[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-10-02 AT 05:04 PM (GMT)]Ever wondered how we ended up with the phonetic alphabet in use today ?…where did it start from ?….and by who ?….
Did some digging around and have come up with the following, thought you might find this interesting as it covers a large period of history.
As usual, any mistakes or missing stuff, please let me know
Read on :-
BRITISH BRITISH BRITISH BRITISH ALLIED NATO
ARMY ARMY ARMY ARMY FORCES 1959
SIGNALLING SIGNALLING SIGNALLING SIGNALLING WW2
REGS MANUAL MANUAL MANUAL
1904 1914 1927 1938
A ACK ACK ACK ACK ABLE ALFA
B BEER BEER BEER BEER BAKER BRAVO
C C C CHARLIE CHARLIE CHARLIE CHARLIE
D D DON DON DON DOG DELTA
E E E EDWARD EDWARD EASY ECHO
F F F F FREDDIE FOX FOXTROT
G G G G GEORGE GEORGE GOLF
H H H HARRY HARRY HOW HOTEL
I I I INK INK ITEM INDIA
J J J JOHNNY JOHNNIE JIG JULIET
K K K K KING KING KILO
L L L L LONDON LOVE LIMA
M EMMA EMMA MONKEY MONKEY MIKE MIKE
N N N N NUTS NAN NOVEMBER
O O O O ORANGE OBOE OSCAR
P PIP PIP PIP PIP PETER PAPA
Q Q Q QUEEN QUEEN QUEEN QUEBEC
R R R R ROBERT ROGER ROMEO
S ESSES ESSES SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR SIERRE
T TOC TOC TOC TOC TARE TANGO
U U U U UNCLE UNCLE UNIFORM
V VIC VIC VIC VIC VICTOR VICTOR
W W W W WILLIAM WHISKEY WHISKEY
X X X X X-RAY X0RAY X-RAY
Y Y Y Y YORKER YOKE YANKEE
Z Z Z Z ZEBRA ZEBRA ZULU
So now you know !
Cheers
Gary
By: geedee - 18th October 2002 at 18:33
RE: Phonetic alphabet.
Hey sparky…C.H.I.P’s ?…now you’re giving your age away…what would panch (or whatever the ‘ell he was called think?)
Cheers
Gary
By: sparky - 18th October 2002 at 18:09
RE: Phonetic alphabet.
Do the U.S. police still use Able, Baker, Charlie Dog etc, or did C.H.I.P.S. get it wrong! :+
By: geedee - 18th October 2002 at 17:28
RE: Phonetic alphabet.
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-10-02 AT 05:29 PM (GMT)]lets try a different approach this time !
It all started with the British Army Signalling Regs 1904:
A = ACK, B = BEER, M = EMMA, P =PIP, S = ESSES, T = TOC, V = VIC (ALL OTHER LETTERS WHERE THE SAME AS THE ALPHABET IE:- B,D,E, ETC ETC
Then along came British Army Signalling Manual 1914 :
A = ACK, B = BEER, D = DON, M = EMMA, P = PIP, S = ESSES, T = TOC, V = VIC (ALL OTHER LETTERS WHERE THE SAME AS THE ALPHABET IE:- C,E,F ETC
Then we have British Army Signalling Manual 1927 :
A = ACK, B= BEER, C= CHARLIE, D = DON, E = EDWARD, H = HARRY, I = INK, J = JOHHNY, M = MONKEY, P = PIP, Q = QUEEN, S = SUGAR, T = TOC, V = VIC (ALL OTHER LETTERS WHERE THE SAME AS THE ALPHABET IE: F,G,K ETC
Then the British Army Signalling Manual for 1938 came out :
A = ACK, B = BEER, C = CHARLIE, D = DON, E = EDWARD, F = FREDDIE, G = GEORGE, H = HARRY, I = INK, J = JOHHNIE (NOTE DIFFERENT SPELLING), K = KING, L = LONDON, M = MONKEY, N = NUTS, O = ORANGE, P = PIP, Q = QUEEN, R = ROBERT, S = SUGAR, T = TOC, U = UNCLE, V – VIC, W = WILLIAM, X = X-RAY, Y = YORKER, Z = ZEBRA.
Allied Forces of WW2 then came up with the following :
A = ABLE, B = BAKER, C = CHARLIE, D = DOG, E = EASY, F = FOX, G = GEORGE, H = HOW, I = ITEM, J = JIG, K = KING, L = LOVE, M = MIKE, N = NAN, O = OBOE, P = PETER, Q = QUEEN, R = ROGER, S = SUGAR, T = TARE, U = UNCLE, V – VICTOR, W = WHISKEY, X =X-RAY, Y = YOKE, Z = ZEBRA.
and we finish off with the NATO 1959 :
A = ALFA, B = BRAVO, C = CHARLIE, D = DELTA, E = ECHO, F = FOXTROT, G = GOLF, H = HOTEL, i = INDIA, K = KILO, L = LIMA, M = MIKE, N = NOVEMBER, O = OSCAR, P = PAPA, Q = QUEBEC, R = ROMEO, S = SIERRA, T = TANGO, U = UNIFORM, V – VICTOR, W = WHISKEY, X = X-RAY, Y =YANKEE, Z = ZULU
Hopefully this time it’ll be easier to read.
cheers
Gary
By: Arthur - 18th October 2002 at 17:24
RE: Phonetic alphabet.
The new ´NATO´ alphabet comes from the offices of the ASCC (Air Standards Coordinating Comittee), the same people who thought of the MiG-15 as a Fagot.
By: geedee - 18th October 2002 at 17:06
RE: Phonetic alphabet.
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-10-02 AT 05:30 PM (GMT)]Well…thats totally bollixed up isnt it ?
When I typed it out, it was all in neat columns and it fitted to the page perfectly. Look at it now…gotta find another way of doing now…dammit!
Please be patient (if you are interested check back later)
Cheers
Gary
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