http://www.wordnik.com/lists/the-phonetic-alphabet.xml Used extensively in the transportation industry, the military, Ham radio operators etc. The alphabet was different during WWII, viz.: <br /> <br />Able Baker Charlie Dog Easy Fox George How Item Jig King Love Mike Nan Oboe Peter Queen Roger Sail Tare Uncle Victor William X-ray Yoke Zebra http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/alfa Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:30:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/alfa http://www.wordnik.com/words/bravo Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:30:05 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bravo http://www.wordnik.com/words/charlie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/charlie http://www.wordnik.com/words/delta Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/delta http://www.wordnik.com/words/echo Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/echo http://www.wordnik.com/words/foxtrot Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/foxtrot http://www.wordnik.com/words/golf Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/golf http://www.wordnik.com/words/hotel Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hotel http://www.wordnik.com/words/india Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/india http://www.wordnik.com/words/juliet Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:29:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/juliet http://www.wordnik.com/words/kilo Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/kilo http://www.wordnik.com/words/lima Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:51 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/lima http://www.wordnik.com/words/mike Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/mike http://www.wordnik.com/words/november Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/november http://www.wordnik.com/words/oscar Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:27 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/oscar http://www.wordnik.com/words/papa Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:18 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/papa http://www.wordnik.com/words/quebec Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quebec http://www.wordnik.com/words/romeo Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:28:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/romeo http://www.wordnik.com/words/sierra Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/sierra http://www.wordnik.com/words/tango Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/tango http://www.wordnik.com/words/uniform Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:47 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/uniform http://www.wordnik.com/words/victor Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/victor http://www.wordnik.com/words/whiskey Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/whiskey http://www.wordnik.com/words/x-ray Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/x-ray http://www.wordnik.com/words/yankee Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/yankee http://www.wordnik.com/words/zulu Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:27:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/zulu