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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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. Letter names for unambiguous communication Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet. Alphabetic code words A lfa N ovember B ravo O scar C harlie P apa D elta Q uebec E cho R omeo F oxtrot S ierra G olf T ango H otel U niform I ndia V ictor J uliett W hiskey K ilo X ray L ...
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.
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Sheet music. The "Royal Air Force March Past" is the official march of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and is used in some other Commonwealth air forces, such as the Royal Canadian Air Force. The original score was completed by Walford Davies in 1918 for the new RAF.
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
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 ...
Pilots of 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron lend a hand pushing an early Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXb at RAF Biggin Hill in late 1942. Note the 611 unit identifier 'FY' and the individual aircraft identifier letter 'V'. Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron ...