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Of interest: How Military Pilots Get Their Callsigns
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-pilots-call-signs/
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‘Sidewalk,’ ‘Terminally Stupid,’ and ‘Meatloaf’ — How military pilots get their call signs

“Most are based on the pilot screwing something up.'

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Paul Woodford Jun 20, 2023

I would not say that "most" come from screwups, but a lot of them do. Here's how I got mine: https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=44
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Air-Minded: Tactical Callsigns

This one’s from the Air-Minded archive, originally published in December 2004. When I flew fighters, my tactical callsign was Skid. How did I get a name like that? Simple: I blew a tire. But …

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