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Originally Posted by GAU-8
Thanks Blues,
I know half of this one.
"Souls on board." S.O.B.
As for why, I know that some flights carry the deceased. I guess in the event of a recovery operation, they would want to know how many live passengers and crew were on the flight? I've been filing flight plans for 25 years. I should know this.
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Absolutely correct. 'Souls' refer to remains as well as the living that boarded the aircraft prior to whatever unfortunate event has occurred to prompt an accounting of those recovered.
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