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Aircraft Call Signs
The list below was taken from the 619th TCS Training Manual and is only a partial
list of aircraft call signs in SEA. For a list of call signs that
includes ground sites, operations, etc. in SEA, go to http://members.tripod.com/chancefac/
What they really called them
Besides the official names of aircraft like Skytrain for the C-47, most had
other names given to them by the men who flew them (Gooney Bird for the C-47). Air Force
Magazine published an extensive collection of nicknames going back to the 1914
Curtis JN4 (Jenny). Go to the AFA website
at
http://www.afa.org/magazine/sept1990/0990airplanes.html to see the entire
article.
a. Reconnaissance Aircraft
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Call Sign |
Type Aircraft |
Base |
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1. Strobe |
RF-4C |
Tan Son Nhut |
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2. Sage |
RF-4C |
Tan Son Nhut |
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3 Polkadot |
RF-101 |
Tan Son Nhut |
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4. Moonglow |
RB-57 |
Tan Son Nhut |
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5. Steel |
EC-47 |
Tan Son Nhut |
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6. Vanguard |
RU-6 |
Long Thanh |
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7. Vanguard |
RU.-21 |
Long Thanh |
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8. Vanguard |
RU-1 |
Long Thanh |
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9. Vanguard |
RU-8D |
Long Thanh |
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10. Prong |
EC-47 |
Phan Rang |
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11. Uptight |
OV-1 |
Vung Tau |
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12. Blackpony |
OV-10 |
Vung Tau |
b. Strike Aircraft
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Call Sign |
Type Aircraft |
Base |
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1. Hawk |
F-100 |
Bien Hoa |
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2. Hawk |
A-37 |
Bien Hoa |
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3. Ramrod |
F-100 |
Bien Hoa |
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4. Dice |
A-37 |
Bien Hoa |
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5. Rap |
A-37 |
Bien Hoa |
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6. Falcon |
F-5 (VNAF) |
Bien Hoa |
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7. Dog |
A-37 |
Bien Hoa |
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8. Buckshot |
F-4 |
Bien Hoa |
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9. Cobra |
F-4 |
Phu Cat |
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10. Warhawk |
F-4 |
Phu Cat |
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11. Blade |
F-100 |
Phan Rang |
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12. Bobcat |
F-100 |
Phan Rang |
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13. Devil |
F-100 |
Phan Rang |
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14. Yellow jacket |
F-100 |
Phan Rang |
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15. Magpie |
RAAF Canberra |
Phan Rang |
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16 Tide |
F-100 |
Phan Rang |
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17. Boxer |
F-4 |
Phan Rang |
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18. Hammer |
F-4 |
Cam Rahn Bay |
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19. Sharkbait |
F-4 |
Cam Rahn Bay |
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20. Phantom |
F-4 |
Cam Rahn Bay |
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21. Whiskey |
|
Cam Rahn Bay |
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22. Dusty |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
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23. Limit |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
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24. Litter |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
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25. Sabre |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
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26. Misty |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
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27. Icon |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
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28. Elect |
F-100 |
Tuy Hoa |
c. Gunship
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Call Sign |
Type Aircraft |
Base |
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1. Shadow |
AC-119 |
Tan Son Nhut |
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2. Spooky |
AC-47 |
Bien Hoa |
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3. Stinger |
AC-119 |
Phan Rang |
d. Rescue Aircraft
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Call Sign |
Type Aircraft |
Base |
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1. Pedro |
HH-43 |
Tan Son Nhut |
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2. Pedro |
HH-43 |
Bien Hoa |
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