TERMSBattle of Britain
Aerodrome: (RAF) An airfield or airbase, includes airfield & related facilities. From the French, but adopted into English and sometimes (later) called an "airdrome."
Abschuss: (German) Fighter victory; literally a "shoot down."
Ace: A fighter pilot that shoots down 5 aircraft (bombers,fighters,reconnissance aircraft) since WWI.
Angels: (RAF) Altitude in thousands of feet.
Armistice: A mutually agreed-upon end of hostilities.
Bingo: The part in a mission where there is only enough fuel to get back to base.
Blitzkrieg: (German) "Lightning War"- a mobil form of warfare used by the German army (Wehrmacht) with a overwhelming combination of armor, air power, and mobile infantry.
Bounce: to attack a unsuspecting enemy aircraft, usually from above and behind or out of the sun.
Break: A warning to friendly fighter aircraft that they are under attack and must break formation to take immediate evasive action for their survival.
Close escort: a escort of bombers or transports where the fighters stay close to have a better chance of defending the bombers from destruction.
Deflection: the angle of a target aircraft relative to the aircraft shooting at it, you must shoot in front of the aircraft to lead the fire into it.
Dicke Autos: Luftwaffe code word for Allied heavy bombers; literally,"fat cars". The Germans also feared the many guns on they Allied heavy bombers because they could ripe right throught there planes.
R.A.F: Royal Air Force
FLAK: Anti-Aircraft fire; acronym from the German word FlugAbwehrKanonen
Fighter Sweep: a offensive fighter sortie with-out any escort responsibilities where a large number of fighters are sent up to temp enemy aircraft into the sky to be destroyed before the bombers are sent in.
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