qv = also in Glossary
P
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PAC
Parachute and Cable (airfield defence weapon) -
Paid off
FAA term for closing of airfield -
Panhandle
Parking area for aircraft, shaped as such -
Paraglider
Recreational aircraft consisting of a parachute, either winch-launched or equipped with a small engine -
Parent
Headquarters/administrative airfield -
Paved
Relating to runways consisting of e.g. concrete or tarmac, not soft surfaces such as grass -
Pentad
WW2 FAA hangar type -
Perimeter track
Roadway around landing area of airfield -
Peri-track
Perimeter track [qv] -
Personnel and Training Command
RAF organisation (1994-2007) -
PFA
Popular Flying Association (former name for LAA [qv]) -
PFF
Pathfinder Force -
Pickett-Hamilton
WW2 retractable pillbox -
Pierced Steel Planking (PSP)
Type of metal runway -
Pillbox
Type of defence installation -
PoW
Prisoner of War -
PPR
Prior Permission Required -
PR
Photographic reconnaissance -
PRU
Photographic Reconnaissance Unit -
PSP
Pierced Steel Planking [qv] -
Pundit (letters) (lights)
Either two letter placed in signals square alongside control tower or lights flashing in Morse Code to provide identity of airfield