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There's been so much air traffic and new callsigns for me during the current operations that I've tried to compile a list of what's been heard. This is a combination of what I've heard and others have posted. As ever some of the c/s are open to conjecture - Phantom ..F15's or Danish F16's..Panther or Panta..US F15's and Italian Tornado's etc

Agip Italian - C130
Akila - Swedish AF Gripen Sigonella
Alien - RAF Tornado Gioia del Colle
Alpha Mike Echo - Spanish AF
Amigo -
Arrow - Sigonella
Ascot - RAF transport or deployment
Aurora CP-140 Aurora Sigonella
Axis - USAF EC130H Commando Solo III Souda Bay
Barbo - Spanish AF Casa CN 295 Decimomannu
Bear - USAF Rivet Joint RC 135W
Blast Dutch F16 Decimomannu
Blizzard - RAF Tornado GR4 Gioia del Colle
Blow -
Blue - USAF KC135
Boar - USAF A10 Aviano
Bobcat - Belgian F16 Araxos
Bolar- USAF F15 Aviano
Bone -USAF B-1B Lancer Ellsworth AFB
Brandy Italian AF F16 Trapani
Broadsword - E3 Sentry Trapani
Bulldog Formation Dutch F16 Decimomannu
Camber - Sigonella
Cameo -
Canforce -
Capitole - FAF
Carbon - RAF Typhoon or Tornado Gioia del Colle
Carnage - RAF Gioia del Colle
Catbird - US C20
Chaos - VAQ-132 EA-18G Aviano
Charlie Tango Mike root for Cotam
Cloak - Canadian CF-18 Trapani
Coastguard - (see Netherlands coastguard)
Convoy - USN transport
Core -
Cosaque - FAF
Cosworth -
Cotam - French Navy
Creech - USAF EC-130H 73-1581 55 ECG
Crossbow - Canadian AF CF-18 Trapani
Crunch -
Cyclon - RAF Gioia del Colle
Cyclops - CP140 Sigonella
Cylon - USAF F15 Aviano
Cylon - E-8C JSTARS Rota
Cyrano - French E3 Avord
Dagger - Canadian CF-18A Trapani
Damo - French E-2 Carrier Charles de Gaulle
Daniel - FAF Mirage Souda Bay
Danish AF -
Dawg -
Dazzle -
Devil - Italian AF Tornado Trapani
Diamond - FAF Souda Bay
Dragon - USAF RC-135W
Duke -
Dumbo - Spanish C130
Duster - Trapani
Elvis - USAF EC130 Souda Bay
English - RQ-4B Global Hawk Sigonella
Exxon - USAF KC135
Fagin - RAF Tristar
Falcon - DAF F16 Sigonella
Fang - RAF Tornado Gioia del Colle
Fatia - UAE F16 Sigonella
Fist -
Flash -
Focus - FAF Rafale
Forte - RQ-4B Global Hawk Sigonella
Fox -
French AF
French Navy
Fueller- USAF KC135
Funny - AC130 Sigonella
German AF -
Gambler - BAF F16 Araxos
Ganas - Sigonella
Gangster -
Gold - USAF tanker
Gonzo -
Hammer -
Havoc - RAF Typhoon Gioia del Colle
Hawg - USAF RC135
Hawk - USAF Global Hawk
Hellcat -
Herky - USAF C130
Hitman - Canadian AF CF-18 Trapani
Hogan -
Hunter -
Husky - Canadian AF airbus CC-150T Trapani
Icon- RAF Gioia del Colle
India - Italian Navy
Jason - Decimomannu
Jack - FAF Mirage Souda Bay
Jedi - RAF possibly Tornado and Typhoon Gioia del Colle
Jesse - USAF RC 135W
Kestrel - RAF Tornado GR4 Gioia del Colle
Killer -
King - USAF HC130
Knife - Italian AF Typhoon Trapani
Knight - Souda Bay
Kodak - Italian AF Tornado
Lahab - UAE AF F16 Sigonella
Lahob - Qatar AF C17
Lark - F18
Lascar - Rafale from Carrier Charles de Gaulle
Laurence -
Leaf -
Legacy - MV-22 Osprey USMC USS Kearsage
Lethal - Trapani
Lion - USAF C130
Lizard - RAF Gioia del Colle
Lucky - Aviano
Luigi - Italian AF KC-767
Lumas -
Lynch - RNLAF F16 Decimomannu
Lynx - Italian Tornado GR4 Trapani
Lyra - C130J Italian AF
Mammoth - Spanish AF B707 471 ESC Decimomannu
Manta - Italian ATR42 Guardia di Finanza
Marcotte - French AF C135CF Istres
Mario - Italian AF C130J Trapani
Mazda -
Memphis - BAF F16 Araxos
Merlin - Nimrod Akrotiri
Mission -
Mity - Swedish tanker Trapani
Mobil - USAF tanker
Monster - RAF Tornado Gioia del Colle
Nasty - DAF F16 Sigonella
Nation -
Nato -
Netherlands AF
Netherlands Coastguard- Dornier Do 228
Nike -
Nitro -
Nomad - Souda Bay
Norseman - F16
Odin -
Ogre - Sikorsky CH53 Sigonella
Oiler - Canadian AF CC130 Trapani
Olive - USAF RC135
Orange -
OUP - generic callsign for Operation Unified Protector first noted 8th June
Palm -
Panda -
Panther(Pante) - Italian Tornado Trapani
Panther - USAF F16 Aviano
Papa Sierra - P3 Orion Sigonella
Party -
Pasha - UAE AF F16 Sigonella
Petro - Canadian AF A310 Trapani
Phantom - Danish AF F16 Sigonella
Phoenix -
Pixel - French AF Marage F1
Player - BAF F16
Pod - USMC C130J Sigonella
Poison - Danish AF F16 Sigonella
Poker - F18
Pride -
Psycho - USAF A10 Aviano
Python - USAF E8C Rota
Quaker - French Navy Super Etendard
Rafair - used by Tornado at Luqa May 24th
Rama - USAF B1 flight of 2, May 26th
Rame - FAF
Rampage - RAF Typhoon Gioia del Colle
Raven - Trapani
Rawhide - USAF C-2A
Razor - RAF Typhoon Gioia del Colle
Reach
Ribas - USAF Predator
Rhino - USAF A10 Aviano
Righteous -US Marine Corps AV-8 Sigonella
Rico -
Rock - USAF RC135W 62-4158
Rocky -
Roman - Trapani
Romeo Alpha - US EP3 Souda Bay
Romeo Hotel - Root for Rawhide USAF C-2A
SAM - C32
Saarab - Qatari AF Mirage 2000
Saef - F16
Satan - Italian AF Tornado GR4 Trapani
Saturn - Sentinnel R1 Akrotiri
Scar - USAF RC135W
Shadow -
Shaheen - UAE AF F16 Sigonella
Shark
Sheik - US to Aviano
Shell - USAF KC10
Shocker - RAF Typhoon Gioia del Colle
Shuck - USAF E3
Simba - RAF VC10 Trapani
Sinbad -
Skiff - US AC130
Slammer - BAF F16 Araxos
Smoker -
Snake - Danish F16 Sigonella
Snapshot - RAF Sentinnel Akrotiri
Sniper - Canadian AF CF18 Trapani
Soap - C130
Solex - RAF E3D
South African - C130 at Malta 31/5/11
Spar - USAFE C40B
Sparrow -
Spartan -
Spear -
Spera - Italian AF P180 Avanti Trapani
Spicy - Souda Bay
Spider - Trapani
State -
Steel - C130 Sigonella
Stone - RJAF F16 Aviano
Stork - FAF Mirage 2000 GC01.002 Souda Bay
Strike - USAF F15 Aviano
Sultan -
Swedeforce
Swedish AF
Swing 43 - pilot id 2xF15 and 1xF16 to Decimomannu
Tbird - USAF C17
Tartan - RAF VC10 Trapani
Tazer - FAF
Tempest - RAF Gioia del Colle
Texaco - KC135
Thud - Aviano
Thunder - RAF Gioia del Colle
Thunder - MV/CV -22 USS Bathaan
Tiger - Swedish AF J39 Gripen Sigonella
Titon - Italian Eurofighter Trapani
Total - FAF C135 Istres
Totum -
Toxic - RNLAF Decimomannu
Trend - flight of 6 USAF F15 Eagles
Tribal - RAF GR4 Tornado Gioia del Colle
Trident -
Tunis AF
Turkish AF
Tyrant - RAF Typhoon Gioia del Colle
UAF - United Arab Emirates AF
United Nations - Lear 35
Uranus - 112 PM 380 Mira EMB-145 from Elefis
US Navy -
Valor - USAFE C-21A
Vampire - RAF Sentinel R1 Akrotiri
Vega - C130J Italian AF
Veilleur - FAF
Vendetta - EA-18G Aviano
Vice - AC 130 Sigonella
Viking - RNoAF F16 Souda Bay
Villain - DAF F16 Sigonella
Viper - USAF F16 Aviano
Vixen - RAF Typhoon Gioia del Colle
Voodoo - RNoAF or DAF F16
Vulture - USAF E-8C
Wasp -
Weasel - USAF F16 Aviano
Wedge - CAF CF18 Trapani
Wild -
Wizzard - Nimrod Akrotiri
Wolf - Italian Navy AV-8 ship Guisseppe Garibaldi
Zeus - E3 Rota

seeker33 wrote:Good list. Chaos are RAF Typhoons are they not?

Correct, but in this case they are US F16's based at Aviano

Great list mate.

Akila - swedish Gripen
Tartan 11 was on yesterday and gave aircraft as vc10
Texeco - kc135
Steel - f16 aviano
Snake - belgian f16
Sarab - Qatari m2000
Solex - RAF e3
Lion - USAF c130
Funny - AC 130

Cheers Pete

I have put in BOLD some additions/amendments

Snafu wrote:There's been so much air traffic and new callsigns for me during the current operations that I've tried to compile a list of what's been heard. This is a combination of what I've heard and others have posted. As ever some of the c/s are open to conjecture - Phantom ..F15's or Danish F16's..Panther or Panta..US F15's and Italian Tornado's etc

Agip Italian - C130
Akila
Ascot RAF Transport/Deployment
Aurora CP-140 aurora
Axis USAF EC130H Commando Solo III
Blast Dutch F-16AM
Boar - A10
Bobcat - Belgian F16
Bolar- F15
Bone - B-1B Lancer
Brandy
Bulldog Formation Dutch F16
Chaos - F16
Charlie Tango Mike This is the COTAM Root
Coastguard
Convoy Numerous USN transports
Cotam - French Navy (This is French Air Force transports, not Navy)
Cylon - F15
Cylon - E-8C JSTARS
Cyrano - French E3
English - RQ-4B Global Hawk
Exxon - KC135
Fagin - Tristar
Falcon - DAF F16
Fang - RAF Tornado
Forte - RQ-4B Global Hawk
French AF
French Navy
Fueller-KC135
Funny - C130
Hammer
Havoc - Eurofighter
Husky - Canadian airbus CC-150T
India - Italian Navy This is Italian AF Transports/tanker and Fighters
King USAF HC130
Kodak
Lark - F18
Lascar - Rafale from Carrier Charles de Gaulle
Legacy - MV-22 Osprey USMC USS Kearsage
Lion Various transports (C130J and KC130J under Ramstein ASOC/Wolfden command
Lynch Dutch F16
Mammoth - Italian B707 AAR
Marcotte French AF C135CF
Merlin - Nimrod
Monster - RAF Tornado
Nato NATO E-3A Sentry
Netherlands AF
Netherlands Coastguard
Norseman
Ogre - Sikorsky CH53
Olive - RC135
Panta - Italian Tornado
Papa Sierra - P3 Orion
Petro - Canadian A310
Phantom
Pod - USMC C130J
Poker - F18
Psycho Possible A-10
Python USAF E8C, but general theatre callsign for all B707 types
Reach Obvious
Rhino
Rico
Romeo Alpha - US EP3
SAM - C32
Sarab Qatar AF Mirage 2000
Satan - Sentinnel R1
Saturn - Sentinnel R1
Shell KC135R
Shocker - Eurofighter
Shuck - USAF E3
Skiff - US AC130
Smoker
Snake F-15E
Snapshot - Sentinel
Sniper - F18
Soap - C130
Solex RAF E3D
Steel USAF F16
Strike - F15
Swedeforce
Tartan VC-10
Texaco Generic callsign for any tanker that is tactical
Titon - Italian Eurofighter
Tribal - GR4
Tunis AF
Turkish AF
United Nations - Lear 35
Vice - AC 130
Viper - F16
Voodoo GR4
Weasel - F16
Wizzard - Nimrod
Wolf GR4
Zeus

India has also been used by Italian Navy EH101s
Phantom possibly F-15/F-16, was it ever confirmed?
Rhino was Aviano F-16s I think.
Zeus was a USAF E-3, is this another type generic though?

But in this case with AXIS, it has been used by the EC130. It flew over from the USA using it.

Thanks for the clairification and updates guys. I'm sure we'll all find this mutually beneficial

Chris ref Phantom, checked back and I had flight of 4 F15's confirmed by pilot

Nice One

though the inital post could do with the list being updated with the new additions/amendments so save people trawling through the thread and trying to piece everything together?

Just a thought!

List now updated...thanks guys..still a couple to identify

A new one this morning Rebus 15 confirmed by pilot as type Mike Quebec 1(Predator)
Also Loren 42 (Belgian F16?)....just heard direct and pilot was English and sounded more like Loris
Mobil 46 USAF tanker
Arrow 35..any ideas?

New today Shark...sounded Italian

Thanks to David Cenciotti for updates to the callsign list

PDA1234 wrote:Well I used hear speedbird into manchester, thought it was concorde, but apparently it was the VC10.

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/me ... edbird.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Speedbird is the callsign from British Airways, and previously for BOAC, who's VC-10 is in the photograph to which you link.

There's another update:
Chaos is a VAQ-132 EA-18G c/s
Panda US aircraft based in Aviano just heard (maybe both F-16CJ and EA-18G)
Snake DAF F-16 Sigonella
Are you sure Akila is a SweAF c/s and not a TuAF one?
Ciao

Funny:
the FAF Mirages from Souda Bay are using both "Jack" and "Daniel" c/s.

Original list updated

List updated with new additions

Lahob - Qatar AF C-17
Elvis - USAF EC-130
Hawk - USAF Global Hawks (Confirmed from FPL!)

Cheers Chris...plenty coming in all the time