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Does anyone have call signs for these squadrons?
MAG-26
H&MS-26
MHTG-30
H&MS-30
HMMT/HMHT-301
HMMT-302
MHTG-40
H&MS-40
HMHT-401
HMMT-402
MAG-56
H&MS-56
HMM-561
VMO-5
Posted : 2007-10-13 01:22
Hmht-301
As I remember 301 went by Sierra PaPa, the letters on the side, however I remember one Gunny referring to them as Sugar Pops.
Posted : 2007-10-13 10:04
Sugar
In the phoenetic alphabet for World War Two, the letter "S" was Sugar.
"S" became Sierra in 1957 with the transition to NATO, 7.62 ammunition, and other efforts to help all the forces have common supplies and communications.
Likewise, the World War Two "P" was Peter. For NATO it became Papa.
Therefore, "Sugar Pops" is a slang / short hand that mixes the two phoenetic alphabets.
Someday, I need to teach a lesson on what "I hear you five by" really means.
In Vietnam, Marine air crews got a little loose with their communications. Many did not even know Morse Code!
/s/ray
Raymond J. Norton
1513 Bordeaux Place
Norfolk, VA 23509-1313
(757) 623-1644
Posted : 2007-10-13 15:54
Sugar
Who is Morse Code??
Posted : 2007-10-13 16:46
Topic starter
I managed to find a few more call signs in docs on the Texas Tech Virtual Vietnam Archive.
HMM-162 "New Castle" (1965)
HMM-262 "Switch" (1966)
HMM-264 "Highway" (1965)
Helo sqn SLF "A" "Klan" (1969)
Helo sqn SLF "B" "Glen Echo" (1969)
HMM-764 "Arctic Stone" (Exercise "Golden Slipper" 1967)
HMM-769 "Poindexter" (Exercise "Golden Slipper" 1967)
HMM-770 "Sand Spur" (Exercise "Golden Slipper" 1967)
MAG-46 "Twin Falls" (Exercise "Golden Slipper" 1967)
The next three may have been used only for these exercises.
VMO-5 "Romantic Land" (Exercise "Blue Lotus" Dec 67)
HMM-164 "Sirloin Starfish" (Exercise "Golden Dragon 1-73")
Composite HMMT-301/302 "Murray" (Exercise "Blue Lotus" Dec 67)
Posted : 2010-02-16 22:06
