M

MAAF - Mediterranean Allied Forces/Malayan Auxiliary Air Force
MAC - Mediterranean Air Command
MACAF - Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force
MACP - Medic Air Command Post { Tedders's H.Q. La Marsa, Tunis ]
MAD - Marine Acceptance Depot
MAED - Marine Aircraft Experimental Depot
MAEE - Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment MAEU - Marine Aircraft Experimental Unit
MAFIS - Midlands Area Flying Instructors School
MAP - Ministry of Aircraft Production
MAREL - Moveable Air Reconnaissance Exploitation Unit
MASFS - Midlands area School of Special Flying
MASR&CF - Malta Air Sea Rescue & Communications Flight
MATAF - Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Forces
MATZ - Military Air Traffic Zone
MC - Military Cross
MCA - Ministry of Civil Aviation
MCC&FF - Maintenance Command Communication and Ferry Flight
MCJTF - Maintenance Command Jet Training Flight
MCS - Metropolitan Communication Squadron
MC&TTS - Malta Communication & Target Towing Flight
MCU - Mosquito Conversion Unit/ Meteorological Conversion Unit
MCU -  Marine Craft Unit
M&D - Medicine and Duties
Me - Messerschmitt
ME - Middle East
MEAC - Middle East Air Command
MEAF - Middle East Air Force
MEAFITF - Middle East Air Force Instrument Training Flight
MEAFTTU - Middle East Air Force Target Towing Unit
MEAS - Middle East Armament School
MECGS - Middle East Central Gunnery School
MedMe - Mediterranean and Middle East
MEF - Middle East Forces
MEFC - Middle East Ferry Control
MENVTS - Middle East Night Vision Training School
MEP&AP - Middle East Pilot & Aircrew Pool
Met Res - Meteorological Research
METS - Middle East Training School
MEW - Microwave Early Warning (radar)
MFH - Military Field Hospital
MFNU - Malta Night Fighter Unit
MFPU - Mobile Field Photographic Unit
MG - Machine gun/Motor Generator
MGSP - Mobile Glider Servicing Party
MI - Military Intelligence
Min Tech - Ministry of Technology
MID - Mentioned in Dispatches
Mk - Mark
MKV - Mark V fire tender
MMESTF/S - Mediterranean& Middle East Special Transport Flight/Squadron
MO - Medical Officer
MOA - Ministry of Aviation
MOD - Ministry of Defence
MOD(PE) Ministry of Defence (Procurement Executive)
MORU - Mobile Operations Room Unit
MOS - Marine Observation School
MoS - Ministry of Supply
MOTU - Marine Operational Training Unit
MRES - Missing Research and Enquiry Service
MRF - Meteorological Research Flight
MRS - Maritime Recognisance School
MR squadron - Medium Reconnaissance squadron
MRT - Mountain Rescue Team
MRU - Medical Rehabilitation Unit (Collaton Cross, Devon)
MRU - Mobile Radio Unit
MSFU - Merchant Ship Fighter Unit
MSR -- Morse Slip Reader
MSU - Mobile Signals Unit
MSU - Maintenance Sub Unit
MT - Mechanical Transport
MTBD - Mechanical Transport Base Unit
MTD - Mechanical Transport Driver
MTLRU - Mechanical Transport Light Repair Unit
MTO - Mechanical Transport Officer
MTMA - Military Terminal Manoeuvring Area
MTRU - Motor Transport Repair Unit
MTSS - Mechanical Transport Servicing Section
MTU - Mosquito Training Unit
MU - Maintenance Unit
MUG - Mid Upper Gunner

N

NA - North Africa
NAAFI - Navy, Army, Air Force Institute
NARD - Northern Aircraft Repair Depot
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Nav - Navigator
Navaid - Navigational aid
Navex - Navigation Exercise
NAWW - Night All-weather Wing
NCS - Northern Communication Squadron
NCU - Night Conversion Unit
NCO - Non Commissioned Officer
N/E -Non Effective Used in all cases of loss of life e.g. Posted to No. 1 Depot, Uxbridge N/E missing
NEA - Non effective Airframe
NEAR - Near East Air Force
NEAFIS - North Eastern Air Flying Instructors School
NEI - Netherlands East Indies
NFD - No further Data
NFDS/W/U - Night Fighter development Squadron/Wing/Unit
NFF - Night Fighter Flight
NFLS - Night Fighter Leaders School
NFT - No further trace
NFT - Night Flying Test
NFTS - Night Fighter Training Squadron
NI CF - Night Conversion Flight
NMSU - Nimrod Major Servicing Unit
NORAD - North American Air Defence (Command)
NOTAM - Notice To Airmen
NRC - Nuclear Reporting Cell
NSDU - Navigation synthetic Development Unit
NSPTF - Navigators Staff Pilot Training Flight
NT - No Trace
NTB - Norwegian Training Base
NTS - (Night) Training Squadron
NTU - Navigation Training Unit, Pathfinder Force
NTU - No take up
NVITS - Night Vision Instructors Training School
NVTS - Night Vision Training School
NwAAF - North West African Air Forces
NwAASC - North West African Air Service Command
NwACAF - North West African Coastal Air Force
NwASAF - North West African Strategic Air Forces
NwATAF - North West African Tactical air Force
NwATBF - North West African Training Bomber Force
NwATC - North West African Training Command
NZF - New Zealand Flight

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