Remote Rescue (10 page)
Authors: George Ivanoff
During times of difficult communication the phonetic alphabet is of great use. âS' and âF' can sound the same, as can âD' and âB'. Spelling of names is sometimes required. For example, âSmith' is transmitted as Sierra Mike India Tango Hotel using the phonetic alphabet.
LETTER | PHONETIC | SPOKEN AS |
A | ALPHA | AL FAH |
B | BRAVO | BRAH VO |
C | CHARLIE | CHAR LEE |
D | DELTA | DELLTA |
E | ECHO | ECK OH |
F | FOXTROT | FOKS TROT |
G | GOLF | GOLF |
H | HOTEL | HOH TEL |
I | INDIA | IN DEE AH |
J | JULIET | JEW LEE ETT |
K | KILO | KEY LOH |
L | LIMA | LEE MAH |
M | MIKE | MIKE |
N | NOVEMBER | NO VEMBER |
O | OSCAR | OSS CAH |
P | PAPA | PAH PAH |
Q | QUEBEC | KEH BECK |
R | ROMEO | ROH ME OH |
S | SIERRA | SEE AIR RAH |
T | TANGO | TANG GO |
U | UNIFORM | YOU NEE FORM |
V | VICTOR | VICK TAH |
W | WHISKEY | WISS KEY |
X | X-RAY | ECKS RAY |
Y | YANKEE | YANG KEY |
Z | ZULU | ZOO LOO |
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Medical Mission
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Royal Flying Doctor Service: Remote Rescue
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Published by Random House Australia 2016
Copyright © George Ivanoff 2016
Illustrations copyright © Maria Pena 2016
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Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry
Author: Ivanoff, George
Title: Remote Rescue [electronic resource]
ISBN: 978 0 85798 877 5 (ebook)
Series: Royal Flying Doctor Service; 1
Target audience: For primary school age
Subjects: Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Outdoor medical emergencies â Juvenile fiction
Airplane ambulances â Australia â Juvenile fiction
Dewey Number: A823.3
Cover and internal illustrations by Maria Pena
Cover design by Christabella Designs
