[MilCom] HF ALE intercept - Is this an aircraft tail number?

[Michael Comer]

C-5B, 86-0018, 337th AS

The 1 indicates a C-5, then the last digit of the fiscal year (6) then the 4 
digit sequence number (0018).

Other general prefixes:
2 = C-17
3 = was C-141's
4 = KC-10
5 = KC-135 / OC-135

And sometimes you might see the entire tail code, or other variations.

Mike Comer
Titusville, FL
"Master arm on, green 'em up"
http://home.earthlink.net/~mikets28/Mywebsite/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Wilczynski" <wizski_roller at comcast.net>
To: "Milcom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 9:58 PM
Subject: [MilCom] HF ALE intercept - Is this an aircraft tail number?


>I have been learning how to use PC-ALE and I received the ALE intercept
> below, can anyone tell me if this is an aircraft tail number?
>
> [00:16:18][FRQ 11226000][SND][               ][TWS][*160018*
> ][AL0] BER 27 SN 04
>
> Thanks for anyone who replies!
>
> Bob Wiilczynski
> Palmer, MA 01069
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