Where did the term roger (for pilots) originate?

@cuddiluk (1523)
Philippines
December 26, 2006 2:28am CST
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@msqtech (15073)
• United States
26 Dec 06
it is a term to acknowledge and it is followed by wilco for will comply and it is easier to understand and common so that limited converstaion can convey much meaning
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• Portugal
27 Feb 07
I didn't know that! I thought that was some king of homage to some famous pilot called Roger...