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There have been some conversations in the past about aircraft nicknames, their origins or the myths revolving around them. But there doesn't seem to be an actual thread devoted to trying to bring them all into one place.
Many years ago, I had started a list of as many as I could find. Some names ended up being the conventional assignment, some were very critical, several were repetitive and there were quite a few that were comical.
The list ended up being into the hundreds as time went by and covers a span reaching from modern times all the way back to WWI.
I'll post what I have here and of course, any and all contributions are welcome!
Due to it's size, well start with A through I
Many years ago, I had started a list of as many as I could find. Some names ended up being the conventional assignment, some were very critical, several were repetitive and there were quite a few that were comical.
The list ended up being into the hundreds as time went by and covers a span reaching from modern times all the way back to WWI.
I'll post what I have here and of course, any and all contributions are welcome!
Due to it's size, well start with A through I
- Aardvark -- General Dynamics F-111
- Able Dog -- Douglas AD Skyraider
- Aerobee -- Aerojet General X-8
- All Three Dead -- Douglas A3D Skywarrier
- Aluminium Death Tube -- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
- Aluminium Overcast -- Convair B-36 Peacemaker
- Aluminium Overcast -- Douglas C-124 Globemaster
- Ambar ("Barn") -- Beriev MBR-2
- Angel -- Lockheed U-2
- Anton -- Messerschmitt Bf109A
- Anushka -- Antonov An-2
- Anushka -- Polikarpov Po-2
- Ass-Ender -- Curtiss XP-55 Ascender
- Awful Terrible Six -- North American AT-6 Texan
- Badmash ("Hooligan") -- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
- Baltimore Whore -- Martin B-26 Marauder
- Bamboo Bomber -- Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
- Banjo -- McDonnell F2H Banshee
- Bantam Bomber -- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Bara Volante ("Flying Coffin") -- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
- Barge -- Douglas SBD Dauntless
- Bat Plane -- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
- Beast -- Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
- Bee Tee -- Vultee BT-13 Valiant
- Bent-Wing Bird -- Vought F4U Corsair
- Bent-Wing Widow Maker -- Vought F4U Corsair
- Berta -- Messerschmitt Bf109B
- Blackfish -- Fairey Swordfish (built by Blackburn)
- Blechesel ("Tin Donkey") -- Junkers JI
- Bloody Paraliser -- Handley Page 0/400
- Biff -- Bristol F.2B
- Big Bird -- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
- Big Stick -- Convair B-36 Peacemaker
- Billy's Bomber -- North American B-25 Mitchell
- Blackbird -- Lockheed SR-71
- Black Jet -- Lockheed F-117
- Bleed-Air Blimp -- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Blow Job -- Messerschmitt Me262
- Bone -- Rockwell B-1 Lancer
- Boomerang -- Northrop B-2 Spirit
- Brisfit -- Bristol F2B
- Britschik ("Little Shaver") -- Bell P-39 Airacobra
- Buchon -- Hispano HA-1112-M1L
- Budget Bomber -- Northrop B-2 Spirit
- Buff ("Big Ugly Fat F**ker") -- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Bug Smasher -- Beech C-45 Expeditor
- Bumble Bee -- McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
- Buzz Bomb -- V-1
- Cadillac -- Northrop M2
- Caesar -- Messerschmitt Bf109C
- Canuck -- Curtiss JN-4D
- Catfish -- Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
- Cee One-Oh-Boom -- Consolidated C-109 Liberator
- Chaika ("Gull") -- Beriev Be-12 'Mail'
- Chaika ("Gull") -- Polikarpov I-153
- Chickenhawk -- Cessna T-41 Mescalero
- Chipmunk -- Boeing RC-135C
- Clunk -- Douglas SBD Dauntless
- Coconutknocker -- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Connie -- Lockeed Constellation
- Convertor -- Cessna T-37
- Cradle -- Fairchild PT-19
- Crashhawk -- Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
- Cranberry -- Martin B-57 Canberra
- Crane -- Sykorsky CH-54 Tarhe
- Crowd Killer -- Fairchild C-87 Packet
- Crowd Killer -- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Dagger -- Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
- Dart -- Convair F-106 Delta Dart
- Delta Queen -- Convair B-58 Hustler
- Deuce -- Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
- Die Beule ("The Bulge") -- Messerschmitt Bf109G-6
- Dinosaur -- Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar
- Dogship -- Grumman A-6 Intruder
- Dollar Nineteen -- Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Doodlebug -- V-1
- Dora -- Focke-Wulf Fw190D
- Dora -- Messerschmitt Bf109D
- Dorito -- MDD A-12
- Double-Breasted Cub -- Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
- Double Ugly -- McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
- Double Ugly -- Grumman EA-6B Prowler
- Dowager Ducchess -- Douglas C-47 Dakota
- Dragon Lady -- Lockheed U-2
- Dreifinger ("Three Fingers") -- Junkers Ju88
- Droop Snoot -- Lockheed P-38 Lightning (glass nose)
- Eiko ("Glory") -- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
- Egg -- Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
- Electric Jet -- General Dynamics F-16
- Emil -- Messerschmitt Bf109E
- Erdnagel ("Ground Nail") -- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
- Etagere ("Elevator") -- SNCAC NC.1071
- Faithful Annie -- Avro Anson
- Fat Albert -- Lockheed C-130T Hercules
- Fertile Myrtle -- Grumman AF-2W Guardian
- Fifi -- Grumman F3F
- Fliegandes Bleistift ("Flying Pencil") -- Dornier Do17
- Fliegandes Holzschuh ("Flying Clog") -- Blohm & Voss BV138
- Fliegendes Stachelschwein ("Flying Porcupine") -- Short Sunderland
- Flying Banana -- Vertol CH-21 Workhorse
- Flying Bathtub -- Northrop M2F
- Flying Bedstead -- Rolls-Royce TMR
- Flying Beer Tray -- Sach AS6
- Flying Carrot -- Westland Lysander
- Flying Coffin -- Airspeed Horsa
- Flying Dump Truck -- Douglas AD Skyraider
- Flying Edsel -- General Dynamics F-111
- Flying Eggbeater -- Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
- Flying Flapjack -- Vought XF5U
- Flying Gas Station -- Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Flying Pancake -- Vought V-173
- Flying Prostitute -- Martin B-26 Marauder
- Flying Potato -- Martin-Marietta X-24A
- Flying Flatiron -- Martin-Marietta X-24B
- Flying Sh*thouse -- Kaman HH-43 Huskie
- Flying Suitcase -- Handley Page Hampden
- Flying Speed Brake -- Lockheed Constellation
- Flying Washboard -- Ford Trimotor
- FOD Vacuum -- Northrop F-89 Scorpion
- Ford -- Douglas F4D Skyray
- Fork-tailed Devil -- Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- Friedrich -- Messerschmitt Bf 109F
- Frog -- Martin P5M Mariner
- Frustrated Palm Tree -- Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
- Floh ("Flea") -- Messerschmitt Me163 Komet
- Gator -- Boeing T-43
- Ghost -- Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
- Ginnie -- Vickers Virginia
- Gipsy Rose Lee -- Curtiss P-40L Warhawk
- Gliding Electric Show -- Grumman EA-6B Prowler
- GLOB ("Ground-Loving Old Bastard") -- Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Gooney Bird -- Douglas C-47 Dakota
- Grach ("Rook") -- Suchoi Su-25
- Grand Old Lady -- Douglas C-47 Dakota
- Ground Gripper -- De Havilland Trident
- Ground Loving Whore -- Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
- Guppy -- Grumman AF-2W Guardian
- Gustav -- Messerschmitt Bf 109G
- Gutless Cutlass -- Vought F7U Cutlass
- Habu -- Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
- Halibag -- Handley Page Halifax
- Heinneman's Hot Rod -- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Helldiver -- Curtiss F8C
- Herk -- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Herky Bird -- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Hog -- Republic F-84 Thunderjet
- Hog -- Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
- Hog -- Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Hog -- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Hog -- Vought F4U Corsair
- Hog Nose -- Boeing RC-135M
- Hook -- Boeing CH-47 Chinook
- Hoover -- Lockheed S-3 Viking
- Hose Nose -- Vought F4U Corsair
- Huey -- Bell UH-1 Iroquois
- Huey Cobra -- Bell AH-1 Cobra
- Hummer -- Cessna T-37
- Hummer -- Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
- Hun -- North American F-100 Super Sabre
- Iron Butterfly -- Republic F-105 Thunderchief
- Ishak ("Jackass") -- Polikarpov I-16
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