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28th Jul 2016, 17:08

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BUSTER & FLASH are military brevity codewords.

"Buster 180" would mean fly safety / escape heading 180 at best possible speed.
"Flash Flash Flash" would precede a message indicating that it's a priority message.

Used in the Royal navy / NATO.

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