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From the Airmuseum site
"The International Radiotelegraph Convention in Washington, USA, in 1927 produced a revised table of Nationality and Registration markings for aircraft and other radio call-signs. These recommendations were duly adopted by ICAN in June 1928.
The Commonwealth of Australia was allocated the prefixes VH, VI, VJ, VK, VL and VM. Since the Dominions and Colonies did not have a vote at ICAN until about 1929, the allocation of 'VH' was probably made arbitrarily.
These prefixes were allocated as follows:
VH - civil aircraft
VI and VJ - Coastal Radio Stations, which communicated with ships at sea and, in the early days, with aircraft
VK - Amateur Radio
VL and VM - military aircraft post WWII"
The Commonwealth of Australia was allocated the prefixes VH, VI, VJ, VK, VL and VM. Since the Dominions and Colonies did not have a vote at ICAN until about 1929, the allocation of 'VH' was probably made arbitrarily.
These prefixes were allocated as follows:
VH - civil aircraft
VI and VJ - Coastal Radio Stations, which communicated with ships at sea and, in the early days, with aircraft
VK - Amateur Radio
VL and VM - military aircraft post WWII"
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I did some research on this some time ago, but unfortunately can't find it anymore...so what I write now might be complete crap!
Anyway, if I remember rightly the V in 'VH' refers to Queen Victoria.
At the time when ICAO were doing the codes, British Commenwelth and Dependant Territories were assigned 'V?' designations.
This is strange however, as Queen Vic wasn't around when aviation started...maybe it was just out of respect.
Also for interest (I'm not 100% sure though), I believe that N-??? in the USA is after 'North Carolina', the state in which the Wright Brothers made their first flight. K???? for the US airports is allegedly based on Kittyhawk, which is of course the place of that famous flight.
cl12pv2s
Anyway, if I remember rightly the V in 'VH' refers to Queen Victoria.
At the time when ICAO were doing the codes, British Commenwelth and Dependant Territories were assigned 'V?' designations.
This is strange however, as Queen Vic wasn't around when aviation started...maybe it was just out of respect.
Also for interest (I'm not 100% sure though), I believe that N-??? in the USA is after 'North Carolina', the state in which the Wright Brothers made their first flight. K???? for the US airports is allegedly based on Kittyhawk, which is of course the place of that famous flight.
cl12pv2s
One would think the symbol "$" would be in there somewhere....that is the universal requirement for flight.
