Aircraft Nicknames

       Aardvark 		    General Dynamics F-111
       Able Dog 		    Douglas AD Skyraider
       Aerobee			    Aerojet General X-8
       All Three Dead		    Douglas A3D Skywarrier
       Aluminium Overcast	    Convair B-36 Peacemaker
       Aluminium Overcast	    Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
       Aluminium Overcast	    Douglas C-124 Globemaster
       Ambar ("Barn")               Beriev MBR-2
       Angel			    Lockheed U-2
       Anushka			    Antonov An-2
       Anushka			    Polikarpov Po-2
       Ass-Ender		    Curtiss XP-55 Ascender
       Awful Terrible Six	    North American AT-6 Texan
       Baltimore Whore		    Martin B-26 Marauder
       Bamboo Bomber		    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
       Banjo			    McDonnell F2H Banshee
       Bantam Bomber		    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
       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
       Blackfish		    Fairey Swordfish (built by Blackburn)
       Blechesel ("Tin Donkey")	    Junkers J I
       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
       Bone			    Rockwell B-1 Lancer
       Boomerang                    Northrop B-2 Spirit
       Brisfit			    Bristol F2B
       Britschik ("Little Shaver")  Bell P-39 Airacobra
       Bucon			    Hispano HA 1112K
       Budget Bomber		    Northrop B-2 Spirit
       Buff			    Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
       (Big, Ugly Fat F*****)
       Bug Smasher		    Beech C-45 Expeditor
       Bumble Bee		    McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
       Buzz Bomb		    V-1
       Cadillac 		    Northrop M2
       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
       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
       Dinosaur 		    Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar
       Dogship			    Grumman A-6 Intruder
       Dollar Nineteen		    Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
       Doodlebug		    V-1
       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 Ju 88
       Droop Snoot		    Lockheed P-38 Lightning with glass nose
       Egg			    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
       Electric Jet		    General Dynamics F-16
       Emil			    Messerschmitt Bf 109E
       Etagere (Elevator)           NC.1071
       Faithfull Annie		    Avro Anson
       Fat Albert		    Lockheed C-130 Hercules
       Fertile Myrtle		    Grumman AF-2W Guardian
       Fifi			    Grumman F3F
       Fliegendes Stachelschwein    Short Sunderland
       Flying Banana		    Vertol CH-21 Workhorse
       Flying Bathtub		    Northrop M2F
       Flying Bedstead		    Rolls-Royce TMR
       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 Gas Station	    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
       Flying Prostitute	    Martin B-26 Marauder
       Flying Potato		    Martin-Marietta X-24A
       Flying Flatiron		    Martin-Marietta X-24B
       Flying Shithouse 	    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
       FRED                         Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
       (Fantastic Ridiculous Economic Disaster)
       Fritz			    Messerschmitt Bf 109F
       Frog			    Martin P5M Mariner
       Frustrated Palm Tree	    Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
       Gabelschwanzteufel	    Lockheed P-38 Lightning
       (Fork-tailed devil)
       Gator			    Boeing T-43
       Go Get Him Fido              AIM-120 AMRAAM
       Ghost			    Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
       Ginnie			    Vickers Virginia
       Gipsy Rose Lee		    Curtiss P-40L Warhawk
       Gliding Electric Show	    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
       GLOB			    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
       (Ground Loving Old Bastard)
       Gooney Bird		    Douglas C-47 Dakota
       Grach                        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
       Hog			    Republic F-84 Thunderjet
       Hog			    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
       Hog			    Lockheed C-130 Hercules
       Hog			    Bell UH-1 Iroquois
       Hog Nose                     Boeing RC-135M
       Hook			    Boeing CH-47 Chinook
       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
       Ironworks		    Grumman
       Ishak ("Jackass")            Polikarpov I-16
       Jenny			    Curtiss JN
       Jug			    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
       Jump Jet 		    BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
       Kaasjager (Cheese fighter)   North American F-86K Sabre
       Katy			    Payen Pa 49
       Katyusha 		    Tupolev SB-2
       Kanonenvogel                 Junkers Ju 87G
       Kobry ("Cobra")              Bell P-39 Airacobra
       Kraft Ei (power egg)         Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
       Kukuruznik		    Antonov An-2
       Lanc                         Avro Lancaster
       Lawn Dart		    General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
       Lawn Dart		    Rockwell B-1 Lancer
       Lead Sled		    McDonnell F3H Demon
       Lead Sled		    Republic F-84 Thunderjet
       Lead Sled		    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
       Lead Sled		    Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
       Lead Sled		    Boeing RC-135U
       Lieutenant Eater 	    Republic F-84 Thunderjet
       Little Hummer		    General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
       Little Hummer		    Douglas A-26 Invader
       Little Racer		    Douglas A-26 Invader
       Lizzie			    Westland Lysander
       Loach			    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
       Magnesium Overcast	    Convair B-36 Peacemaker
       Man-Eater		    LTV A-7 Corsair II
       Maytag Messerschmitt	    Ryan PT-22 Recruit
       Meatbox                      Gloster Meteor
       Mezek ("Mule")               Avia S-199
       MiG Master		    Vought F8U Crusader
       Mighty Iron Hardware	    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
       Mighty Mite		    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
       Monkeyknocker		    Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
       Mos Neata (Geezer)	    I.A.R. 39
       Mosca (Fly)		    Polikarpov I-16
       Nighthawk		    Lockheed F-117
       Ninak			    De Havilland D.H.9A
       North American Safety Jet    North American T-2 Buckeye
       Old Metuselah		    Douglas C-47 Dakota
       Old Shaky		    Douglas C-124 Globemaster
       Old Smokey		    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
       Olive on a toothpick	    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
       One-Oh-Wonder		    McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
       Overcast 		    North American B-70 Valkyrie
       Panzerknacker                Junkers Ju 87G
       Peacemaker		    Convair B-36
       Pea Shooter		    Boeing P-26
       Peter Dash Flash 	    North American P-51 Mustang
       Pinball			    Bell RP-63 Kingcobra
       Placid Plodder		    Douglas C-47 Dakota
       Plastic Bug                  McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet
       Polecat			    Grumman X-29
       Porker			    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
       Pregnant Beast		    Grumman TBF Avenger
       Puff, the Magic Dragon	    Douglas AC-47
       Pylly Walteri                Brewster B-239 Buffalo (Finnish)
       (Bustling Walter)
       Queen			    Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
       Q-bird			    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
       Queer			    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
       Radial Interceptor	    Beech T-34 Mentor
       Rhapsody in Glue 	    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
       Rhino			    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
       Sabre Dog		    North American F-86D Sabre
       Scarier			    BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
       Scrapper 		    Grumman AF-2S Guardian
       Seven Balls Two		    Convair XF-92
       Shagbat			    Supermarine Walrus
       Shar                         BAe Sea Harrier
       Shithook 		    Boeing CH-47 Chinook
       Silver Bullet		    Convair XP-81
       Silver Dollar		    North American F-100 Super Sabre
       Silver Sow		    Boeing C-135
       Six			    Convair F-106 Delta Dart
       Six Shooter		    Convair F-106 Delta Dart
       Skooter			    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
       Skunk Works		    Lockheed's Burbank plant
       Skycrane 		    Sykorsky CH-54 Tarhe
       Skyhog			    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
       SLAT			    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
       (Slow, Low Aerial Target)
       Sled			    Lockheed SR-71
       Slick			    Bell UH-1 Iroquois
       Slick Chick		    North American RF-100A
       Slow But Deadly		    Douglas SBD Dauntless
       Slow Navy Bomber 	    Beech SNB Kansan
       Sluf			    LTV A-7 Corsair II
       (Short, little ugly fellah)
       Snake			    Bell AH-1 Cobra
       Snake			    Lockheed P2V Neptune
       Son of a Bitch 2nd Class     Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
       Spad			    Douglas A-1 Skyraider
       Spam Can 		    North American P-51 Mustang
       Sparkvark		    Grumman EF-111 Raven
       Speedy Three		    Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
       Spit			    Supermarine Spitfire
       Squash Bomber		    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
       Staggerwing		    Beech 17
       Superbolt		    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt with 'bubble'
				    cockpit.
       Stanley Steamer		    Northrop F-89 Scorpion
       Star Lizard		    Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
       Sterile Arrow		    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
       Stoof			    Grumman S2F Tracker
       Strat			    Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
       Stratobladder		    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
       Strike Pig		    Boeing T-43
       Stringbag		    Fairey Swordfish
       Stuka			    Junkers Ju-87
       Super Hog		    Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
       Super Shitter		    Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
       Swinger			    General Dynamics F-111
       Switchblade		    General Dynamics F-111
       Swoose Goose		    Vultee XP-54
       Tadpole			    Grumman A-6 Intruder
       Taivaan Helmi (Sky Pearl)    Brewster B-239 Buffalo (Finnish)
       Tank			    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
       Tante Ju 		    Junkers Ju 52/3m
       Tausendfussler		    Arado Ar 232
       T-bird			    Lockheed T-33
       T-bolt			    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
       Tennis Court		    McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
       Thud			    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
       Thunder Piglet		    Fairchild Republic T-46A
       Thunderscreech		    Republic XF-84H
       Tin Goose		    Ford Trimotor
       Tinker Toy		    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
       Tin Mossie		    Vickers 432
       Torbeau                      Bristol Beaufighter TF.X
       Tripehound		    Sopwith Triplane
       Triple Threat		    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
       Tsetse			    De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII
       T-tailed Mountain Magnet     Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
       Tub			    Convair TF-102 Delta Dagger
       Turkey			    Grumman F-14 Tomcat
       Turkey			    Grumman TBF Avenger
       Tweet			    Cessna T-37
       Tweety Bird		    Cessna T-37
       Ubiytsa (Killer) 	    Yakovlev Yak-3U
       Ultra Hog		    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
       Useless 78		    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
       Useless Deuce                Lockheed U-2
       Velcro Hawk                  Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
       Vibrator 		    Vultee BT-13 Valiant
       Viper			    General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
       Voting Member		    F-16 pilot
       Warthog			    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
       Whale			    Douglas F3D Skynight
       Whale			    Douglas A3D Skywarrior
       Whispering Death 	    Vought F4U Corsair (apocryphical?)
       Whispering Death 	    Bristol Beaufighter
       Whistling Shitcan	    BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
       White Rocket		    Northrp T-38 Talon
       Widow-Maker		    Martin B-26 Marauder
       Willy Fudd		    Grumman W2F
       Wimpy			    Vickers Wellington
       Wobblin' Goblin              Lockheed F-117
       World's Largest Dog Whistle  Cessna T-37
       Yastreb (Hawk)		    Polikarpov I-16
       Yastrebok (Little Hawk)	    Polikarpov I-16, also for other fighters
       Yellow Peril		    Stearman N2S / PT-17 Kaydet

Emmanuel Gustin
gustin@uia.ac.be