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Old 02-06-2007, 02:17 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by arsenal View Post
Wouldn't "Manila Hotel" be the AWACS plane? .
From the transcript I posted earlier:

The other main call signs are MANILA HOTEL, MANILA34, and LIGHTNING34 -- three U.S. Marine Corps Forward Air Controllers on the ground attached to British units.

Later on, other call signs relay emergency cease-fire messages. They are SKY CHIEF, an American AWAC jet controlling the overall air battle and COSTA58, a British pilot nearby.

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