CCBP 0122  US RESTRICTED - BRITISH CONFIDENTIAL FIGHTER DIRECTOR VOCABULARY Change No. 1 Included R/T CODE AND VOCABULARY USED FOR THE DAY CONTROL OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT EITHER UNDER SHORE OR SHIP CONTROL
W/T	R/T	Meaning
AB	Above	Aircraft above you
AM-MN	Ammo Minus	Have less than half ammunition left
AM-PS	Ammo Plus	Have more than half ammunition left
AM-O	Ammo Zero	Have no ammunition left
AK	Anchored	Am orbiting a visible orbiting point
AG	Angels	Height in thousands of feet
AW	Away	Aircraft is flying away from directing ship
BT	Bandit	Identified enemy aircraft (Number may be included)
AS	Base	Home airfield (Note: With ship based aircraft this means "Carrier"
BE	Below	Aircraft below you
BG	Bogey	Unidentified aircraft (Note: Implies "investigate with caution - may be friendly"
BS	Bombers	High level bombers
UR	Burst	Am about to fire H.A. Shells to burst at estimated height of and in direction of enemy
BU	Buster	Fly at normal full speed (Note: Indicated Air Speeds will normally be used by shore controllers
CT	Center	Center of Unit or indicated part of Unit (see CLOCK CODE)
CN	Chickens	Own fighters
CA	Clara	R. D. F. screen is clear
CL	Close	Keep near directing ship
FS	Fishes	Torpedo aircraft
FD	Freddie	Fighter Directing Ship
FD FD FD	Freddie	Am identifying myself as Fighter Directing Ship by making puffs of smoke and/or some other prearranged signal
FY	Friendly	Aircraftis/are friendly
FL	Fuel	Quantity of fuel remaining (Number of gallons e.g., "Fuel forty-two")
GA	Gate	Fly at maximum possible speed (Note: Not to be maintained for more than five minutes)
GR	Grand Slam	Enemy aircraft shot down
HS	Hawks	Dive bombers
HU	Heads Up	Enemy got through (part or all)
RC	Hey Rube	Rendezvous over directing ship. Report when on station
LF	Left (Port)	Alter course to left (port)(aircraft normally alters course 30 degrees)
LT	Lights	Identify yourself now
LI	Liner	Fly at economical crusiing speed (Note: Indicated Air Speeds will normally be used by shore controllers)
MT	Mattress	Below cloud
Q	...o'clock	Aircraft in clock code sector indicated (See CLOCK CODE)
OR	Orbit	Circle and search
OP	Orbit Left	Circle and search to left (port)
OS	Orbit right	Circle and search to right (starboard)
PK	Pancake	Land, refuel and re-arm
PK-AM	Pancake ammo	Returning short of ammunition. Wish to land
PK-FL	Pancake fuel	Returning short of fuel. Wish to land
PK-HU	Pancake hurt	Returning wounded or damaged. Wish to land
	Pip-Squeak	Contactor
PY	Popeye	In cloud
QL	Quilt	Above cloud
RS	Rats	Identified enemy fighters
RE	Rear	Rear of Unit or indicated part of Unit (see CLOCK CODE)
Rm	Resume	Resume patrol
RH	Request homing	Rewquest course to steer for "home"
RT	Right	Alter corse to right (starboard)(aircraft normally alters course 30 degrees
SV	Salvos	Am about to open fire (magnetic bearing may be indicated) Keep clear
SA	Saunter	Fly at lowest speed possible without losing height
SC	Scramble	Take off, set course and climb (e.g., Scramble zero four zero, angels ten)
CU	See you	Fleet in sight
SD	Shad	Shadower
SP	Snooper	Low Shadower (below 2000 feet)
SR	Steer	Set course...(magnetic course indicated) for "home"
TL	Tallyho	Enemy aircraft sighted (Note: Number, type and height of enemy aircraft sighted should be reported)
TH	Touch	In touch with homing beacon
TO	Towards	Aircraft is flying towards directing ship
TR	Tramlines	Beam Approach
VN	Van	Front of Unit or indicated part of Unit (see CLOCK CODE)
VC	Vector	Alter course to ...magnetic course indicated (Note: Like SCRAMBLE must be used with three figure group e.g, "Vector zero six zero: NOT "Vector siz zero " nor "Vector sixty" For homing coourse STEER is used (q. v.).)
VC-PO	Vector left	Alter course to ...magnetic course indicated, turning to left (port)
VC-ST	Vector right	Alter course to ...magnetic course indicate, turning to right (starboard)
WT	What state	Report fuel and ammunition remaining