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Note: Where the same abbreviation has more than one meaning, the several meanings have been arranged alphabetically. Abbreviations preceded by an asterisk (*), other than Navy numbers, may never be used singly; those preceded by the symbol for number (#) are the Bureau of Personnel Condensation Code for use in dispatch orders to personnel.
V-1, V-2, V-3 -- Divisions of the Air Department aboard an aircraft carrier
V -- Canadian Vickers (manufacturer's symbol)
V -- Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corporation(ConVAir) (manufacturer's symbol)
V -- Heavier-than-air aircraft
V -- Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (formerly Vega Aircraft Corporation) (manufacturer's symbol)
V-1 -- Pilotless flying bomb employed by the Germans
V-2 -- Rocket bomb employed by the Germans
V -- Vega Aircraft Corporation (now Lockheed Aircraft Corporation) (manufacturer's symbol)
V -- Vertical in line (aircraft engine)
V -- Vickers, Inc. (manufacturer's symbol)
V -- Volunteer (U.S. Naval Reserve)
V -- Vultee Aircraft, Inc. (manufacturer's symbol)
V1 -- Accredited College Program and Naval ROTC (USNR classification)
V2 -- Aviation Branch (USNR classification)
V3 -- Communications (USNR classification)
V4 -- Intelligence (USNR classification)
V5 -- Aviation Cadets (USNR classification)
V6 -- General Service and Specialists (USNR classification)
V7 -- Midshipmen Officer Candidates (USNR classification)
V8 -- Aviation Pilot Training, Enlisted Reserve (USNR classification)
V9 -- WAVES Officer Candidates (USNR classification)
V10 -- WAVES Enlisted Personnel (USNR classification)
V11 -- Midshipmen Officer Candidates O (Older Group) (USNR classification)
V12 -- College Training Program (USNR classification)
VA -- Ambulance plane
VA -- Veterans' Administration
VA -- Virginia
VA -- Visual Training Aid Specialist
VABPF -- Vice Admiral British Pacific Fleet
VA (D) -- Vice Admiral (Destroyers) (GB)
VADM -- Vice Admiral
"Valiant" -- See SNV-#
VAM -- Vice Admiral, Malta (GB)
*VAN -- Advanced
VAQ(VPF) -- Vice Admiral Administration British Pacific Fleet at Melbourne
VB -- Navy bombing plane
VB -- Navy dive bomber squadron
VBF -- Navy bombing-fighting aircraft
VBF -- Navy bomber-fighter squadron
VBT -- Bombing, torpedo plane
VC -- Composite aircraft squadron
VC -- Veterinary Corps (Army)
VCB -- Construction Battalion (USNR classification)
VCNO -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations
VCS -- Cruiser-scouting squadron
VD -- Photographic squadron (aircraft)
VD -- Venereal Disease
V-DISC -- Recording of musical entertainment
VDP -- Volunteer Reservists in drill pay status
VE -- Air Evacuation squadron
V-E -- Victory-Europe (9 May 1945)
"Ventura" -- See PV-1-3
Vert 2-exp -- Vertical double expansion engine
Vert 3-exp -- Vertical triple expansion engine
Vert 4-exp -- Vertical quadruple expansion engine
*VES -- Vessel
VESCA(S) -- Vessels and Cargo
*VET -- Veteran
VetAdm -- Veterans Administration
VF -- Navy fighter plane
VF -- Navy fighter squadron
VFB -- Fighter bombing plane
VF(M) -- Fighter plane (two-engine)
VF(N) -- Navy night fighter squadrons
VG -- Light transport plane (single-engine)
VG -- Very good
VGF -- Escort-fighting squadron
VGS -- Escort-scouting squadron
VH -- Ambulance plane
VH -- Navy rescue squadron
VHF -- Very High Frequency
VI -- Virgin Islands
Vice Adm -- Vice Admiral
Vice CNO -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Victor -- "V" in the phonetic alphabet
"Vindicator" -- See SB2U-#
VIO -- Visual Intercept Officer
VIP -- Very Important Person
"Viper" -- See BAKA
VIPI -- Very Important Person Indeed
VIR -- Virginia
VIS -- Visibility
*VIS -- Visual
VJ -- Utility plane
VJ -- Navy utility squadrons
V-J -- Victory-Japan (14 August 1945)
V-J(M) -- Utility, 2-engine plane
V-JR -- Utility-transport plane
VK -- Drone
VKN -- Target drone (training)
VL -- Glider
VLA -- Very Low Altitude
VLB -- Navy glider (special)
VLN -- Training glider
V-Loan -- Production loan made under regulation V (Victory) of the Federal Reserve System
VLR -- Transport glider
VLR -- Very long range (aircraft)
VM -- Anti-aircraft Gunnery Instructors
VM -- Aviation Free Gunnery Instructors
VM -- Discharge Interviewers
VM -- Engineering Inspectors
VM -- Inspectors of Aviation Material
VM -- Ordnance Inspectors
VM -- Position Classifiers
VM -- V-Mail Specialists
V-Mail -- Letters transmitted by microfilm
VMB -- Marine medium and heavy patrol bomber squadron (land-based and seaplane)
VMBF -- Marine fighter bomber squadrons
VMD -- Marine photographic squadrons
VMF -- Marine fighter squadrons
VMF(N) -- Marine night fighter squadrons
VMJ -- Marine utility squadron
VML -- Marine glider squadron
VMO -- Marine observation squadron
VMO(AS) -- Marine observation squadron (artillery spotting)
VMR -- Marine transport squadron
VMSB -- Marine scout bombing squadron
VMTB -- Marine torpedo bomber squadron
VN -- Training plane
VO -- Observation plane
VO -- Navy battleship observation squadron
VO -- Verbal Order (Army)
VOC -- Navy observation spotter squadron
VOC -- Volunteer Officer Candidate (Army)
VOF -- Navy observation fighter squadron
VOG -- Navy observation plane squadron
*VOL -- Volunteer
VOpNav -- Vice Chief of Naval Operations (usually VCNO)
VOS -- Observation scout plane
*VOU -- Voucher
"Voyager" -- See JRB-2-3-4
VP -- Patrol plane
VP -- Navy patrol squadron
VP -- Venereal Pamphlet
VPB -- Patrol-bombing plane
VPB -- Navy medium and heavy patrol bomber squadron (land-based and seaplane)
VPB -- Vertical Plot Board
VPB (HL) -- Patrol Bomber, 4-engine, landplane
VPB (HS) -- Patrol Bomber, 4-engine, seaplane
VPB (ML) -- Patrol Bomber, 2-engine, landplane
VPB (MS) -- Patrol Bomber, 2-engine, seaplane
VPR -- Virtual PPI Reflectoscope (radar)
VPR-NMP -- VPR with Navigational Microfilm Projector (radar)
VPT -- Patrol-torpedo plane
VR -- Transport plane (multi-engine)
VR -- Navy transport squadron
VR (HL) -- Transport, 4-engine, landplane
VR (HS) -- Transport, 4-engine, seaplane
VR (ML) -- Transport, 2-engine, landplane
VR (MS) -- Transport, 2-engine, seaplane
VS -- Scouting plane
VS -- Navy shore-based scouting squadron
VS -- Visual Signal
VSB -- Scout-bombing plane
VSN -- Scout-training plane
VSN (M) -- Training plane, 2-engine
VSO -- Scout observation plane
VT -- Torpedo plane
VT -- Navy torpedo bomber squadron
VT -- Vermont
VTB -- Torpedo-bombing plane
VTD -- Navy aircraft (training)
VT fuse -- Variable Time fuse
VT-Loan -- Combination Production Termination loan
VT(N) -- Navy night torpedo bomber squadron
VTO -- Visual Training Officer
VTO -- Vocational Training Officer
