RAF Phonetic Alphabet - Alphabets

Alphabets

1924–1942 1942–1943 1943–1956
Ace
Beer
Charlie
Don
Edward
Freddie
George
Harry
Ink
Johnnie
King
London
Monkey
Nuts 1
Orange
Pip
Queen
Robert
Sugar
Toc
Uncle
Vic 2
William
X-ray
Yorker
Zebra		 Apple
Beer
Charlie
Dog
Edward
Freddy
George
Harry
In
Jug/Johnny
King
Love
Mother
Nuts
Orange
Peter
Queen
Roger/Robert
Sugar
Tommy
Uncle
Vic
William
X-ray
Yoke/Yorker
Zebra		 Able/Affirm
Baker
Charlie
Dog
Easy
Fox
George
How
Item/Interrogatory
Jig/Johnny
King
Love
Mike
Nab/Negat
Oboe
Peter/Prep
Queen
Roger
Sugar
Tare
Uncle
Victor
William
X-ray
Yoke
Zebra
  • 1 The choice of Nuts following Monkey is probably from "monkey nuts" = peanuts.
  • 2 "Vic" subsequently entered the English language as the standard (Vee-shaped) flight pattern of three aircraft.

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