| The English Phonetic Alphabet Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta
Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo
Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo
Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee
Zulu
Zero One Two Tree Fower Fife Six Seven Eight Niner
This alphabet came into use in (around) 1955, and is approved by NATO, the
International Civil Aviation Organization, the FAA, and the International
Telecommunication Union. Different bodies prefer different spellings of these words.
It is commonly used by all branches of the US Armed Services. The British sometimes
substitute Indigo for India.
There have been several such alphabets in use for at least the last hundred and fifty
years, and in many languages other than English.
Before 1954, the US Navy used the following phonetic radio alphabet: Able Baker
Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How Item Jig King Love Mike Nan Oboe Peter Queen Roger Sugar
Tare Uncle Victor William X-ray Yoke Zebra
The Telecomm B phonetic alphabet: Alfred Benjamin Charles David Edward Frederick
George Harry Isaac Jack King London Mary Nellie Oliver Peter Queen Robert Samuel Tommy
Uncle Victor William Xray Yellow Zebra
Nancy is commonly substituted for Nellie as well as Boy for Benjamin. |
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