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A '''call sign''' is a nickname used to identify a military pilot. The use of call signs has existed for almost as long as there has been aviation, from the pilots of [[Earth]]'s World Wars to modern [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] pilots. | |||
A call sign is | A pilot's call sign is used primarily in radio conversations. Though strictly unofficial, these names are adopted almost like a second name for the person they are attached to and thus, they are usually given by other pilots or coworkers. Each name varies and the reasons they are given vary as well. | ||
==Known | ==Known pilot call signs== | ||
*[[ | *[[Captain]] [[Carol Rawley]]- "Foehammer" | ||
*[[Lieutenant Peterson]] - "Cookie" | *[[Lieutenant]] [[Peterson]] - "Cookie" | ||
*[[ | *[[Sergeant]] [[Laura Tanner]]- "Smokes" | ||
*"[[Iron Fist]]" | |||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC Identification]] | [[Category:UNSC Identification]] | ||
Revision as of 12:56, November 25, 2010
A call sign is a nickname used to identify a military pilot. The use of call signs has existed for almost as long as there has been aviation, from the pilots of Earth's World Wars to modern Pelican pilots.
A pilot's call sign is used primarily in radio conversations. Though strictly unofficial, these names are adopted almost like a second name for the person they are attached to and thus, they are usually given by other pilots or coworkers. Each name varies and the reasons they are given vary as well.
Known pilot call signs
- Captain Carol Rawley- "Foehammer"
- Lieutenant Peterson - "Cookie"
- Sergeant Laura Tanner- "Smokes"
- "Iron Fist"
