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Help needed in figuring out these Abbeviations ?

I hope someone can help me out . I have a listing of 385thBG aircraft arranged by their aircraft numbers  that was provided by Bill Varnedoe ,Jr. It  also includes numerous abbreviations which I am trying to figure out . Maybe someone can help out , or direct me to a reliable resource where I might be able to find an answer to my question. My local libraries have a VERY LIMITED selection of World War II books. Any  assistance would be GREATLY APPRECIATED .
Here are the abbreviations;
MIA CR             CLB,SAL                   FL CL G SAL    FR C G           GA SAL
MAC CL E         CLF later RT              FL CR H          FR DT C         WO SAL
MAC W/G          CL & CL SAL , CLE   FL CR G           FR DT A         SZ
DT-Portugal      CLF & CLF RT           FL CR F           FR CR G        SZ DT
DT-C                 Cr H & CR H             FL DT C           FR CR H
DT-N                 CR                                                  FR  CR B
                         CR E                                              FR DT M 
                        CR SAL                                           FR DT N  
                        CR A                                               FR DT  SAL
                         CR F                                              FR CR  F 
                        CR Eng                                           FR CR B SAL
                        CR G                                             
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    Just looking through these,  they would appear to be disposition codes which relate to the fate of the aircraft.   I will make some guesses on these to start the ball rolling, but you can probably figure them out for yourself.
     
    DT is probably Ditched,  -C would be the English Channel, -N the North Sea,
    -Portugal is obvious. A may be the Atlantic.
    The CL codes are probably Crash Landing , F (France), H (Holland) G(Gemany) E(England) B(Belgium)  etc.  
    CR is probably Crashed  with similar country/location codes.  SAL is salvaged.  RT is probably returned.
    FL is probably? forced landing.
    WO is Written Off.
    FR may be Failed to Return.  That may have been the first notation on a plane then, as information became available,  the additional notations were added.
     
    You can probably figure all these out by going back to the original serial numbers of a few of the aircraft and checking their fates  on AviationArchaeology.com, Fold3.com, etc.  
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