The world's twenty-four time zones used to be labeled alphabetically ( a
military thing, I believe), A through Z, omitting I and O.
Len (in the US Air Force from 1956 through 1979)
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From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: RE: Equinox & PUG
> >That would be 23:05 Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Coordinated
Universal
> >Time). GMT is four hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time; five hours
ahead
> >of Eastern Standard Time.
>
> And also known by aviators the world over as 'Zulu'. EG : '...expected at
> 1430 Zulu...' Don't ask me why - I used to film the International Air
> Tatoo at RAF Fairford every year and we had meals with pilots of every
> type of ship flying and they all spoke in tongues...
>
> Well, it'll be dark here, so I better get the steam-powered flash aboard
> the LX. This will be fun.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cotty
>
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