The Alpha, Bravo, Charlie story

RobWords & the secret story of the NATO phonetic alphabet

The Alpha, Bravo, Charlie story

I recall—although not compulsory— learning this was encouraged when I worked for the Airport. The history is complex and fascinating.

Alphabetic code words
AlfaNovember
BravoOscar
CharliePapa
DeltaQuebec
EchoRomeo
FoxtrotSierra
GolfTango
HotelUniform
IndiaVictor
JuliettWhiskey
KiloXray
LimaYankee
MikeZulu
NATO phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia

(Testing Scheduled Posts: I watched this/wrote this Sunday morning, it should appear Monday when I'll be cycling the Tapu-Coroglen Rd from Thames to Pauanui)