Most airline passengers will never notice the numbers being entered into an aircraft’s transponder, nor will they hear discussions between pilots and air traffic controllers about radar identification codes. However, among the thousands of flights crossing the skies every day, one particular code appears more often than many travelers would expect: squawk code 7600.
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