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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Thu May 19, 2011 5:55 am

List updated with new additions
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by POL » Thu May 19, 2011 7:44 am

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

Post by Snafu » Thu May 19, 2011 11:30 am

Cheers Chris...plenty coming in all the time :pop:
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by POL » Thu May 19, 2011 11:35 am

I've got some more scribbled down after a visit to CFMU at the weekend, will take a look when I get home and try and read my writing! :P
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Thu May 19, 2011 12:01 pm

Be good to get any updates you might have :thumb:
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Sat May 21, 2011 12:56 pm

ChrisGlobe wrote:Lahob - Qatar AF C-17
Pilot giving Lahob as F16 today
Edit 22/5/11 mode-s is showing Lahob 240 as Qatar C17 as you described :S
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Tue May 31, 2011 6:30 am

List updated
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by HunterF6 » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:51 pm

few bits for the list

Mammoth = Mammut (Spanish B707)
Vendetta = EA18 (out of Aviano)
Uranus = 112PM 380 Mira EMB-145 from Elefsis (transitted area on few occasions, not an active mission)
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by RichC » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:05 pm

Crossbow 67 on At the moment, RTB Trapani. US or Canadian
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:49 am

Canadian Rich, CF-18
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:51 am

HunterF6 wrote:few bits for the list

Mammoth = Mammut (Spanish B707)
Vendetta = EA18 (out of Aviano)
Uranus = 112PM 380 Mira EMB-145 from Elefsis (transitted area on few occasions, not an active mission)
List updated, thanks :)
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:49 am

Updated, thanks
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by HunterF6 » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:58 pm

any chance the list can be expanded to include the bases the aircraft are operating from?? or would this be opening a proverbial can of worms? totally understand if that would create too much work.
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:55 am

I can have a bash Hunter, but many of the planes were from early in the conflict and I'll have to trawl back through the Malta ATC thread to give us a clue
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by HunterF6 » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:06 am

sounds like too big a task, could do it with future ammendments tho?
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:32 am

Put in the ones I've got up to now..any help from anyone else will be appreciated....just heard one new callsign Duster
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by CRGJones » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:15 pm

Knife 66 just given clearance on Malta ATC direct to Trapani. Controller asked him to confirm single Eurofighter. Pilot replied with yes, just a single fighter this evening...
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by Snafu » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:21 am

Nice update, thanks...list amended :)
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Re: Callsigns heard

Post by HunterF6 » Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:47 pm

good work with the bases added, excellent, sure it will prove very usefull
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