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 History
 English
 Swedish
History
 ITU first adopted an international alphabet in 1927
    Used in civil aviation till WWII
 USAAF and RAF developed own codes which were
  merged before 1943
    Used in civilian aviation after the war
    Problem – many sounds unique to English
 ICAO adopted new alphabet 1947
    Common Spanish, English and French sounds
    Some problems led to five letter changes in 1956
Letters
 A - Alpha
    Or Alfa
 B - Bravo
 C - Charlie
 D - Delta
 E - Echo
 F - Foxtrot
 G - Golf
 H - Hotel
Letters
 I - India
 J - Juliet
    Or Juliett
 K - Kilo
 L - Lima
 M - Mike
 N - November
 O - Oscar
 P - Papa
Letters
 Q - Quebec
 R - Romeo
 S - Sierra
 T - Tango
 U - Uniform
 V - Victor
 W - Whiskey
 X - X-Ray
 Y - Yankee
Letters
 Z - Zulu
 Å - Alpha Alpha
 Ä - Alpha Echo
 Ö - Oscar Echo
Numbers
 0 – Zero
 1 – Wun
 2 – Too
 3 – tree
 4 – Fow-er
 5 – Fife
 6 – six
 7 – Seven
 8 - Ait
Number
 9 – Niner
 10 – Ten
 100 – Hundred
 1000 - Thousand
And then in Swedish ---
 A – Adam
 B – Bertil
 C – Cesar
 D – David
 E – Erik
 F – Filip
 G – Gustav
 H – Helge
 I - Ivar
Letters
 J – Johan
 K – Kalle
 L – Ludvig
 M – Martin
 N – Niklas
 O – Olof
 P – Petter
 Q – Quintus
 R - Rudolf
Letters
 S – Sigurd
 T – Tore
 U – Urban
 V – Viktor
 W – Willhelm
 X – Xerxes
 Y – Yngve
 Z – Zäta
 Å - Åke
Letters
 Ä - Ärlig
 Ö - Östen
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  • 1.
  • 3. History  ITU first adopted an international alphabet in 1927  Used in civil aviation till WWII  USAAF and RAF developed own codes which were merged before 1943  Used in civilian aviation after the war  Problem – many sounds unique to English  ICAO adopted new alphabet 1947  Common Spanish, English and French sounds  Some problems led to five letter changes in 1956
  • 4. Letters  A - Alpha  Or Alfa  B - Bravo  C - Charlie  D - Delta  E - Echo  F - Foxtrot  G - Golf  H - Hotel
  • 5. Letters  I - India  J - Juliet  Or Juliett  K - Kilo  L - Lima  M - Mike  N - November  O - Oscar  P - Papa
  • 6. Letters  Q - Quebec  R - Romeo  S - Sierra  T - Tango  U - Uniform  V - Victor  W - Whiskey  X - X-Ray  Y - Yankee
  • 7. Letters  Z - Zulu  Å - Alpha Alpha  Ä - Alpha Echo  Ö - Oscar Echo
  • 8. Numbers  0 – Zero  1 – Wun  2 – Too  3 – tree  4 – Fow-er  5 – Fife  6 – six  7 – Seven  8 - Ait
  • 9. Number  9 – Niner  10 – Ten  100 – Hundred  1000 - Thousand
  • 10. And then in Swedish ---  A – Adam  B – Bertil  C – Cesar  D – David  E – Erik  F – Filip  G – Gustav  H – Helge  I - Ivar
  • 11. Letters  J – Johan  K – Kalle  L – Ludvig  M – Martin  N – Niklas  O – Olof  P – Petter  Q – Quintus  R - Rudolf
  • 12. Letters  S – Sigurd  T – Tore  U – Urban  V – Viktor  W – Willhelm  X – Xerxes  Y – Yngve  Z – Zäta  Å - Åke
  • 13. Letters  Ä - Ärlig  Ö - Östen