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Re: Amelia movie
From: UNK
Date: 2009 Nov 17, 01:41 -0800
From: UNK
Date: 2009 Nov 17, 01:41 -0800
Did anyone else notice the radioman on Itasca calling Earhart, who's call sign was KHAQQ, as KING-HOW-ABLE-QUEEN-QUEEN when this phonetic alphabet had not yet been invented in 1937? The proper usage, based on the 1927 Navy Bluejackets Manual, should have been KING-HYPO- AFFIRMATIVE-QUACK-QUACK. (This is where the name Station Hypo comes from for the the navy's code breaking station in Hawaii in W.W.II.) gl -- NavList message boards: www.navlist.net Or post by email to: NavList@navlist.net To , email NavList+@navlist.net
