Aircraft Names

• Sep 25, 2005

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Pilot Tordoff and his mechanics, from the US 353rd fg

 

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• Sep 25, 2005

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• #82

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how do you pronounce that?

 

• Sep 25, 2005

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No idea I won't even hazard a guess.

 

• Sep 25, 2005

• #84

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353rd fg ace W. Blickenstaff's a/c named after his wife. He claimed 1 Me 262

 

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• Sep 25, 2005

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from the 352nd fg. Friend Bob Powells rod

 

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• Sep 25, 2005

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another pic of Bob in the cockpit of his D model

 

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• Sep 26, 2005

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This has always been one of my favorites. Sentimental Journey was a great song and the Betty Grable image was THE pin-up from WWII.

 

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• Sep 26, 2005

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Were there 2 Sentimental Journey's, or is one fake?

 

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• Sep 26, 2005

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CC it is not uncommon to have a couple of a/c with the same name. found this in the P-61 night fighter squadrons as an example. another Stang

 

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• Sep 26, 2005

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A Lancaster of RCAF 408 (Goose) Sqn. The name had been carried over from the Halifax bomber that was flown previously.
The Halifax had a woman of a different "style" painted next to the slogan, but I haven't been able to find a picture of it on-line. If I had a scanner I'd upload it.

 

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• Sep 26, 2005

• #91

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am I wrong to say that the chracter-pic on the Lanc is a bit oversized. I always thought that the nose art on RAF night bombers was rather small....

 

• Sep 26, 2005

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It's RCAF, that's why. Bodacious nose art was tolerated by the Canadian group. Not everyone did it, but it was allowed.

 

• Sep 27, 2005

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I always liked the ones with the pin up girls on them.

 

• Sep 30, 2005

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Cancelled.

 

• Oct 2, 2005

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Yes that one is very nice!

 

• Jan 17, 2020

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Vahe Demirjian

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Why did Grumman choose to name its fighters after felid-type mammals and amphibious planes after birds, whereas Vought named its fighters after pirates?

 

• Jan 17, 2020

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Vahe Demirjian said:

Why did Grumman choose to name its fighters after felid-type mammals and amphibious planes after birds, whereas Vought named its fighters after pirates?

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Why ?
Why did Bell name it's helicopters after indian ttribes
So did Piper.
About every aircraft maker around the world tries to give it's aircraft catchy, or sexy names, most popular seems to be after birds.
But there's only so many bird's names you can use.
So why ? They just did.

 

• Jan 17, 2020

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tyrodtom said:

Why ?
Why did Bell name it's helicopters after indian ttribes
So did Piper.
About every aircraft maker around the world tries to give it's aircraft catchy, or sexy names, most popular seems to be after birds.
But there's only so many bird's names you can use.
So why ? They just did.

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Did manufacturers decide the name in USA? Many just seemed to copy the UK assigned name, Martlet/Wildcat being an obvious and understandable exception.

 

• Jan 17, 2020

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the lancaster kicks ass said:

Right, allot of aircraft were given names by their crews as you know, bombers and fighters alike, what's your favourite aircraft name and do you have a picture of it perhaps?

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Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster. Falls just inside the WW2 aircraft category, First flight 6 May 1944

 

• Jan 17, 2020

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I think when Curtiss-Wright named the XP-55 the Ascender , I think they knew they had a little double meaning in that name.