Originally Posted by
pooch817
That was the call sign of the aircraft operating out of Guadalcanal in WWII. That was a hard fought battle for those fliers, a lot of aces were Cactus pilots. I would think that should be a retired call sign.
Was it the Cactus Air Force you mean? I never realized they used that callsign too. If so, I totally agree with you unless used by a military unit.