Topic: classic names for warbirds

Mark Conley · November 26th, 2003

How about those old nicknames for aircraft..you know, those aluminum constructs that go up and hopefully come down in one piece. these are a few of my favorites:

C-5 Galaxy "Fat Albert" "Aluminum Overcast"

C-141 Starlifter 'the T-Tailed Mountain Magnet"

C-124 Globemaster "Old Shakey"

C-47 "Dumbo" "Sky Train" "Spooky (AC-47 gatlin gun equipped variant)"

for more neat names go to the following website

http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../nickname.html

Redleg · November 26th, 2003

Great link!

Thanks a lot.

Sevens · January 19th, 2007

That's pretty cool.

tomtom22 · January 19th, 2007

Good find!

tomtom22 · January 19th, 2007

Good find!

Team Infidel · January 23rd, 2007

I still love the "Spruce Goose" now that is old school

mmarsh · January 23rd, 2007

I'll add a few more:

F3F Brewster Buffalo -"Flying Sake Bottle". A name given to it by Japanese Pilots due to its slow speed, sluggishness and highly fragile nature.

F-4U Corsair "The Ensign Eliminator" due to the difficult flying the aircraft and the high number of crashes amongst inexperienced pilots.

November 26th, 2003	Post 1
Mark Conley Tribuni Angusticlavii Gear	Post; classic names for warbirds How about those old nicknames for aircraft..you know, those aluminum constructs that go up and hopefully come down in one piece. these are a few of my favorites: C-5 Galaxy "Fat Albert" "Aluminum Overcast" C-141 Starlifter 'the T-Tailed Mountain Magnet" C-124 Globemaster "Old Shakey" C-47 "Dumbo" "Sky Train" "Spooky (AC-47 gatlin gun equipped variant)" for more neat names go to the following website http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevo.../nickname.html __________________ “If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.”— General James H. Doolittle, USAAF

January 19th, 2007	Post 3
Sevens Forum Brat Gear	That's pretty cool. __________________ After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says W T F. Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.

January 19th, 2007	Post 4
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Good find! __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

January 23rd, 2007	Post 6
Team Infidel Milforums Spamfilter Gear	I still love the "Spruce Goose" now that is old school __________________

January 23rd, 2007	Post 7
mmarsh Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	I'll add a few more: F3F Brewster Buffalo -"Flying Sake Bottle". A name given to it by Japanese Pilots due to its slow speed, sluggishness and highly fragile nature. F-4U Corsair "The Ensign Eliminator" due to the difficult flying the aircraft and the high number of crashes amongst inexperienced pilots. __________________ "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat situation excellent. I shall attack." -Foch I am from NYC. I fly a French flag because I work in Paris.

November 26th, 2003	Post 2
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	Great link! Thanks a lot.

January 19th, 2007	Post 5
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Good find!

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