RAAF
Aircraft Callsigns
Includes most Australian Army & Navy Aircraft Callsigns as well as all the RAAF and some NZ, Singapore & UK Calls as well.
Notes: Each call sign will be heard on air as “Bushranger 310”
“Bushranger”
is the ‘root word’ and the digits “310”, which represent the
mission call sign allocated to the task being undertaken.
For
example the Bushranger’s pilot(s) would have been told of their mission and be
given a number (310) to add to their call sign.
The
RAAF callsigns can be heard on both civil aviation and military aviation radio
bands
|
Callsign |
Operator |
Aircraft Type |
Freq |
|
Adder |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Aladdin |
RAAF |
MB-326 Macchi |
|
|
Albatross |
Australian Army |
UH 1H Iroquois |
|
|
Amber |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Anson |
RAAF |
MB-326 Macchi |
|
|
Apache |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
376.6000 |
|
Army |
Australian Army |
Unassigned Army Aircraft |
|
|
Ascot |
(RAF) |
RAF when it’s aircraft are
in Australia |
|
|
Aussie |
RAAF |
RAAF Aircraft Callsign
when overseas |
|
|
Backduck |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Badger |
Australian Army |
UH-1H Iroquois |
|
|
Baldock |
(RAN) |
Learjet-Fleet Support |
|
|
Bara |
Australian Army |
GAF Nomad |
|
|
Baron |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet (3 Squadron) |
|
|
Bassett |
Australian Army |
UH-1H Iroquois |
|
|
Beagle |
Australian Army |
UH-1H Iroquois |
|
| Beeufort | RAAF | King Air (32Squadron Hercules) | |
|
Bear |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Bearcat |
RAAF |
Pilatus PC-9 (The
“Roulettes”) |
|
|
Bison |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Black |
RAAF |
MB-326 Macchi |
|
|
Blackbird |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Blackhawk |
Australian Army |
S70A Blackhawk |
|
|
Blacknight |
Australian Army |
S70A Blackhawk |
|
|
Blue |
RAAF |
MB-326 Macchi |
|
|
Boomer |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Brewster |
RAAF |
MB-326 Macchi |
|
|
Brolga |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Bronco |
Australian Army |
S70A Blackhawk |
|
|
Brown |
RAAF |
MB-326 Macchi |
|
|
Brumby |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Buck |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Buckshot |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Buffalo |
Australian Army |
S70A Blackhawk |
|
|
Bush |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Bushranger |
RAAF |
Caribou |
|
|
Buzzard |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Cannon |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Canter |
RAAF |
C130 Hercules |
|
|
Carbine |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Castle |
RAAF |
Boeing 707 Mid-Air Fuel Tanker
Aircraft |
|
|
Cavalier |
Australian Army |
Multiple Army Aircraft on
a mission. |
|
|
Central |
RAAF |
Pilatus PC-9 (The
“Roulettes”) |
|
|
Charger |
RAAF |
C130 Hercules |
|
|
Charlie |
RAAF |
Pilatus PC-9/MB 326 Macchi |
|
|
Cheetah |
RAAF |
Pilatus PC-9 |
|
|
Chieftain |
RAAF |
Pilatus PC-9: Chief Of Air
Staff |
|
|
Chopper |
Australian Army |
Bell 412 |
|
|
Classic |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Claw |
RAAF |
F111-C |
|
|
Coastwatch |
Australian Customs |
Various Customs-owned
aircraft |
|
|
Cobra |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Cobweb |
Australian Army |
Learjet-Fleet Support |
|
|
Colt |
RAAF |
F111-C |
|
|
Condor |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Consort |
RAAF |
Mystere Falcon (Prime
Minister’s Transport) |
|
|
Corsair |
RAAF |
Pilatus PC-9 |
|
|
Cougar |
RAAF |
FA-18/A Hornet |
|
|
Cruiser |
Australian Army |
S70A Blackhawk |
|
|
Cutlass |
RAAF |
F 111C |
|
|
Dagger |
RAAF |
Winjeel |
|