Aircraft names. Of Beaks, Bones, Sluffs and Stoofs.

[3/7charlie]

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Someone eager enough to create an "aircraft nickname" database?

I think we are well on our way!

 

[Marvin Carter]

Forgot to put,
StingBag=Fairey Swordfish

 

[Bjoern]

Hugelsheim

Where?

 

[3/7charlie]

Where?

Little town just N/W of CFB Baden.Right on the Rhine. Big '104 base. Canadian, but lots of exchange drivers from all NATO air arms. Any one remember TIFFANY'S? ( I have to check spelling. nope. Hugelsheim) )
Or the BEER TENT? Me a service brat, too.I know a lot of '104 drivers. Thats why I'm fairly certain that this 'Widow maker' nonesense is a fabrication of media flaks, as is the old hack 'missile with a man in it' P.R. office stuff

 

[TARPSBird]

"Two Turnin', One Burnin'" = the AJ Savage.
"Type 1 Lighter" was the nickname Japanese Navy aircrews gave to the G4M Betty, in reference to its combustibility when shot at. A corruption of the official IJN "Type 1 Bomber" designation.
Never heard any stories of how the F2H Banshee got nicknamed "Banjo", maybe just a variation of the name.

 

[3/7charlie]

"Two Turnin', One Burnin'" = the AJ Savage.
"Type 1 Lighter" was the nickname Japanese Navy aircrews gave to the G4M Betty, in reference to its combustibility when shot at. A corruption of the official IJN "Type 1 Bomber" designation.
Never heard any stories of how the F2H Banshee got nicknamed "Banjo", maybe just a variation of the name.

Its a great image,though, Granpaw Petibone picking and grinning in the cockpit while waiting on the shuttle!

 

[scotsman]

Also a well known name for the F-104 G was "Trittbrettrakete" (i.e. rocket with running boards)

Mike

 

[Bjoern]

Little town just N/W of CFB Baden.Right on the Rhine. Big '104 base. Canadian, but lots of exchange drivers from all NATO air arms. Any one remember TIFFANY'S? ( I have to check spelling. nope. Hugelsheim) )

For some unknown reason, I thought you were messing with me and made this "Hugelsheim" up, as it sounds like a name of a fictional german township that only native english speakers could come up with. Similar to "Kugelstadt" in Return To Castle Wolfenstein.

That's why I've asked.


P.S: Yes, I'm lacking a few litres of kerosene in my think tank up there. But that's okay, fuel is too expensive nowadays anyways.

 

[3/7charlie]

Pretty little town. A lot quieter, these days, than back when Starfighters flew. They grow some great weiss spargle there, and the fisher teams beer tent is the stuff of legend, though the climb up the hill to get home at night is pretty rough with a full load on!
Uderstand the braingas thing. Mines erratic as hell. Got it cheap at a war surplus outlet!

 

[Bjoern]

Pretty little town. A lot quieter, these days, than back when Starfighters flew.

Isn't CFB Baden used as a commercial airport now?

They grow some great weiss spargle there, and the fisher teams beer tent is the stuff of legend, though the climb up the hill to get home at night is pretty rough with a full load on!

Not the flattest terrain in that area indeed.

Lived in the Rhein-Neckar area for eleven years. Was lucky enough though for not having to climb any hills on my way home.

Uderstand the braingas thing. Mines erratic as hell. Got it cheap at a war surplus outlet!

I think a good part of mine was guzzled away by the Bundeswehr and that darn Leopard 2.

 

[Helldiver]

In all the time I was in the Navy, I never heard anyone ever call the Helldiver, "Son of a bitch 2nd class". This came out much later after the war. - It's too much of a mouthful.
It was always the "Beast" or the "Two-Cee" but never that ficticious name that some writer, who wasn't even born during the war, came up with.

 

[Lateral-G]

I got to thinking about the names that aircaft receive from their makers, and purchasers, versus
the names given by their aircrews and maintainers. Thought it might make for an interesting
thread/ quiz, so- here's is a short list of cant names for some aircraft, see if you can
name the plane, and add any you know of! Some have been used on different aircraft, some aircraft attract multiple
names depending on era and opperator. If you know the origin of the handle, do tell! Some are well known,
some are obscure.
1- SLUFF A-7
2- BUFF B-52
3- Malfunction Junction
4- BONE B-1
5- Beak
6- Ford Skyray
7- Banana H-21
8- Stoof S-2
9- Hiss
10- 'Vark F-111
11- Sparkvark EF-111
12- Aluminium death tube
13- Ensign eliminator
14- Led Sled SR-71
15- Zip tube
16- Vibrator BT-13
17- All three dead
18- Willy Fudd F-1 tracer (STOOF with a ROOF)
19- Hog A-10
20- Pig
21- Hummer
22- 'Sader
23- Thud F-105
24- Clunk
25- Drut
26- Zipper
27- Hose nose
28- Scooter A-4 Skyhawk
29- Wimpy
30- Shagbat
31- Middle River Stump-Jumper
32- Hoover/ War-Hoover S-3 Viking
33- Awl
34- Spad A-1 Skyraider
35- Duce F-102
36- Tweet A-37
37- Hun F-100
38- Bug F-18
39- Beast SB2C Helldiver
40- Sonofabitch 2nd class
41- Dak
42- Hallibag
42- Turkey
43- Maytag Messerschmit
44- Dumbo
45- Jolly Green Giant HH-53


Have fun
3/7charlie

My answers in red.

-G-

 

[Lateral-G]

Forgot to put,
StingBag=Fairey Swordfish

It's actually "stringbag'

-G-

 

[Helldiver]

The Type 1 Lighter was the Betty Bomber and the Ronson was the PBM

 

[Marvin Carter]

Thanks wasn't sure if it was string or sting!!!