"vincent p. norris" wrote:

Eastern pilots in ATL never used Delta for D... was usually "DOG".

"Dog" was the standard, official, word for the letter D in the
phonetic alphabet that preceded the present one. Able Baker Charlie
Dog Easy Fox......

That's the one anyone who entered aviation 50+ years ago learned.

vince norris

Seems like most of the guys that entered aviation 50+ yrs ago are either pushing
walkers around, eating thru a straw.... or dead...

My name's Captain 'Wild' Bill Kelso, and dont you forget it