What websites do you use to find callsigns?

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What websites do you use to find callsigns?

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When you guys are looking up callsigns what websites do you use? A lot of my flyable planes do not have callsigns and I want to add them, but I don't really want to make a new thread each time I need a callsign.

(A good number of the planes I am looking for I do not have in AI form so I can not look at the cfg file for the callsign)
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Joseph29 wrote:When you guys are looking up callsigns what websites do you use? A lot of my flyable planes do not have callsigns and I want to add them, but I don't really want to make a new thread each time I need a callsign.

(A good number of the planes I am looking for I do not have in AI form so I can not look at the cfg file for the callsign)

If you want, make up a list and I'll see what I have and make them for you mate.

I generally trawl through the net using Google and copy as many lists as I find into one large text document, makes searching a lot easier.
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Some spotters with a scanner add the callsigns to their logs (which usually contains tail numbers and associated units). It takes a while to find what you're looking for (if you find it at all) but it's a very reliable source.
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Well thank you. Here is some of the callsigns I am looking for. I have more but I don't want to be to pushy.

VP-1 (P-3)
VP-46 (P-3)
67th FS. Kadena AFB (F-15C)
65th Aggressor Squadron (F-15C)
Massachusetts Air National Guard (F-15C)
VMFA(AW)-225 (F-18D)
80th Fighter Squadron (WP Tail code) (F-16)
555th Fighter Squadron (AV Tail Code) (F-16)
South Dakota Air National Guard (f-16)

When I started this thread I thought there was some websites you guys go to (To bad Scramble don't list military callsigns). If you just go through Google and stuff like that then I can look for some. Then ones I can't find I will post more here.
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Joseph29 wrote:
VP-1 (P-3) - NAVY YANKEE BRAVO (3 numbers after)
VP-46 (P-3) - GRAY KNIGHT
67th FS. Kadena AFB (F-15C) - C-O-C-K (had to put spaces as forum kept changing it to Rooster!)
65th Aggressor Squadron (F-15C) - FLANKER
Massachusetts Air National Guard (F-15C) - KILLER
VMFA(AW)-225 (F-18D) - VIKING
80th Fighter Squadron (WP Tail code) (F-16) - HEADHUNTER
555th Fighter Squadron (AV Tail Code) (F-16) - NICKEL
South Dakota Air National Guard (f-16) - LOBO

Callsigns as per above attached in zip. :wink:
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Thank you very much guys!

I have a few F-16's callsigns that I am looking for, and two F-16's that I have questions for.

South Carolina Air National Guard F-16's, do they use MAZDA or MACE?
Colorado Air National Guard F-16's, they use REDEYE correct?

Also I can not find the callsigns to these two

14th Fighter Squadron (WW tail code) (F-16)
18th Aggressor Squadron (AK tail code) (F-16)
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Joseph29 wrote:Thank you very much guys!

I have a few F-16's callsigns that I am looking for, and two F-16's that I have questions for.

South Carolina Air National Guard F-16's, do they use MAZDA or MACE? MACE
Colorado Air National Guard F-16's, they use REDEYE correct? Correct

Also I can not find the callsigns to these two

14th Fighter Squadron (WW tail code) (F-16) - SHOGUN
18th Aggressor Squadron (AK tail code) (F-16) - YUKON


Have attached Shogun in the zip.

Yukon is already in the simulator.
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Thanks! I wasn't sure about the South Carolina Air National Guard F-16's. The MAIW package has MACE, but then I saw this photo from airliners.net http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Ai ... 6c38250254 and the caption says "Mazda 56"
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Mazda is a callsign used by USAF fighter aircraft when they are crossing the Atlantic. Obviously the pic shows the aircraft landing at Moron, probably either enroute Mid East or returning from there.
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Thanks for the info!
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It is also important to note that squadrons will have multiple callsigns. The 149 FW uses Bronco and Gunfighter for local training, but Texas for cross country missions.
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