Author Topic: QUIZ: AIRCRAFT NICKS (Read 575 times)

Hobodog · « **on:** February 06, 2001, 06:30:00 PM »

What was the NICK of the B26 Marauder?

Maverick · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2001, 06:32:00 PM »

Flying prostitute (potato) is one. (Wings were so small it had no visible means of support)

Ensign / Lt. eliminator is another.

Mav

Hobodog · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2001, 06:37:00 PM »

potato part is rite but what is before it
?-potato

Hangtime · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2001, 06:42:00 PM »

Pick one.

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Veteran pilots in combat overseas had enough experience that they could handle these higher speeds, but new trainees at home had serious problems and there were numerous accidents, causing the Marauder to earn such epithets as "The Flying Prostitute", "The Baltimore potato", "The Flying Vagrant", or "The Wingless Wonder", these names being given because the B-26's small wing area appeared to give it no visible means of support. Other derisive names being given to the B-26 were "The Widow Maker", "One-Way Ticket", "Martin Murderer", "The Flying Coffin", "The Coffin Without Handles", and the "B-Dash Crash". In particular, there were so many takeoff accidents at MacDill Field at Tampa, FL during early 1942 that the phrase "One a Day Into Tampa Bay" came to be a commonplace lament.

Now; what do I win?

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Hobodog · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2001, 06:47:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime:
Pick one.

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"The Baltimore potato"

Now; what do I win?

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WELL toejam HANGTIME YA RUINED MY FUN!

NOW how bout the BF-109G <----G nick and if your so good tell me why!

Thunder · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2001, 06:49:00 PM »

The B-26 Martin Marauder was known by some as the "Baltimore potato", because it had no visible means of support. B-17 crews' suggested that four siver handles be added "like a proper coffin should have". It also had the name "Widow Maker" and "Flying Coffin".. but the Baltimore potato seemed to be the one that stuck.

Thunder

Thunder · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2001, 06:57:00 PM »

Dang,

I try to answer the question and Hang's already posted!

Oh well in the spirit of the thread heres something to through in!

Thunder

Hangtime · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2001, 07:05:00 PM »

'Gustav'. Because the 'E' was the 'Emil', the 'F' was the 'Franz' and Germans have no damn imagination whatsoever.

Thunder · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2001, 07:09:00 PM »

I thought it was G for "GORE" didn't he invent the Lufftwaffe?

Hobodog · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2001, 07:12:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime:
'Gustav'. Because the 'E' was the 'Emil', the 'F' was the 'Franz' and Germans have no damn imagination whatsoever.

And the A was for ANTON close but no cigar! PLUS those A for anton E for emil and F for franz are all for the 190 series i think not 109s

WAIT THEY ARE FOR 109s but not here

THEIR ARE TWO NICKS ONE FOR GERMANS AND ONE FOR ALLIES

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Hobodog · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2001, 07:13:00 PM »

DUPLE POST

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Hobodog · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2001, 07:15:00 PM »

IT WOULD BE THE ALLIED NAME

THIS WAS On ACCIDENT FORGOT TO EDIT

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Hangtime · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2001, 07:53:00 PM »

"bule" or 'Boil'.. for the bumps on the cowl covering the guns.

Whats my prize?

Hobodog · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2001, 08:04:00 PM »

DAMN WERE DID YA GET THE ANSWERS FRO MTHE SITE I PoSTED in AIRCRAFT CHARTs

Hangtime · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2001, 08:20:00 PM »

Google. Great search engine.

BTW. YER FARGING CAPS KEY IS STUCK!

<S!>

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