Rescue Callsigns

[Robin]

Hi Folks

Brain teaser!!!!

Can anyone answer the following questions ???????

I understand that the Netherlands SAR units comprise of two Dornier Do-228 (PH-CGC & PH-CGN), can anyone confirm that their rescue callsigns are as follows:

Rescue 1 = PH-CGC ??
Rescue 2 = PH-CGN ??

Does anyone know the Rescue callsigns numbers allocated to the Dutch Lynx’s of 860 at De Kooy

[joost]

Hi Folks

Brain teaser!!!!

Can anyone answer the following questions ???????

I understand that the Netherlands SAR units comprise of two Dornier Do-228 (PH-CGC & PH-CGN), can anyone confirm that their rescue callsigns are as follows:

Rescue 1 = PH-CGC ??
Rescue 2 = PH-CGN ??

Does anyone know the Rescue callsigns numbers allocated to the Dutch Lynx’s of 860 at De Kooy

Same answer as on Milscanners:

Callsigns are

COASTGUARD 01 & 03 for Do228
COASTGUARD 02 for Lynx Helo's
COASTGUARD 04 for Police Helo's

We also have Rescue Helo's from Leeuwarden

GANNET01 R-01
GANNET02 R-02
GANNET03 R-03

In case of SAR mission callsign will change to RESCUE PEDRO

PEDRO 2,4 are Helo's
PEDRO 1,3 are Fixed wing

RESCUE PLUTO are for Do228 with 1,3 suffix used while providing topcover. Done in the past by our P-3 orions.

[Robin]

Hi Joost

Many thanks for your full reply which is most useful.

I thank you especially for the actual "RESCUE" callsign "NUMBER" and prefix's, that was/is my main interest of building up a list of the RESCUE block "NUMBERS" of callsigns, against countries and the type (and serial where possible), and based location, as this information appears not to be listed anywhere except for the UK and Ireland (Milscanners etc).

It would appear that different countries have different blocks of numbers allocated to them, but trying to find out which numbers are allocated to each country has proved very difficult.

[Robin]

Sorry to trouble you again, but just one slight nagging issue remains!

Maybe I am wrong but I thought that "PEDRO" was the operational callsign, while "PLUTO" was a training callsign.

As always your comments would be most welcome