Code words used by the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

: *Angels – height in thousands of feet. *Bandit – identified enemy aircraft. *Bogey – unidentified (possibly unfriendly) aircraft. *Buster – radio-telephony code phrase for 'maximum throttle' or full power climb. *Channel Stop – Air operations intended to stop enemy shipping passing through the

Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait (french: Pas de Calais - ''Strait of Calais''), is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and the North Sea, separating Great Britain from continent ...

.Rawlings, John D.R., ''Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft'', London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. *Circus – daytime bomber attacks with fighter escorts against short range targets, to occupy enemy fighters and keep them in the area concerned. *Diver – radio-telephony code word for a sighted

V-1 flying bomb The V-1 flying bomb (german: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry () designation was Fi 103. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany ...

. *Flower – Counter-air patrols in the area of enemy airfields to preventing aircraft from taking off and attacking those aircraft that succeeded. *Gardening – mine-laying operations. *Instep – missions to restrict attacks on

Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was founded in 1936, when the RAF was restructured into Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands and played an important role during the Second World War. Maritime Aviation ...

aircraft by maintaining a presence over the Western Approaches. *Intruder – offensive patrols to destroy enemy aircraft over their own territory, usually carried out at night. *Jim Crow – coastal patrols to intercept enemy aircraft crossing the British coastline; originally intended to warn of invasion in 1940. *Kipper – patrols to protect fishing boats in the North Sea against air attack. *Mahmoud – sorties flown by

de Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the World War II, Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden ...

es equipped with rear-facing radar; when an enemy aircraft was detected a 180° turn enabled an attack. *Mandolin – attacks on enemy railway transport and other ground targets. *Noball – attacks on V-weapons launch sites and related targets. *Ramrod – short range bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to Circus attacks. *Ranger – freelance flights over enemy territory by units of any size, to occupy and tire enemy fighters. *Rhubarb – fighter or fighter-bomber sections, at times of low cloud and poor visibility, crossing the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" ( Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), ( Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Ka ...

and then dropping below cloud level to search for opportunity targets such as railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft on the ground, enemy troops, and vehicles on roads.Johnson, 'Johnnie' J.E., ''Wing Leader'', London: Chatto & Windus (1956). *Roadstead – dive bombing and low level attacks on enemy ships at sea or in harbour. *Rodeo – fighter sweeps over enemy territory. *Rover – armed reconnaissance flights with attacks on opportunity targets. *

Scramble Scramble, Scrambled, or Scrambling may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games * ''Scramble'' (video game), a 1981 arcade game Music Albums * ''Scramble'' (album), an album by Atlanta-based band the Coathangers * ''Scrambles'' (album) ...

– fast take-off and climb to intercept enemy aircraft. *

Tally-ho Tally-ho is the traditional cry made by the huntsman to tell others the quarry has been sighted. It may also be used with directions, including "away" and "back". First used in fox-hunting, it was adapted in the 19th century to describe some hor ...

– radio-telephony code word for 'enemy in sight'.

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