The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is looking into an incident where one of its CF-18 Hornet fighter jets displayed electronic call sign, “DICK69”, while in UK airspace.
The four letter, two number aircraft identification codes are typically assigned to pilots and do not usually change.
However, this particular identifier seems to have been altered during its flight over the United Kingdom.
🇨🇦 In a globally publicly viewable demonstration of poor judgement and lack of situational awareness, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot of a CF-188 Hornet (believed to be 188735|#C2BEDB) seems to have set the plane's Mode-S transponder to broadcast a callsign of #DICK69, rather… pic.twitter.com/lZVH0QbBiz
— Steffan Watkins (@steffanwatkins) September 25, 2023
In response, an RCAF spokesperson mentioned they were “aware of an inappropriate and unapproved aircraft identifier that was transmitted electronically by one of our CF-18 Hornets currently deployed to the United Kingdom.”
The RCAF also expressed that they anticipate all members to adhere to the “highest standard of integrity and professionalism.”
One of the American surveillance flights in the Black Sea went by JUICY69 last year
Oh for goodness sake, let the pilot have some fun
Fun? In the military? How dare you even suggest such a a thing !!😁
Maybe the pilot is a child of the 60’s called Richard?
That would be a very in your face to the puritans if that is the case, lol
Why inappropriate, isn’t the pilot called Richard? I’ll laugh out loud if she turns out to be female.
He assumed the pilots gender !!! Steffan’s comment suggests women or non-binary people are incapable of being pilots !!! He MUST be publicly flogged !!!
Well many revolutionaries ended up in guillotine they setup for others.
I met the 4 male CAF F18 Pilots a week ago. Defo no females.
“MMFD” Desert Storm Tornado Pilot when asked by American ATC to confirm current position, springs to mind. Some will remember.
Misogyny ? Steffan Watkins needs to get a life.
The /s he put there says it should be read as sarcasm.
He’s a Lumberjack (and he’s okay)
That comment dates both of us! 👍
and wore women’s clothing just like their dear papa. lol
It’s Canadian which explains the reaction. Everyone laughs when an aircraft flies a cock and balls and it appears on FR24.
Um really…..thats not misogynistic..the man or woman in the aircraft could have been gay, straight, bi and preferred any number of different types of partners in what may have or may not have been one of their preferred positions during love making….is would be like claiming #Ilikeitoral69 was misogyny..no it’s not….oversharing and crude maybe…..this sort of comment actually lessens what is a real problem that is misogyny experienced by a lot of women…we have actual problems around misogyny to deal with, like the comments from a certain presenter specifically about a woman because he disagreed with her comments or another… Read more »
Hahahaha
An utter disgrace! We should respond by revoking all devolved powers, putting the governor back in direct control and integrate the Canadian military into our own.
Boys will be boys.
do you know that it wasn’t a girl?
How do you know that it wasn’t a girl?
Shock, horror, probe, enquiry, more time and energy wasted on a pointless exercise.
Did they think they would just get a chuckle from an ATC controller or two, or are aircrew cognisant they’re on display for basically the whole world?
Can’t. Stop. Laughing.