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S
SAA - Small Arms Assn.
SAAF - South African air Force
SAC - Senior Aircraftman
SACEUR - Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SAOEU - Strike Aircraft Operational Evaluation Unit
SAFU - South Atlantic Ferry Unit
SAGM - Surface to Air Guided Missile
SAGW - Surface to Air Guided Weapon
SAM - Surface to Air Missile
SAN - School of Air? Navigation
SAP - School of Air Pilotage
SAPI - semi armour piercing ..incendiary (?)
SAR - Sanostacna Aeroplansva Radionica, (Independent Aviation Workshop)
SARD - Southern Aircraft Repair Depot
SARTU/S - Search and Rescue Training Unit/Squadron
SAS - Servicing Aircraft Section
SASO - Senior Air Staff Officer
SATCO - Senior Air Traffic Controller
Satt - Satellite
SBA - Standard Beam Approach
SBC - Small Bomb Container
S/C Sergeant Chef
SC - Salvage Centre
SC - Strike Command
SCBS - Strike Command Bombing School
SCCS - Strike Command Communication Squadron
SCDU - Strike Command Development Unit
SCF - Squadron Conversion Flight
SCR - School of Control & Reporting
SCR - Signal Corps Radio (Seen on some USA eqpt. used by RAF, e.g. SCR274)
SCS - Southern Communication Squadron/Special Communication Squadron
SD - Special Duty/Special Duties/Stores Depot
SD155. - Operational Memorandum
SDF - Special Duties Flight
SD(R)DU - Special Duties (Radio) Development Unit
SDU - Signals Development Unit
SEAAC - South East asia Air Command
SEAC - South East Asia Command
SEACF - South Eastern Area Communication Flight
SEAFIS - South Eastern Area Flying Instructors School
SEASI - South Eastern Area School of Instruction
SEF - Special Experimental Flight
SEP - Special Erection Party (Gibraltar)
SEngO - Senior Engineering Officer/Station Engineering Officer
SF - Station Flight
SFC - School of Flying Control
SFCS - Squadron & Flight Commanders School
SFF - Service Ferry Flight/Special Forces Flight
(S)FPP - (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool
SFT - School of Flying Training
SFTS - Service Flying Training School (2 SFTS, Brize Norton[1941],
5 SFTS Brantford Canada, 18 SFTS Gimli, Manitoba 36 SFTS - Penhold Canada
37 SFTS - Calgary 38 SFTS - Estevan, Sask.)
SFU - Signal Flying Unit
Sgt - Sergeant
SGR - School of General Reconnaissance
SGR&AN - School of General Reconnaissance & Air Navigation (India)
SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
SHQ - Station Head Quarters
SIF - Special Instruction Flight
SIF/U - Special Installation Flight/Unit
SIGINT - Signals Intelligence
Sigs - Signals
SITF - Station Instrument Training Flight
SIU - Signals Intelligence Unit
SIS - Secret Intelligence Service
S/L or S/Ldr - Squadron Leader
SL - Sick leave
SLAIS - Specialised Low Attack Instructors School
SLAW - School of Land/Air Warfare
SLC - Search-Light Control
SLG - Satellite Landing Ground
SMR - School of Maritime Reconnaissance
SN-2 - German night fighter radar
SNC - School of Naval Cooperation
SNCO - Senior None Commissioned Officer
S of AN - School of Air Navigation
SofRT - School of Recruit Training
S of TT - or STT -School of Technical Training (1 S of TT = RAF Halton 2S of TT = Cosford (Flight mechanic & Engines), 4S of TT = RAF St. Athan 5 Sof TT =RAF Locking)
SoAC - School of Army Co-operation
SoAF - School of Air Fighting
SoAF&G - School of Air Fighting and Gunnery
SOAF&BD - School of Air Fighting & Bomb Dropping
SoAFTT(1) - School of Air Force Technical Training (India)
SoAG - School of Air Gunnery
SoAN&BD - School of Aerial Navigation & Bomb Dropping
SoASR - School of Air Sea Rescue
SoAS - School of Air Navigation
SoAT - School of Air Transport
SoATC - School of Air Traffic Control
SOC - Struck off Charge
SOC - Sector Operations Control
SOE - Special Operations executive
SOF - Special Operations Flight
SoFP - School of Fighter Plotting
SofP - School of Photography
Soi - School of Instruction
SoN&BD - School of Navigation & Bomb Dropping
SoNC&AN - School of Naval Cooperation & Aerial Navigation
SoMA - School of Military Aeronautics
SoPT - School of Parachute Training
S.O.S - School of Signals
SOS - Special Operations Squadron
SoSF - School of Special Flying
SoWT - School of Wireless Telephony
SP - Staging Post
SP - Service Police
SPTU - Staff Pilots Training Unit
Sq/Sqn/Sqd - Squadron
SR - Strategic Reconnaissance
SRAF - Southern Rhodesian Air Force
SRCU - Short Range Conversion Unit
SRF - School of Refresher Flying/Sea Rescue Flight/Search& Rescue Flight
SROs - Station Routine Orders
SRTS - Short Range Transport Squadron
SRTU - Survival& Rescue Training Unit
SRU - Strategic Reconnaissance Unit
SRW - Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
S/S - Staff Sergeant
SS - Signals School/Salvage Section
SSC - Senior Supervisor's Course (for senior QGI's, conducted at
ACCGS - similar to regular Flying Supervisors Course)
SSOs - Station Standing Orders
SSF - Special Service Flight/Special Survey Flight
SSQ - Station Sick Quarters
SSTT - Supplementary School of Technical Training
SSU - Sentry Standards Unit
SSVAF - Straight Settlement Volunteer Air Force
STDU - Synthetic Training development Unit
STDU - Special Torpedoe Development Unit
STF - Seaplane Training Flight/Special Training Flight
Stn - Station
STS - Seaplane Training Squadron/Special Transport Flight
STT - School of Technical Training
S&TT - Station & Target Towing
SU - Support Unit/Servicing Unit
Supy - Supernumery
SWAFIS - South Western Areas Flying Instructors School
SWTS - Supplementary Wireless Telegraphy School
SWO - Station Warrant Officer
SWUAS - South Wales University Air Squadron
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