NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet Flashcards
NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet Also FAA/ITU/IMO numeric
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization - developed in the 1950’s. A treaty between the US and some European countries in fear of the expansion of the Soviet Union
What does ICAO stand for?
The International Civil Aviation Organization - specialized agency of the United Nations that has something to do with making sure all the aero-planes and such are all working properly and ensures consistency and growth in the… flight.. community and such.
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The naming of letters of an alphabetic writing system so that a letter’s name begins with the letter itself
A
Alfa/Alpha - AL fah
B
Bravo - BRAH voh
C
Charlie - CHAR lee
D
Delta - DEL tah
E
Echo - EKK oh
F
Foxtrot - FOKS trot
G
Golf - Golf
H
Hotel - HO tell
I
India - IN dee ah
J
Juliett/Juliet - JEW lee ett
K
Kilo - KEY loh
L
Lima - LEE mah
M
Mike - Mike
N
November - NOH vem ber
O
Oscar - OSS car
P
Papa - PAH pah
Q
Quebec - keh BECK
R
Romeo - ROW me oh
S
Sierra - see AIR ah
T
Tango - TANG go
U
Uniform - YOU nee form
V
Victor - VIK ter