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Lumberg823 05-16-2019 06:59 PM
Cactus Call Sign Back?
 
I heard a Cactus 2 call sign flying in the southest on Wed. Is someone using the old America West/US Air call sign again?

captjns 05-16-2019 07:16 PM
Originally Posted by Lumberg823 (Post 2821621)
I heard a Cactus 2 call sign flying in the southest on Wed. Is someone using the old America West/US Air call sign again?
Were near the South Pole?

EMBFlyer 05-17-2019 05:29 AM
Originally Posted by Lumberg823 (Post 2821621)
I heard a Cactus 2 call sign flying in the southest on Wed. Is someone using the old America West/US Air call sign again?
A military unit out of Carswell picked up the callsign.

pooch817 05-17-2019 07:16 AM
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.

JamesNoBrakes 05-17-2019 09:10 AM
Thought I heard it around DFW the last two days...then I thought I must just be hearing things.

Jaww 05-17-2019 04:25 PM
Originally Posted by pooch817 (Post 2821834)
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.


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