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Navy tells aircrews to question ‘inappropriate’ call signs after lewd flight name

One of the Navy’s ‘Doomsday’ planes was assigned an unintentionally lewd call sign for a recent flight by an automated process, officials said. The crew changed it over Texas.
Jeff Schogol

The Navy is telling its aircrews they should push back if their flights are assigned a call sign that could be considered in bad taste after the crew of an E-6B Mercury — sometimes called a “Doomsday” plane — had to change a lewd call sign mid-flight this week, according to Naval Air Forces.

“Going forward, aircrews are being advised to challenge call signs that may be perceived as unprofessional or inappropriate,” said Cmdr. Beth Teach, a spokeswoman for Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet.

The Navy E-6B began broadcasting the “IDICK69” call sign on Monday before it took off from Travis Air Force Base in California, said Ian Petchenik, a spokesman for the flight tracking service Flightradar24.

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