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  2. Aircraft Nickname Master List | Aircraft of World War II -...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/aircraft-nickname-master-list.45179

    Many years ago, I had started a list of as many as I could find. Some names ended up being the conventional assignment, some were very critical, several were repetitive and there were quite a few that were comical. The list ended up being into the hundreds as time went by and covers a span reaching from modern times all the way back to WWI.

  3. Aircraft Nickname Origins | Aircraft of World War II -...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/aircraft-nickname-origins.24111

    Just read a book about Boeing and it stated that the B-17 got its name when a reporter, upon seeing the prototype being rolled out for the first time, exclaimed; "thats a Flying Fortress!" So I'm wondering where other famous WWII aircraft got their names, like Mustang, Spitfire - we can even go for the German names like Moskito, Uhu, Storch, etc.

  4. Aircraft nicknames - what's your favourite? | Aircraft of World...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/aircraft-nicknames-whats-your-favourite.34876

    Oxbox - Oxford. '10,000 aircraft parts flying in close formation' - Anson. Wooden Wonder/ Mossie - Mosquito. Der Luftwaffen Feuerzeug (the luftwaffe's lighter) - He 177. and official names: Blitz (Lightning)- Ar 234. Spitfire - named by an Air Ministry worker after his quick tempered daughter.

  5. US Military Aircraft Names | Aircraft of World War II -...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/us-military-aircraft-names.62555

    The US Army has a long standing tradition to name all its helicopters after native American tribes or famous native Americans (minus the AH-1 Huey Cobra) UH-1 Iroquois (It became the Huey later, I can tell you that story if you like) OH-58 Kiowa CH-47 Chinook UH-60 Black Hawk AH-64 Apache H-13 Sioux H-19 Chickisaw H-21 Shawnee CH-37 Mojave H-34 ...

  6. Soviet aircraft manufacturers.... | Aircraft of World War II ...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/soviet-aircraft-manufacturers.11592

    Good point, Waynos. Under the centralized Soviet control of factories, a factory could be producing Ilyushin products one year, tractors the next, and Tupolev products the next. Sometimes people in the West do tend to refer to the design bureaux as if they were Western-style aircraft manufacturers, like the late Hawker Siddeley or Boeing.

  7. Which aircraft manufacturer had the best naming scheme?

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/which-aircraft-manufacturer-had-the-best-naming...

    In all seriousness, though, several aircraft manufacturers had named "themes", and while Grumman did use Felines for their fighters, they also used waterbird names for their amphibious aircraft: Duck Widgeon Mallard Albatross Goose Curtiss also tended to use bird names for their aircraft: Lark Shrike Condor Goshawk Pidgeon Eagle Hawk Seahawk ...

  8. Famous Aircraft - Famous Pilot: by J D Carrick

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    A painting of P-51B Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Group, Eighhth Army Air Force, flown by Captain Don S Gentile of Piqua, Ohio, who was credited with the destruction of 23 enemy aircraft in air combat and 10 by ground attack, and Lt (later Major)...

  9. Japanese Aircraft with American names? | Aircraft of World War II...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/japanese-aircraft-with-american-names.8423

    Partly as a result of the confusion existing in Intelligence circles and because Reisen's official Japanese designation was known early in the war, these various code names were not often used, and to this day this aircraft is known better as the ZERO. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War - Rene J Francillon

  10. The six most famous aircrafts of the WWII majors? | Aircraft of...

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    Thanks Thorlifter! I did mean famous as in popular. Like in popular history and by mainstream media. I wrote France and Japan in the parantese but meant France and Italy. Suggestions regarding them are also appreciated. I mean, if it makes sense to say those countries had that number of aircrafts that can be said to be famous/popular.

  11. Aircraft Names | Aircraft of World War II - WW2Aircraft.net...

    ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/aircraft-names.2232

    Right, allot of aircraft were given names by their crews as you know, bombers and fighters alike, what's your favourite aircraft name and do you have a... Forums New posts Search forums Image search