qv = also in Glossary
D
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D Type
1930s hangar type -
D/F
Direction Finding [qv] -
Day Landing Ground
Type of WW1 airfield, not to be used at night -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Europe (June 6 1944) -
Dead-stick landing
Aircraft landing in emergency without working engines -
Debrief(ing)
Extraction of information from aircrews after a mission -
Decontamination centre
WW2 building to be used in event of any gas attack -
Decoy (airfield)
Fake airfield intended to be attacked by enemy aircraft -
Detachment
Part of a unit based at a different airfield -
Direction Finding
Ground-based radio aid for aircraft navigation -
Dispersal
Parking area for aircraft -
Dispersal pen
Earth structure to protect aircraft from enemy air attack -
Dome Trainer
Round-shaped building for gunnery training -
Drem Lighting (System)
WW2 airfield lighting system, developed at Scottish airfield, Drem -
Drogue
Fabric device towed behind an aircraft to serve as a target for especially anti-aircraft crews -
Drome
[colloquial] Airfield (short for aerodrome) -
Dutch Barn
WW2 hangar type -
DZ
Drop(ping) Zone