[Boatanchors] What is "QRA"?

[Anthony W. DePrato]

>
>Most ship callsigns were four letters (USA stations), aircraft were five 
>letters to
>differentiate between aircraft and ships using common frequencies (like 
>the old
>500 khz calling/distress channel) on CW.
SNIP
Sandy that is true unless you were a military flight then you had a 
callsign of numbers and a letter . my call when i was flying radio op on 
the C54's was the planes tail number exp.. 6A865 or if i was using voice it 
was Navy  6 Alpha 865.
man this is a great thread for us old farts..
73 Tony wa4jqs
U.S. Navy 63-70
V.N.V.