I have a log of all the callsigns I used to hear at RAF Luqa from 1971-1979 should anyone want to have a better understanding.

Some call signs stand the test of time.
 

I remember around 1971 a 115 Sqn Argosy was heading east and night stopping at Akrotiri. The call sign was Mike Alpha Foxtrot Tango Alpha. The crew were in the Off Mess ante room/bar in the evening and Ops received a signal for the crew captain so contacted the OM to get said captain to the phone. The diligent young local receptionist quickly went around the Mess saying " Urgent call for Captain Maffter!" Simple error for the uninitiated, and the message was soon decoded, but the name stuck. At a reunion last year someone said "It's Captain Maffter, haven't seen him for years!" Happy days.

Not sure if this will feature on this thread, but as a young lad I logged all the RAF callsigns I used to hear and still have them.

MPN , like you it was a/c regs [ Seething ] and serials [ RAF Coltishall ] ..... And Car numberplates ! Probably because cars were rare then . Dad did not get one until 1960 .
We lived nowhere near a railway line ... Therefore no train spotting .

rgds condor .

Friend was very into numbers. We were under 10, would walk to Rock Ferry station, get a 1/- return to Chester, wander round logging all the LMS engined. 4-6-2 s, 6 saddle tankers etc. No questions asked.

Where have you been, nowhere, what did you do, nothing.

He was also a car knut, made me learn all the different badges etc.

I think we also hoped that we might be able to help the police if they were looking for a robber; it was a story going around that some number had helped the police.

60 Sqn at Wildenrath used Mxxxx callsigns into Northolt for their Pembrokes up to (IIRC) 1978, when they were replaced by Ascot 80xx callsigns.

I could quote some examples heard at the time, should anyone be interested.

gozo - is that you who posts excellent photos of aircraft at Luqa in the 70s, etc, on Facebook?

Hi, T. Wasn't there a story that he was issued his actual M**** surname as the callsign but it was decided that could cause misunderstandings and they changed to MAFTA - or is that one of the many apocryphal stories?

I do post RAF 70's pics on fb, I do, especially on the Malta Aviation Society page.

Havent seen that page gozo but someone put a load of Luqa Victor pics on one of the other pages recently - if that was you, well done - I really enjoyed them

RAF "M" call-signs
 

Hi,
Yes, I would like a copy of your RAF Luqa call-signs if possible?
Many thanks,
Colin