FISH TERMINOLOGIES Defence of Britain Report Format: Hierarchical listing - alpha Notes: No longer actively maintained Date: February 2020 ABLUTIONS BLOCK SN A building used as a control centre for the Air SN A building housing toilets and washing facilities. Raid Precautions network, responsible for issuing CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION air raid warnings and coordinating fire and BT ANCILLARY BUILDING rescue services. RT BARRACK BLOCK CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE ACCESS HOLE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HEADQUARTERS CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT DOMESTIC SITE SN A building used during the Second World War to co-ordinate action against enemy air raids. ACCOMMODATION HUT CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN A hut used for the accommodation of members of BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE the armed forces. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS LANTERN CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT ANCILLARY BUILDING SN A specialized lantern, with a reduced glare, for use in air raids. ACTIVE AIR DEFENCE SITE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN A site equipped for active defensive action BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE against an airborne enemy assault. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS OBSERVATION POST CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT AIR DEFENCE SITE SN An observation post used by Air Raid NT ANTI AIRCRAFT DEFENCE SITE Precautions wardens to watch for aircraft and BLOODHOUND MISSILE LAUNCH SITE bomb strikes. BOMBING DECOY SITE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION FIGHTER COMMAND STATION BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE PARACHUTE AND CABLE LAUNCHER AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS REPORT CENTRE THOR MISSILE LAUNCH SITE SN A centre used by the Air Raid Precautions ADMIRALTY SIGNAL ESTABLISHMENT network to co-ordinate reports of air raids in an SN A building or site conducting research into area. communication techniques for use in the Royal CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION Navy. BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SIGN ADMIRALTY SIGNAL STATION SN A sign used by the Air Raid Precautions network SN A building or site used for naval communications. to assist in identifying vital equipment and CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION resources in the event of an air raid or to aid movement during blackouts. AEROPLANE REPAIR SECTION SHED CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN A shed used for the maintenance and repair of BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE aircraft. CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SIGNAL BOX BT TECHNICAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL SITE SN A brick built railway signal box, usually with a reinforced correct roof, designed to minimize the Aeroplane Shed (Type A) effects of blast damage from aerial bombardment USE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A) and thus protect the signalling equipment. Aeroplane Shed (Type B) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE USE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B) AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE Aeroplane Shed (Type C) SN A site used by the Air Raid Precautions network. USE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE C) Use more specific term. AIR DEFENCE SITE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION CIVIL DEFENCE SITE SN A site equipped for passive or active defence BT against an airborne enemy assault. NT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS CENTRE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS HEADQUARTERS AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS LANTERN BT DEFENCE SITE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS OBSERVATION POST NT ACTIVE AIR DEFENCE SITE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS REPORT CENTRE PASSIVE AIR DEFENCE SITE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SIGN AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SIGNAL BOX SN A building used for the daily administration of the AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS STORE Royal Air Force. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS TRAINING CENTRE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIR RAID WARDENS POST BT MILITARY HEADQUARTERS AIR RAID WARNING SIREN NT AIR TRAINING CORPS HEADQUARTERS FIREWATCHERS POST AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS CENTRE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS STORE 2 SN A building used for the storage and distribution of SN A structure used for the housing and servicing of civilian respirators and Air Raid Precautions aircraft. equipment. CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT AIRCRAFT STORAGE FACILITY BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE NT AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TRANSPORTABLE) AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A) AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS TRAINING CENTRE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A1) SN A centre used to train Air Raid Precautions AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A2) wardens. AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B1) BT TRAINING SITE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B2) AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE C) AIR RAID SHELTER AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE D) AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE E) SN A fortified structure used to protect civilians AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE J) and/or military personnel from enemy bombing. AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE K) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE L) BT CIVIL DEFENCE SITE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE S) NT ANDERSON SHELTER AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE VR1) BLAST SHELTER AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE VR2) CONSOL SHELTER BARRAGE BALLOON HANGAR MORRISON SHELTER BUTLER COMBAT HANGAR RAIDSAFE SHELTER HINAIDI AIRCRAFT SHED REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SHELTER LAMELLA HANGAR RT NUCLEAR BUNKER ROBINS (TYPE B) AIR RAID WARDENS POST SUPER ROBINS SUPER ROBINS (TYPE A) SN A purpose-built or adapted structure used by an Air Raid Warden for coordinating activities. AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TRANSPORTABLE) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN An aircraft hangar designed to be moved from BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE site to site as necessary. AIR RAID WARNING SIREN CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR SN A siren used to warn of an impending attack by NT AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T) enemy aircraft. BELLMAN HANGAR CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BESSONNEAU HANGAR (TYPE H) BT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS SITE BLISTER HANGAR AIR SEA RESCUE STATION CALLENDER HANGAR SN A site or building used to co-ordinate Air-Sea FROMSON HANGAR Rescue operations. MAIN HANGAR CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION PENTAD HANGAR BT MILITARY BASE AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A) AIR TRAINING CORPS HEADQUARTERS UF Aeroplane Shed (Type A) SN A permanent military RAF aircraft hangar type, SN A building used for the daily administration of that designed in 1924. It features a steel frame (with branch of the RAF dealing with training pilots. longitudinal ridge and valley trusses for the roof) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION reinforced concrete and brick infilling for the BT AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS walls. Typically 122 foot span by 249 foot in AIRCRAFT COMPASS PLATFORM length. SN A circular concrete platform onto which aircraft CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION would be taxied allowing the ground crew to BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR calibrate, check and adjust the accuracy of the AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A1) aircrafts compass, usually by rotating the SN An aircraft hangar built to Air Ministry design. platform. Mainly constructed on aircraft factory CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION aerodromes. BT AIRFIELD SITE CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR SN A site which is known, or believed to be, where AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE A2) an aircraft crashed. It is an offence to interfere SN An aircraft hangar built to Air Ministry design with the wreckage of crashed military aircraft number 454/43. Mainly constructed on aircraft without a licence (Protection of Military Remains factory aerodromes Act 1986). CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR AIRCRAFT HANGAR UF Aircraft Shed 3 AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B) on its side used in World War II. It was intended UF Aeroplane Shed (Type B) for storage purposes on Aircraft Storage Unit SN Aircraft hangars designed by T. Bedford stations. Consulting Engineers to meet the requirement to CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION repair damaged heavy bombers in situ on their BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR airfields. AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE L) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION UF Aircraft Storage Shed (Type L) BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR SN A curved military aircraft hangar produced in AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B1) 1939. The frame is steel which is then clad with steel sheeting and reinforced concrete and SN A large type of military repair hangar mainly used typically covered with a thin layer of concrete, on WWII bomber bases, constructed using steel earth and turf. stanchions and clad in corrugated iron. B 1 CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION hangars were part of a series of prefabricated BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR buildings intended to supplement existing hangars on bases. AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE S) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN A small transportable hangar built by the Teesdie BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR Bridge and Engineering Company. Mainly used on AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE B2) RNAS airfields for folding wing aircraft. CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN An aircraft hangar designed by T. Bedford BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR Consulting Engineers usually erected on aircraft factory sites rather than operational airfields. AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T) CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION SN A temporary, steel-framed transportable hangar BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR developed by Teesside Bridge and Engineering AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE C) Company to replace the obsolete Bellman hangars.A temporary, steel-framed transportable UF Aeroplane Shed (Type C) hangar. SN A type of large steel framed aircraft hangar CL MILITARY DEFENCE AND FORTIFICATION introduced by the Royal Air Force in its Expansion BT AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TRANSPORTABLE) Period with a number of