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Q
QCS - Queen's Colour Squadron (RAF Regiment)
QF - Queens Flight
QFI - Qualified Flying Instructor
QRs - Queen's Regulations
R
(R) Reserve
R - Receiver
RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force / Royal Auxiliary Air Force
RAuxAF - Royal Auxiliary Air Force
RACON - Radar beacon
R&D - Research & Development
RAE - Royal Aircraft/Aerospace Establishment
RAF - Royal Air Force
RAF(B)ITS - Royal air Force (Belgium) Initial Training School
RAFA - RAF Association
RAFALO - RAFA Liaison Officer
RAFARS - Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society
RAFASU - RAF Armament Support Unit (formerly BCAS)
RAFBF - RAF Benevolent Fund
RAFC - Royal Air Force College
RAFD - RAF Depot - No.1 Uxbridge 1939
RAFFC - Royal Air Force Flying College
RAFG - Royal Air Force Germany
RAFM - RAF Mission
RAFM - Royal Air Force Mesopotamia
RAFMB - Royal Air Force Maintenance Base
RAFMS - Royal Air Force Music Services
RAFNI - Royal Air Force Northern Ireland
RAFO - Reserve of Air Force Officers
RAFRS - Royal Air Force Regiment School
RAFSAA - RAF Small Arms Assn.
RAFSC - Royal Air Force Staff College
RAFSCOCF - Royal Air Force Staff College Overseas Communication Flight
RAFTC - Royal Air Force Technical College
RAFVR - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
RAP - Reserve Aircraft Pool
RAP - Recognised Air Picture
RAPDS - Recognised Air Picture Display System
RAPO - Records And Pay Office
RAS - Reserve Aeroplane School
RAT Flight - Radio Aids Training Flight
RATG - Rhodesian Air Training Group
RATW - Rhodesian Air Training Wing
RC - Recruiting Centre (No1 Penarth/Melksham, No2 Cardington, No3 Padgate, No4 Bridgnorth, No5 West Kirby, No6 Wlmslow, No7 Morecambe, No8 Arbroath, No9 Blackpool, No11 Skegness, No12 Bournemouth, No13 Greenham Common, No 14 Weston-super-mare, No 15 Blackpool (1941-43, No16Grtat Yarmouth1941/46, No22 Whitley Bay )
RCAF - Royal Canadian Air Force
RCASU - Radar Controlled Air Survey Unit
RCFS - Rhodesian Central Flying School
RCGIS - Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School
RCIFF - Reserve Command Intensive Flying Flight
RCITF - Reserve Command Instrument Training Flight
RCTF - Reserve Command Training Flight
RCM Squadron Flight - Radio Counter Measures Squadron Flight
RDAF - Royal Danish Air Force
RDF - Radio Direction Finder
RDFCF - Radio Direction Finding Calibration Flight
RDFS - Radio Direction Finding School
RDU - Radar Development Unit
RDUK - Repairable at Depot in UK
REAF - Royal Egyptian Air Force
Recce - Reconnaissance
REU - Radio Engineering Unit
Revd - Reverend
RFF - Refresher Flying Flight
RFS - Reserve Flying School
RFTS - Refresher Flying Training School
RFU - Refresher Flying Unit
R/G - Rear Gunner
RHAF - Royal Hellenic Air Force
RIAF - Royal Indian Air Force
RIMU - Radio Installation Maintenance Unit
RLF - Rapid Landing Flight
RLG - Relief Landing Ground
RM - Royal Marine
RMAF - Royal Malaysian Air Force
RMF - Radar (Radio) Meteorological Flight
RMS - Royal Mail Ship
RMU - Radio Maintenance Unit
RN - Royal Navy
RNAF - Royal Norwegian Air Force
RNAS - Royal Naval Air Station/Service
RNAW - Radar Navigation Aids Wing
RNCU - Radar Navigation Conversion Unit
RNEFTS - Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School
RNethAF - Royal Netherlands Air Force
RNFS - (Royal Naval Fighter Squadron
RNZAF - Royal New Zealand Air Force
ROC - Royal Observer Corps
ROS - Repairable on Site
RP - Regimental Police
RPAF - Royal Pakistan Air Force
RPDS - Radar Photographic Display System
RRE - Radar Research Establishment
RRF(U) - Radio Reconnaissance Flight (Unit)
RRFU - Radar Research Flight
RRH - Remote Radar Head
RRU - Raid Reporting Unit
RS - Radio School (No.10 Carew Cheriton)/Reserve School/Reserve Squadron
RS&RE - Royal Signals & Radar Establishment
R&SS - Repair & Salvage Section
R&SU - Repair & Salvage Unit
RSS - Radio Servicing Section
RSO - Range Safety Officer
RSU - Repair & Servicing Unit /Repair and Salvage Unit
R/T radio telegraphy/
Radio Telephony
RTD - Return To Depot
RTO - Rail Transport Officer
RTP - Recruit Training Pool (No1 RTP - Catfoss (sept 1940 - May 1940), No2 RTP - North Coates (sept 1939 - Nov 1942) , No3 RTP Sutton Bridge (sept 1939 - Nov 1940) , No5 RTP Finningley (July 1938 - March 1940), No6 RTP Upwood (Aug 1938 - May 1940), No7 RTP Dishforth (Aug 1938 - April 1940))
RTU - Return To Unit
RU - Reception Unit (No. 2 RU, Cardington)
RU - Repair Unit
RW - Receiving Wing (1 RW Torquay - 9RW Stratford upon Avon)
RWE - Radio Warfare Establishment
RYAFTU - Royal Yugoslav Air Force Technical Unit
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