Info About 2,000-bomber Raid, Dec. 24, 1944 (4 Viewers)

[kamakiri B-24 Dad]

Being pedantic, I don't think the term "copy" was used in WW2, rather the word "affirmative" was what I remember reading in the books published after the war. I can't remember the term being used in the1950s. I believe it came from the Vietnam era. Other older members may remember better.

Wait—so they'd say "Affirmative that"? It sounds almost too long—they must have had some kind of shortener or code word . . .

 

[special ed]

I'll drag out some old paperbacks and look.
Remember the old "roger" and "wilco" from the 1930s. "Roger" meant "copy that" and "wilco" was "will comply". "affirmative" (without 'that') merely meant message received and understood.

 

[kamakiri B-24 Dad]

I'll drag out some old paperbacks and look.
Remember the old "roger" and "wilco" from the 1930s. "Roger" meant "copy that" and "wilco" was "will comply". "affirmative" (without 'that') merely meant message received and understood.

Yes, I definitely remember those. It seems just too cheesy now—too many WWII movies—but "roger" is nice and short, like "copy," plus it can be appended by "that." Heh . . . I can just do a search and replace. But I'll wait for your decision. It's just that I would think that anything long—three syllables or more—would inevitably get shortened by these impatient guys.