During World War II, the United States military used a modified version of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet (JANAP). This was adopted in 1941 and continued to be used until 1957 when it was ...

As an agency of the United Nations, it made sense for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to create a standardised alphabet, one which – even if made of English words – had ...

“It’s called the Phonetic alphabet that’s a legitimate thing that people know and learn,” gushed Brogan. “What the f–k, mind is blown!” According to the woman, it was something she ...

The phonetic alphabet is a staple of aviation. In many ways, aviation and radiotelephony grew together during the World War era, and radio phonetics and aviation (as well as naval operations) are ...