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de Havilland

Abbreviations



Abbr. Details
a/cAircraft
a/fAirframe
AFAir Force
BERBeyond economic repair
C/nConstruction number/Production number
CancCancelled
DbfDestroyed by fire
DbrDamaged beyond repair
instInstructional
NFD/NFTNo further details/trace
NGNew Guinea
NTUNot taken up
RAAFRoyal Australian Air Force
RAERoyal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough
RAFRoyal Air Force
RNRoyal Navy
rts/rtpReduced to spares/produce
SAAFSouth African Air Force
SOCStruck off charge
SSSold as scrap
SOCStruck off charge
WfuWithdrawn from use

Principal overseas registration prefixes:

Prefix Country
A-Austria (to 1939)
C-Canada
CF-Canada
CH-Switzerland (to 1936)
D-Germany
E-Manufacturers (De Havilland) Class B marks
EC-Spain
EI-Ireland
F-France
G-United Kingdom
G-AUAustralia (to 1929)
G-CACanada (to 1928)
G-CYCanada [Airforce/Government] (to 1928)
G-IAIndia (to 1928)
G-NZNew Zealand (to 1929)
G-UASouth Africa (to 1928)
HB-Switzerland (from 1936)
NUnited States (also used as RAF serial prefix)
SE-Sweden
SU-Egypt
VH-Australia
VP-KKenya
VP-NNyasaland
VP-RNorthern Rhodesia
VP-YSouthern Rhodesia
VT-India
ZK-New Zealand
ZS-South Africa

Dates are shown as dd.mm.yy