2021 Z : Zulu

 

 

It took a lightning flash, but the topic for "Z" turned out to be one of the easiest. A slideshow of old pictures running on a digital frame started flipping through pictures of my father in his flight uniform and the planes he flew. Now how does that translate to Zulu?

Not giving my age, but a craft like this
was among my first exposures to airplanes.

After World War II, the military alphabet (then known as the Able Baker Alphabet) was reworked by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) so that letters and numbers would have distinct names that would be easily understood irregardless of the speakers language. This version of the alphabet was also used  by by airline pilots and crew for radio communications. Between the military service of family members, the shows I watched growing up, and an association with the commercial aviation industry, it is not surprising that at one time I could recite the entire alphabet. (And yes, I still use it when talking to customer service personnel who can't tell the difference between B, E, G, and several other letters.)

A - Alfa		N - November
B - Bravo		O - Oscar
C - Charlie		Q - Quebec
D - Delta		O - Oscar
E - Echo		R - Romeo
F - Foxtrot		S - Sierra
G - Golf		T - Tango
H - Hotel		U - Uniform
I - India		V - Victor
J - Juliett		W - Whiskey
K - Kilo		X - X-Ray
L - Lima		Y - Yankee
M - Mike		Z - Zulu

 

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~ till next time, Helen