| Appendix to Part I. - Information R/T code and Vocabulary used by ship with shore based fighters under shore control | ||
| W/T | R/T | Meaning |
| AB | Above | Aircraft is above you |
| AW | Away | Aircraft is flying away from directing ship |
| BE | Below | Aircraft is 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 |
| CT | Center | Center of Unit or indicated part of Unit (see CLOCK CODE) |
| 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 or some other prearranged signal |
| FY | Friendly | Aircraft is/are friendly |
| HS | Hawks | Dive bombers |
| LF | Left | Alter course to left (port) (aircraft normally alters course 30 degrees) |
| LT | Lights | Identify yourself now |
| MT | Mattress | Below cloud |
| Q | ...o'clock | Aircraft in clock code sector |
| PY | Popeye | In cloud |
| QL | Quilt | Above cloud |
| RE | Rear | Rear of Unit or indicated part of Unit (see CLOCK CODE) |
| RM | Resume | Resume patrol |
| RT | Right | Alter course to right (starboard) (aircraft normally alters course 30 degrees) |
| SV | Salvos | Am about to open fire (magnetic bearing may be indicated) Keep clear |
| SD | Shad | Shadower |
| SP | Snooper | Low shadower (below 2000 feet) |
| TO | Towards | Aircraft is flying towards directing ship |
| VN | Van | Front of Unit or indicated part of Unit (see CLOCK CODE) |
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Part II |
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| I. F. F. | R/T IFF CODE | |
| Cockerel | I. F. F. | Mark II G |
| Make Your Cockerel Crow | Switch on your IFF | " |
| Strangle Your Cockerel | Switch off your IFF | " |
| Cockerel is strangled | IFF is switched off | " |
| Check your cockerel | Adjust your IFF (i.e., Cockerel) (up one down two)=Turn IFF (up one notch down two notches) | " |
| Note: the word 'notch' is never used. Cockerel "CROWS" and is "heard" and not 'Seen". | ||
| Canary | IFF | Mark II G (f), Mark III G |
| Canary please | Switch on your IFF | " |
| Canary thank you | Switch off your IFF | " |
| Part
III R/T code and vocabulary used with night fighters under shore or ship control |
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| GCI Control Weapon | AI "Flash your weapon"="Switch on your AI" "My weapon is flashing"="My AI is switched on" "My weapon is bent"="My AI is unserviceable" |
| Contact | I have an indication on my AI |
| Contact Lost | The indication on my AI has faded |
| Punch | You should very soon be obtaining a CONTACT on the aircraft that is being intercepted |
| Judy | Take over (or "am taking over") the interception |
| Mother or Grannie | Homing Beacons |
| Cousin Maud or Cousin Jim | Patrol Beacons |
| Father or Uncle | Beam Approach Beacons (old) |
| Baby | Beam Approach Beacon System (new) |
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Searchlight Aided Sector Control |
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| Candles | Searchlight beams |
| Douse | Extinguish searchlights |
| Trade | "Enemy raiders are in the offing" (This is a warning message and is followed by the general direction of the approach of the raiders, e.g., "Trade South") |
| Smack | Cease orbiting (if "Trade" has not been given_ and proceed in direction indicated |
| Crackers | Attack any enemy aircraft within your "Box" |
| Freelance | Attack any enemy aircraft anywhere without restriction |
| RL-Orbit | Abandon chase and return to orbit location |
| Gauntlet | Am leaving orbit to attempt an interception |
| Normal | Do not adopt gauntlet procedure |
| No Joy | Cannot find the raid allotted to me |
| Approved and published by
authority of the Combined Community ?? Board G. B. Myers, COMDR, U. S. Navy ?? Dryland, Lt., British Arms Combined ??? |
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