The Warbirds

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ACT: Air Combat Tactics; dogfighting.

ACTIVE, THE: Main runway in use.

AILERON ROLL: A rolling maneuver along the longitudinal axis of an aircraft induced by the aileron controls on the trailing edge of the wing.

AIM: The designation for a U.S. air-to-air missile, e.g., AIM-9.

AIRCRAFT COMMANDER: The pilot in command of an aircraft regardless of the rank of any other officer on board.

ALCE: Airlift Command Element. A small command post in MAC used for controlling the movement of cargo and aircraft.

ATC: Air Traffic Control or an air traffic control agency.

BACKSEATER: A Weapon Systems Officer.

BANDIT: A hostile aircraft.

BARREL, THE: Slang for alert duty, being on alert, or the alert facility.

BARRIER: Arrestment cables stretched across each end of a runway. The hook of a fighter aircraft can be lowered to catch the cable for an emergency stop, much like an aircraft carrier landing.

BDA: Bomb Damage Assessment: a post-attack evaluation of results.

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