Unusual airline call signs

[Sandhawk]

Unusual airline call signs is the title of this thread.

Well, it is probably a Southwest Airlines Kernal flying the Viper with the TACO callsign - does that count ??

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[Q400 Gear Bitch]

I hear 'Stout' every once in a while on the west coast....Military I think....always makes me thirsty!!

 

[b707guy]

How 'bout "Candler"? I think it is/was an American Eagle callsign, always heard it en masse going into DFW. Someone's name?

In my old tanker days, we were "Texaco" during an exercise out of Rosy Roads. Knowing how call signs were generated, I don't know if that was pure serendipity or if someone with a sense of humor picked it out, but I happened to have a small collection of gas station patches and wore the Texaco patch on my sleeve the whole time.

We were offered "Gasbag" once from a list of generated call signs, but declined it. Don't think I could have ever gotten that one out without busting up. REEEEAL professional!:laugh:

 

[Propsync]

How 'bout "Candler"? I think it is/was an American Eagle callsign, always heard it en masse going into DFW. Someone's name?

It was ASA before they changed to Acey. Don't know the history, however. I always liked 'Red Rock' (think that's what it was) for National out of Vegas.

 

[Dewey Oxberger]

Aren't the stealth fighters and bombers Darth and Vader respectively? Also heard Shockwave once, it was a B-1 out of McConnell perhaps? As for airline call signs, IMHO nothing will ever beat "TWA".

 

[V1cutsrfun]

"Speedbird" has to do with one of BA's predecessor airlines (BOAC) that had a bird as their logo.

Quite Possible... but I think I had to do more with flying the Concorde...

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[SSDD]

Unusual airline call signs is the title of this thread.

And you just happened to notice on the 5th page that people have included a few military call signs?

You're a real sharp one, aren't you?

 

[JetMonkey]

Morris Air used "Wasatch".

 

[Patriot328]

Anyone know who "Mermaid" is? Heard them eastbound over Gander last night....

 

[ERfly]

Quite Possible... but I think I had to do more with flying the Concorde...

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Nope, Speedbird was BOAC's callsign way before Concorde and before they were British Airways.