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Re: BOAC in the old days
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:45 am
by ExSp33db1rd
Ref post #80
I never discovered if there was an "official" geographic alphabet, or if people just made up what was suitable at the time ? X might test the initiative, X for X-Ray being the obvious choice I guess ?
Re: BOAC in the old days
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:48 am
by Rwy in Sight
A former boss used (when talking to the head office in a country famous for its cooking and fast cars and drivers and very weak English) to use names of cities around Italy.
ExSp33db1rd, in an airline's office in Belgium they used Xavier for X.
Re: BOAC in the old days
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 7:19 am
by G-CPTN
A for horses, B for mutton, C for yourself, D for mation, E for castle, F for vescance, G for police, H for consent, I for the engine, J for oranges, K for teria, L for bet, M for sis, N for mation, O for crying out loud, P for relief, Q for chips, R for mo, S for you, T for chewing, U for mism, V for la France, W for quits, X for breakfast, Y for crying out loud, Z for a joke.
Re: BOAC in the old days
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:08 am
by ExSp33db1rd
E for a castle ?? Hever Castle ??
Re: BOAC in the old days
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 11:10 am
by G-CPTN
ExSp33db1rd wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:08 am
E for a castle ?? Hever Castle ??
Yes.
Re: BOAC in the old days
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:44 pm
by ian16th
ExSp33db1rd wrote: ↑Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:06 am
Living in Singapore, the non-aviation telephonists used geographical names, B for Brazil, M for Minnesota, F for France, S for Sydney etc. Novel !
Then it should be B for Bristol(S)
