FLANKERs flanking! ASCC reporting names had occasional triumphs like that but often they were blocked and had to pick more mundane names. The original Tu-22 w

FLANKERs flanking! ASCC reporting names had occasional triumphs like that but often they were blocked and had to pick more mundane names. The original Tu-22 was BEAUTY but became BLINDER to sound less appreciative. MIG-15 went from FALCON to FAGOT likewise.