Wednesday, 3 June 2015

USAF Callsigns over Vietnam

Following on from the piece of work locating some of the USN/USMC callsigns for historical missions over NVN using the Downtown rules I had a look at what I could find for the USAF for Rolling Thunder.  The USAF callsigns seem to have been used by a number of different types of aircraft and don't appear to be fixed in the same way that the USN were.  They were also allocated per flight which appears different to the USN practise.  There is a line in the Operation Bolo narrative which indicates that certain callsigns were dedicated to MiGCAP but I am not convinced in light of other narratives.....but who am I to know...

ACADEMIC   (F-105F Wild Weasel)
ADVENT     (F-105D)
BALLOT     (F-4C)
BARRACUDA  (F-105D)
BASCO      (F-4D 13TFS/1972)
BASS       (F-4 MiGCAP)
BEAR       (F-105D)
BISON      (F-105D)
BOXER      (F-4)
BRASS      (F-105D)
BUCKSHOT   (RF-101C)/(F-4)
BUCKSKIN   (F-105D)
BUICK      (F-4 LGB Equipped)/(F-105D)/(F-4D)
CACTUS     (F-4C)
CANYON     (RF-101C)
CARBINE    (F-105D)/(F-105F)
CARDINAL   (EB-66)
CHICAGO    (F-4C)
CHEETAH    (F-4 MiGCAP)
CHEVY      
CHOPPER    (F-105 Flak Suppressor)
CRAB       (F-105D)/(F-4C 555TFS)
COBALT     (F-105D 388 TFS)
COBRA      (F-4)
DAGGER     (F-105D)
DALLAS     
DENVER     
DETROIT    (F-105D)
DEVIL      (F-105D)
DINGUS     (F-4D 433TFS/1972)
DODGE
DOGWOOD    (F-105D)  
DOLPHIN    (F-105D)    
DRILL      (F-4D)
EAGLE      
ELGIN      (F-4C)
FEARLESS   (F-105D)
FLAMINGO   (F-105D)/(F-4C)
FLAPPER    (F-105D)
FLINTSTONE (F-105D)
FLETCH     
FORD       (F-105F)/(F-4D) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
GAINFUL    (F-105D)
GAMBIT     (F-4D)
GASKET     (EB-66)
GIGOLO     (F-105)
HAMMER     (F-4)
HARPOON    (F-4C)
HECTIC     (F-105D)
HOT DOG    (F-105D)
ICEBAG  
JUPITER    (F-4C)  
KILLER     (F-4D) 
KINGFISH   (F-105F)
KINGPIN    (F-105)
KITE
KNIFE      (F-105D)
LAREDO     (F-4 Fast FAC)
LINCOLN    (F-105 Wild Weasel) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
LOCUST     (F-105D)
MACHETE    (F-105 Wild Weasel)
MAGNUM     
MARLIN     (F-105D)
MERCO      (EB-66)
MINK       (F-4C)
NASH       (F-4D)
NELSON     (F-4)
NEWARK     (F-105D)
NOMAD        
OAKLAND    (F-4C)
OLDS       (F-4C) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
OPAL       (F-4C)
OTTER      (F-105F Wild Weasel)/(F-4D)
OYSTER     (F-4)
OZARK      (F-105D)
PANDA      (F-105D)
PHANTOM    (F-4)
PISTOL     (F-105D)
PLYMOUTH   (F-4C) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
POLKADOT   (RF-101C)
PREVIEW    (EB-66)
RAINBOW    (F-105)/(F-4 CAP)
RANDOM     (F-105D)
RAMBLER    (F-4C) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
RENAULT    (F-105D)
SAGE       (RF-4C)
SAMBA      (F-105D)
SAPPHIRE   (F-4D)
SHARK      (F-105D)
SHARKBAIT  (F-4)
SHOTGUN    (F-105D)
SPEEDO     (F-4C)
SPITFIRE   (mixed F-105D/F-105F Weasel flight)
STINGER    (F-4C)
STROBE     (RF-4C)
TAMPA      (F-4C)
TEAK       (EB-66)
TEMPEST    (F-4C) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
TEXAS      (F-105D)
TICO       (F-105F)
TOMAHAWK   (F-105D)
VALENT     (EB-66)
VEGAS      (F-105D)
VENOM      (F-105D)
VESPA      (F-4C) - Dedicated MiGCAP Callsign ?
WABASH     (F-105D)
WACO       (F-105F)
WANDER     (EB-66)/(F-4C)
WANDES     (EB-66) - Possibly a typo
WARHAWK    (F-4) (F-105F)
WOLF       (F-105D)
WILD       (EB-66)
ZEBRA      (F-105D)
ZINC

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