[MilCom] Tail number help

[rod jones]

To add to what Larry has said, I find the site by jfbaugher very valuable and use it along with
the scramble site.

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html

(Close to the bottom of this page is a link for the US Navy and USMC serials page)

Rod
Atlanta

--- "Larry Van Horn, N5FPW" <n5fpw at brmemc.net> wrote:

> Hello Gil and all,
> 
> >Is there a website that I can use to search MILITARY tail numbers and/or 
> >callsign info ?
> 
> Standard FAQ #1 -- Most of the callsign info on the internet is older than I 
> am, ok maybe not quite that old. ;-)
> Most all the callsign list published on the net nd passed around as the best 
> of the best are variants of a list that was published on the internet well 
> over ten years ago now. Some of the material was bad then when it was 
> originally published (i.e. still had F-111 callsigns and that silly Aksarben 
> callsign for Offutt) which has not been reported in years and other 
> wierdness.
> 
> Of course, some of folks out there published this same list as the 
> definitive source for military callsigns on the internet. It is fun to see 
> dozens of copies of the same thing (sometimes with a few additions of 
> deletions) all across the net and all claiming theirs is the best and most 
> accurate list or even worse, admitting it is old and out of date, but they 
> are going to publish it anyway for the good of the hobby. Just Damn!!!
> 
> Right now Gil, there is NO callsign list on the web I can recommend. But if 
> someone on this group has a callsign list out there you think is worthy of 
> note, feel free to the URL along pass it along and if it checks out, I will 
> be happy to give you a plug on Milcom and put it on my blog.
> 
> But until then Gil, I would stay right here on Milcom and watch the post 
> from the experienced monitors here and compile your own list.
> 
> As for side and buro numbers, the best place on the net overall is Scramble 
> website database at: http://www.scramble.nl/dbmil.htm
> 
> 73 all and good hunting,
> 
> Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
> ATC (AW)      USN (Ret)
> MT Milcom/Help Desk Columnist
> Assistant Editor Monitoring Times
> Blog Address: http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/
> Founding Father Milcom/Fedcom/Trunkcom
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gil woodside" <Wa1lad at cox.net>
> To: "Milcom list" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:00 AM
> Subject: [MilCom] Tail number help
> 
> 
> While being an occasional poster here, I've noticed that others come up with 
> aircraft info other than what is gleaned from radio monitoring. Is there a 
> website that I can use to search MILITARY tail numbers and/or callsign info 
> ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Gil
> Central RI


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