and reporting center
CRD - Controller of Research & Development
CRDF - Cathode Ray Direction Finding
CRF - Controller of Research & Development
CRE - Central Reconnaissance Establishment
CRO - Central Records Office
CRU - Civilian Repair Unit (Example, 1CRU at the Cowley "shadow"
factory.)
CPF - Coastal Patrol Flight
Cpl - Corporal
CRO - Civilian Repair Organisation
CRP - Civilian Repair Party
CRS - Control and reporting school
CS(A) - Controller of Supply (Air)
CSDE - Central Servicing Development Establishment
CSE - Central Signals Establishment
CSF - Central Signals Establishment
CSE - Communications and Support Flight
Cse - Course
CSS Communications and Support Squadron
CSU - Communications and Support Unit
CSPDE - Combined services Project Development Unit
CTTS - Communications & Target-towing Squadron
CTTS - Civilian Technical Training School
CTU - Combat Training Unit/Crew Training Unit
CTS - Combat Training School
CTW - Combat Training Wing
CU - Conversion Unit/Camouflage Unit?Communications Unit
Cu - Converted
CV - Common Valve (Tri-service radio valve prefix, e.g., CV1052)
CW - Communication Wing
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
CWP - Contractor's Working Party
CzTU - Czechoslovak Training Unit

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