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Title: What the heck is a tiffie ????????
Post by: 28sweep on March 19, 2002, 07:04:44 AM

is a bird.. a plane or could it be............

Title: What the heck is a tiffie ????????
Post by: Thrawn on March 19, 2002, 07:07:22 AM

tiffie = Typhoon

Title: Re: What the heck is a tiffie ????????
Post by: Widewing on March 19, 2002, 09:04:14 AM

Quote

Originally posted by 28sweep
is a bird.. a plane or could it be............

British pet name for the Typhoon, or to quote one RAF pilot,
"my lovely Tiffy".

My regards,

Widewing

Title: What the heck is a tiffie ????????
Post by: Karnak on March 19, 2002, 04:05:51 PM

The British were in the habit of using shortened, or slang terms for their aircraft.  We in the flight sim community continue to use those terms.

Aircraft : RAF Slang

Spitfire : Spit
Hurricane : Hurri
Typhoon : Tiffie
Lancaster : Lanc
Mosquito : Mossie
Mosquito FB.XVIII : Tse tse
Wellington : Wimpey
Halifax : Halibag
Swordfish : Stringbag