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
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