qv = also in Glossary
T
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T Type
General term for T1, T2 and T3 hangars [qv] -
T1
WW2 hangar type -
T2
WW2 hangar type -
T3
WW2 hangar type -
TA
Territorial Army -
TAF
Tactical Air Force -
Tallboy
RAF 14,000 pound bomb -
Tanker
Aircraft used for air-to-air refuelling -
Tarmac
[colloquial] Apron or (sometimes) runway at airfield -
Taxi-track
Alternative name for taxiway [qv] -
Taxiway
Roadway at airfield for aircraft to travel along while on ground -
TC
Transport Command [qv] -
TCG
Troop Carrier Group (USAAF) -
TCS
Troop Carrier Squadron (USAAF) -
TCU
Transport Conversion Unit -
TDS
Training Depot Station -
Technical site
Part of airfield for ongoing running and support of daily operations -
Technical Training Command
RAF organisation (1940-1968) -
Tender
FAA term for a satellite airfield -
Terminal
Building at airport for processing of passengers and cargo -
Tett Turret
WW2 defence position -
TEU
Tactical Exercise Unit -
TFW
Tactical Fighter Wing (USAF) -
Thor site
Base for Douglas Thor nuclear missiles during 1958-63 -
Threshold
Start of airfield runway on which aircraft is attempting to land -
Tiger Force
Proposed RAF heavy bomber element to attack Japan, did not become operational due to Japanese surrender -
Touch and go landing(s)
Alternative term for circuits and bumps [qv] -
Tour
Term applying to number of operational missions (normally 30 in RAF) -
Tower
[colloquial] Control tower -
Training Command
RAF organisation (1936-1940, 1968-1977) -
Transport Command
RAF organisation (1943-1967) -
TRW
Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (USAF) -
TS
Training Squadron (RAF/RFC) -
TT
Target Towing -
TTC
Technical Training Command [qv] -
TTF
Target Towing Flight -
TTU
Torpedo Training Unit -
Turbinlite
Airborne searchlight fitted to Douglas Havocs and Bostons for night fighter use -
TWU
Tactical Weapons Unit