On Wed, 28 May 2008 15:18:26 +0100, Andrew B wrote
(in message ) :

I do seem to have trouble with the register system, I thought I had worked
out with the three letter BGA system and then these G-*** registrations
appeared. Marking the craft JQZ on the tail and then G-CJOZ on the body
didn't seem right so when I found JQZ in the BGA system I thought that I was
misreading the letters on the body.

The BGA's 3-letter code was normally used as the last three when
gliders had to be registered. However, the letter Q is not
permitted in UK registration marks so the next available letter was
allocated instead - in this case, confusingly, the letter O.

Unless, of course, the owners deliberately reserved O to spread
confusion and doubt.

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