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Offline Arlo

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Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« on: September 28, 2017, 06:05:49 PM »
"Admiral" – Arthur Blake, Battle of Britain pilot
"Aggy" – Noel Agazarian, British, Battle of Britain ace
"Assi" – Hans Hahn, German fighter pilot during World War II

"Bake" – V. H. Baker, British pilot and aircraft designer
"Bam" – C. S. Bamberger, British RAF World War II pilot
"Barron" – John Worrall, British World War II RAF pilot
"Beazle" – Hugh John Beazley, Battle of Britain pilot
"Bee" – Roland Beamont, Battle of Britain pilot
"Ben" – George Bennions, Battle of Britain ace
"Bert" – Albert Houle, Canadian fighter ace
"Beryl" – John Greer Boyle, Battle of Britain pilot
"Bing" – K. B. B. Cross, British World War II RAF pilot
"Bird" – Herbert Carmichael Irwin, Irish commander of British airships including R101
"Blackie" – David Williams, Canadian fighter ace
"Blondie" – Arnold Walker, British World War II RAF pilot
"Bo" – Elwyn King, Australian World War I fighter ace
"Bob" – Robert A. Hoover, Former airshow pilot, USAF test pilot and fighter pilot
"Bobbi" – Evelyn Trout, American aviator
"Bomber" – Arthur T. Harris, British commander of RAF Bomber Command during World War II
"Boom" – Hugh Trenchard, British World War I Royal Flying Corps general and founder of the Royal Air Force (for his loud voice)[5]
"Boy" – Geoffrey Wellum, British World War II fighter pilot
"Brookie" – Tom Brooke-Smith, Short Brothers chief test pilot
"Buck" Robert McNair, Canadian fighter ace
"Buff" – Clifton Fleming, American helicopter pilot
"Bugs" – John Keating, Battle of Britain pilot
"Bully" – Emil Lang, World War 2 Luftwaffe fighter ace
"Bunny" – Christopher Currant, British RAF fighter ace in World War Two
"Butch" –Henry Baker, Battle of Britain pilot
            Robert Barton, Canadian fighter ace and Battle of Britain pilot
            Arthur T. Harris, British commander of RAF Bomber Command during World War II
            Edward O'Hare, American WWII fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
"Buzz" – Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., American aviator and astronaut
            George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)

"Cats Eyes" – John Cunningham, Battle of Britain pilot
"Chappie" – Daniel James, Jr., American Air Force general
"Chuck" – Charles E. Yeager, World War II USAAF Fighter Ace, and a record-setting test pilot
"Cobber" – Edgar J. Kain, World War II RAF fighter ace
"Cobra" – Ronald Stein, USAF fighter ace
"Cockney Sparrow" – John Ellis, Battle of Britain pilot
"Cocky" – Hugh Dundas, British World War II RAF fighter ace
"Cowboy" – Howard Peter Blatchford, Battle of Britain pilot
"Crow" – Denis Crowley-Milling, Battle of Britain pilot
"Cyclone" – Emmett S. Davis, American World War II Army Air Force officer
"Cloudy" – Werner Christie, Norwegian fighter ace

"Dimsie" – Donald Stones, Battle of Britain pilot
"Dizzy" – H. R. Allen, RAF fighter ace and author
"Dogs" – John Dundas, RAF Battle of Britain fighter ace
"Dolfo" – Adolf Galland, German fighter ace
"Dutch" – Petrus Hugo, South African WW2 pilot

"Elmer" – Lionel Gaunce, Battle of Britain pilot
"Easy" – Martin Julian, member of the Tuskeegee Airmen

"Fish" – Herman Salmon, American test pilot

"Gabby" – Francis Gabreski, American Army Air Force fighter ace
"Gilly" – John Gilders, Battle of Britain pilot
"Ginger" – James Lacey, British fighter ace

"Hamish" – Claud Hamilton, Battle of Britain pilot
"Hap" – Henry H. Arnold, American Army Air Forces commanding general
"Hasse" – Hans Wind, Finnish fighter ace
"Hawkeye" – Kenneth Lee, Battle of Britain pilot
"Haybag" – Douglas Haywood, Battle of Britain pilot
"Henry" – Roy Ford, Battle of Britain pilot
"Hilly" – Mark Henry Brown, Battle of Britain pilot
"Hipshot" – Danny Hamilton, US Air Force Reserve
"Hoppy" – Colin Hodgkinson, British fighter pilot
"Hogey" – Peter Carmichael, British fighter pilot

"Igo" – Ignaz Etrich, Austrian aviator and aircraft builder
"Illu" – Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish top WWII fighter ace

"Jack" - John Frost, South African Air Force pilot
           John Kurtzer, Australian RAAF pilot
"Jackie" – Jacqueline Cochran American female aviation pioneer and record-setting race pilot.
"Jake" – Leon Swirbul, co-founder of Grumman Aircraft
"Jimmy" – John S. Thach, American Navy fighter ace
"Johnnie" – James E. Johnson, British RAF fighter ace
"Johnny" - W. E. P. Johnson, British RAF flight instructor
               George L. Johnson, British WW2 RAF bomber navigator
"Jumbo" – Edward Gracie, Battle of Britain pilot

"Kanga" - John Kurtzer, Australian RAAF Lancaster pilot (for his tendency to bounce his aircraft upon landing)
"Killer" – Clive Caldwell, Australian RAAF flying ace
"Killy" – John Kilmartin, Battle of Britain pilot
"Kinch" – Iven Kincheloe, American test pilot

"Lock" – Ormer Locklear, American stunt pilot
"Lofty" – Russel Hamer, Battle of Britain pilot
"Libby" – Sψren Liby, Norwegian WW2 pilot
"Lightning" – Joe Little, African American WW2 pilot (member of the Tuskegee Airmen)

"Mick" – Edward Mannock, British World War I fighter ace
"Mindy" – Minden Blake, Battle of Britain pilot
"Mitzi" – Edward Darling, Battle of Britain pilot
"Moose" – Robert Fumerton, Battle of Britain pilot
"Mouse" – Gordon Cleaver, Battle of Britain pilot
"Mutt" – Joseph Summers, British test pilot

"OV" – Owen Burns, Battle of Britain pilot

"Paddy" - Hubert Adair, Battle of Britain pilot
             Brendan Finucane, Irish World War II RAF fighter ace
             W. H. Harbison, British RAF officer
"Pancho" – Florence L. Lowe, American pioneer aviator
"Pappy" - Greg Boyington, American World War II U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace
             Paul Gunn, American World War II Army Air Force bomber pilot
             Charles Yankey, co-founder of Mooney
"Pete" - Frank K. Everest, Jr., American test pilot
           Marc Mitscher, American World War II carrier admiral
           Elwood R. Queseda, American fighter ace
"Polly" – John Flinders, Battle of Britain pilot
"Pritzl" – Heinz Bδr, German fighter ace, because of his affection for Pritzl candy bars.
"Punch" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot
"Pyker" – Jean Offenberg, Battle of Britain pilot

"Randy" – George Goodman, Battle of Britain pilot
"Rand" – Matt McNally, Naval Aviator and terminal O-4
"Ratsy" – George Preddy, P-51 Mustang ace
"Red" – Eugene Tobin, American who flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain
"Reeste" – Heinz Bδr, German fighter ace
"Robin" – Hilary Hood, Battle of Britain pilot

"Sailor" – Adolph Malan, South African RAF fighter ace
"Sandy" – Brian Lane, RAF Battle of Britain pilot, Squadron Leader and fighter ace
"Sheep" – George Gilroy, Battle of Britain pilot
"Shorty" – Vernon Keogh, American who flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain (named for diminutive height)
"Skeeter" – Alfred Ogilvie, Battle of Britain pilot and participant in the Great Escape
"Skeets" – Alfred Ogilvie, Battle of Britain pilot and participant in the Great Escape
"Skip" – Jean Ziegler, American test pilot on Bell X-1 program
"Skinny" – Matthew Stokes, RCAF pilot
"Slew" – John S. McCain, Sr., American naval aviator and chief of Bureau of Aeronautics
"Snow Eagle" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot
"Spanky" – George Roberts, American commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron (Tuskegee Airmen)
"Spig" – Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter
"Spud" – James Hayter, Battle of Britain pilot
"Spuds" – Theodore Ellyson, pioneer U.S. Navy aviator
"Stan" – Roderic Dallas, top Australian fighter ace of World War I
"Stapme" – Gerald Stapleton, British Battle of Britain fighter ace
"Sticks" – William Gregory, Battle of Britain pilot
"Sticky" – Norman Glew, Battle of Britain pilot
"Strafer" – Geoffrey Warnes, No. 263 Squadron RAF

"Taffy" - Fredrick Higginson, Battle of Britain pilot
            Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Fighter Command Group commander during the Battle of Britain
"Tage" – Dennis Lockhart, Battle of Britain pilot
"Tex" – David L. Hill, American fighter pilot
"Tim" – John Elkington, Battle of Britain pilot
"Titch" – George Palliser, Battle of Britain pilot
"Tubby" – Herbert Mermegan, Battle of Britain pilot

"Wop" – Wilfrid R. May, Canadian pioneer bush pilot
"Willie" – Hugh Wilson, RAF aviator
"Winkle" – Eric Brown, British naval aviator and test pilot

"Zulu" – Albert Lewis, Battle of Britain pilot
           George Lloyd World War I pilot

(Edited out names that were more than one word ..... and 'bubi')

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviators_by_nickname

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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2017, 06:44:33 PM »
The Nowotny Schwarm:

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Karl 'Quax' Schnorrer
Rudolph 'Rudi' Rademacher
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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2017, 03:50:45 AM »
Two more come to mind:


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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2017, 03:52:17 PM »
Geoffrey*Dickey* Bird - Fleet Air Arm
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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2017, 04:37:39 PM »
"Brookie" –

I spotted the best one!  :aok

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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2017, 04:45:18 PM »
Very cool list! Thanks for posting.



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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2017, 09:04:30 PM »
Where's "bubi"?

Is 350+ kills not enough for inclusion?

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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2017, 11:30:11 PM »
Any RAF Pilot with the last name of White was always known as "Chalky"

One of the Spit XII pilots I got to know back in the 80s was "Recco" Ross Harding
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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2017, 07:03:12 AM »

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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2017, 08:50:49 AM »
yup Bubi, Erich Hartmann, 352 kills all time highest scoring ace period!!! Where's he at? Just cause he flew for the axis doesn't mean he shouldn't be included!!!! :cheers: :salute
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Re: Authentic (historical) pilot handles
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2017, 08:59:06 AM »
'Bubi' was discussed prior (shortly) before this thread. There's some sort of theory (amongst some) that high scores racked up on the Eastern front by a German makes an ace the bestest (therefore the coolest). I've a different, less simplistic theory but to each their own. ;)

Very pro-Allied, Arlo. :D

P.S. There are indeed Axis pilots on the list, however.  :t