[Milsurplus] FOX broadcasts WW2

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Fri Aug 12 22:17:59 EDT 2005


Yes.  "Fox" was what Fleet Broadcasts were called at least into the 70's.  
Even though the phonetic for letter "F" changed to Foxtrot after WW-II.

In a message dated 8/12/2005 8:15:50 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> What do letters F,O,X represent? Is this just the phonetic for "F",
> first letter of "Fleet Broadcast" ?

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