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By 1921, the RAF "Telephony Spelling Alphabet" had been adopted by all three armed services, and was then made mandatory for UK civil aviation, as announced in Notice to Airmen Number 107. [15] In 1956, the NATO phonetic alphabet was adopted due to the RAF's wide commitments with NATO and worldwide sharing of civil aviation facilities. [16]
The US alphabet became known as Able Baker after the words for A and B. The Royal Air Force adopted one similar to the United States one during World War II as well. Other British forces adopted the RAF radio alphabet, which is similar to the phonetic alphabet used by the Royal Navy during World War I.
Also, the Allied spelling alphabets were all defined soley by military agencies, while the NATO phonetic alphabet article is incorrectly named--it talks about the spelling alphabet designed and defined by the (non-military) international civil aviation organization under the UN. Different alphabets, different owners, and military vs. civilian.
This alphabet was the origin of phrases such as "ack-ack" (A.A. for anti-aircraft), "pip-emma" for pm and Toc H for an ex-servicemen's association. It was developed on the Western Front of the First World War. The RAF developed their "telephony spelling alphabet", which was adopted by all three services and civil aviation in the UK from 1921.
Diver – radio-telephony code word for a sighted V-1 flying bomb. Fighter night – introduced in November 1940, night patrols above a specified height with orders to shoot down any multi-engined aircraft. [1] Flower – counter-air patrols in the area of enemy airfields to preventing aircraft from taking off and attacking those aircraft that ...
Talk: RAF radio alphabet. Add languages. ... may as well add a fourth column comparing the NATO alphabet. 1924–1942 changes in 1942–1943 changes in 1943–1956
Radio frequency is becoming saturated, degraded, or jammed and briefer transmissions must follow. Broadcast Request/directive to switch to broadcast control. Broke lock Loss of radar/infrared (IR) lock-on (advisory). Bruiser Friendly air-launched anti-ship missile (AShM) (for example, Harpoon, Exocet, or Penguin missiles). Buddy lock
Update: I have merged RAF radio alphabet into Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet and renamed it Allied Military Phonetic Spelling Alphabet. My intent is to update this new article sufficiently so that it can be renamed NATO phonetic alphabet and the content from the #Prior alphabets section of this article be deleted or merged into the new ...