Air Aces Homepage

Abbreviations and Notes

page generated: July 20, 2000

compiled by Allan Magnus

I have tried to maintain the following general format for the comments portion of each line found in my ace listings. There will be some deviation due to the fact that my web page has evolved over time, and I will bring the old entries to match this format only as I update them.
The individual parts of the comments are semi-colon (;) separated.

General Format of Comments

Squadron(s) (if known)
Note: The squadrons listed in the comments are the squadrons of the airforce listed with the table entry. NOTE: Airforces that a pilot served with, but made no claims, will not be shown in the tables.
; Pilot Status (eg.. KIA, MIA, defected etc...) ; General Comments (eg.. aircraft flown, V-1 and balloon victories, name of pilots sharing a victory, etc...)

Abbreviations for Pilot Status found in Comments

Term Definition

DOW Died of Wounds

KIA Killed in Action

KIFA Killed in Flying Accident

MIA Missing in Action

POW Prisoner of War

WIA Wounded in Action

WIFA Wounded in Flying Accident

Squadron(s) (if known) Note: The squadrons listed in the comments are the squadrons of the airforce listed with the table entry. NOTE: Airforces that a pilot served with, but made no claims, will not be shown in the tables.	;	Pilot Status (eg.. KIA, MIA, defected etc...)	;	General Comments (eg.. aircraft flown, V-1 and balloon victories, name of pilots sharing a victory, etc...)

Term	Definition
DOW	Died of Wounds
KIA	Killed in Action
KIFA	Killed in Flying Accident
MIA	Missing in Action
POW	Prisoner of War
WIA	Wounded in Action
WIFA	Wounded in Flying Accident