qv = also in Glossary
W
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W/T
Wireless Telegraphy -
WAAF
Women's Auxiliary Air Force -
Walk-round balcony
Platform around front and sides of control tower -
Watch office
[archaic] Original term for control tower [qv] -
Winch-launched
Referring to gliders not towed into the air by powered aircraft -
Window
Metal strip dropped to jam enemy radar -
Windsock
Fabric sleeve used to determine direction of wind -
Wing
Military unit, ranked above a squadron and below a Group -
Wing loading
Total weight of aircraft divided by its wing area -
WRAF
Women's Royal Air Force -
WW1
World War One -
WW2
World War Two