qv = also in Glossary
C
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C Type
1930s hangar type -
C&M
Care and Maintenance -
C1 Type
Late 1930s version of C Type hangar -
CAA
Civil Aviation Authority -
CAACU
Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit -
Cadre
Unit with no aircraft and few personnel -
CAG
Civil Air Guard [qv] -
Callender/Callender-Hamilton
1930s/WW2 hangar type -
CC
Coastal Command [qv] -
CCDU
Coastal Command Development Unit -
CCRC
Combat Crew Replacement Center (USAAF) -
CFS
Central Flying School -
Chance Light
Mobile airfield floodlight -
Channel Track
Type of metal runway -
Chock
Wedge placed around aircraft wheels to stop movement -
C-in-C
Commander-in-Chief -
Circuit
Standard flightpath around airfield for aircraft taking off or landing -
Circuit overlap
Dangerous situation of airfield flightpaths being too close to each other and resultant possibility of collisions -
Circuits and bumps
Repeated aircraft flights around airfield and (often brief) touchdowns -
Circus
WW2 heavily escorted daylight bomber mission, meant to attract enemy aircraft -
Civil Air Guard (CAG)
Late 1930s civil organisation to boost numbers of pilots for potential future RAF availability -
Class A standard
More substantial WW2 airfield, notably possessing three runways -
CND
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament -
CO
Commanding Officer -
Coastal Area
RAF organisation (1919-1936) -
Coastal Command
RAF organisation (1936-1969) -
Cold War
Unstable international situation between western and eastern countries/regimes (circa 1947-1991/present (disputed)) -
Comm Flight
Communication Flight -
Command
Highest form of RAF organisation e.g. Bomber Command -
Community relations officer
RAF contact between other civilian and military elements -
Con Flight
Conversion Flight -
Control tower
Building to co-ordinate airfield and airspace traffic -
Cookie
RAF nickname for a 4,000 pound bomb -
CPF
Coastal Patrol Flight -
CRO
Civilian Repair Organisation -
Cruise missile
Long-range guided missile, intended to hit target with extreme accuracy -
CU
Conversion Unit -
Cub strip
Name given to WW2 US Army airstrip used by Grasshopper liaison aircraft