| A | - Attack |
| AEW | - Airborne Early Warning |
| AH | - Attack Helicopter |
| AL | - Army Liaison |
| AOP | - Army Observation Post |
| AS | - Antisubmarine |
| ASR | - Air Sea Rescue |
| B | - Bomber |
| B(I) | - Bomber (Interceptor) |
| C | - Cargo |
| CC | - VIP Transport |
| D | - Drone |
| DB | - Dive Bomber |
| DWI | - Magnetic Mine Destroyer |
| E | - Electronic |
| F | - Fighter |
| F/A | - Fighter/Attack |
| FAW | - Fighter, All Weather |
| F(AW) | - Fighter (All Weather) |
| FB | - Fighter Bomber |
| FGA | - Fighter, Ground Attack |
| F(GA) | - Fighter (Ground Attack) |
| FGR | - Fighter, Ground Attack and Reconnaisance |
| FRS | - Fighter, Reconnaissance and Strike |
| GA | - Ground Attack |
| GR | - Ground Attack and Reconnaisance |
| HAR | - Helicopter, Air Rescue |
| HAS | - Helicopter, Antisubmarine |
| HC | - Helicopter, Cargo |
| HCC | - Helicopter, VIP Transport |
| HM | - Helicopter, Maritime |
| HMA | - Helicopter, Maritime Attack |
| HR | - Helicopter, Rescue |
| HT | - Helicopter, Training |
| HU | - Helicopter, Utility |
| K | - Tanker |
| KC | - Tanker/Cargo |
| Met | - Meteorological |
| MR | - Maritime Reconnaisance |
| MRA | - Maritime Reconnaisance and Attack |
| NF | - Night Fighter |
| PR | - Photographic Reconnaisance |
| R | - Reconaissance |
| S | - Strike |
| SR | - Strategic Reconnaisance |
| T | - Training |
| TB | - Torpedo Bomber |
| TF | - Torpedo Fighter |
| TR | - Torpedo Reconnaisance |
| TT | - Target Tug |
| U | - Utility |