Eric Heathcote – Photo: Service Record page 1

Here is a list of abbreviations:

• DofPE – Duration of Present Emergency
• RC – Recruits Centre
• AMES – Air Ministry Experimental Station
• SD – Special Duties
• RadOP – Radar Operator
• AC2 – Aircraftsman Second Class
• AC1 – Aircraftsman First Class
• LAC – Leading Aircraftsman
• Cpl – Corporal
• PTC – Personnel Transit Centre
• PDC – Personnel Dispatch Centre
• RDF – Radio Direction Finding