Aircraft Nicknames

A

Aardvark	General Dynamics F-111
Because of its long nose.
Able Dog	Douglas AD Skyraider
For AD.
Aerobee	Aerojet General X-8
All Three Dead	Douglas A3D Skywarrier
There was virtually no escape possibility for the three-man crew in case of a crash.
Aluminium Overcast	Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Aluminium Overcast	Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Aluminium Overcast	Douglas C-124 Globemaster
Often used for large aircraft.
Ambar ("Barn")	Beriev MBR-2
For MBR.
Angel	Lockheed U-2
Because it flies so high. Also, 'Angel' is a height unit.
Anton	Messerschmitt Bf 109A
German phonetic alphabet: A-Anton.
Anushka	Antonov An-2
Anushka	Polikarpov Po-2
Ass-Ender	Curtiss XP-55 Ascender
This was an experimental fighter with a pusher engine and canards.
Awful Terrible Six	North American AT-6 Texan
A trainer which wasn't too easy to fly.

B

Baltimore Whore	Martin B-26 Marauder
A play on its small wings: It had 'no visible means of support'.
Bamboo Bomber	Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Banjo	McDonnell F2H Banshee
Bantam Bomber	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
A lightweight attack aircraft.
Barge	Douglas SBD Dauntless
Bat Plane	Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
Beast	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Because of its nasty flying characteristics.
Beast	Brewster SB2A Buccaneer
Bee Tee	Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Bent-Wing Bird	Vought F4U Corsair
Had an inverse gull-wing.
Beule (Boil)	Messerschmitt Bf 109G
This model of the Bf 109 had two large 'boils' on the engine cowling, covering the cowl gun mechanisms.
Blackfish	Fairey Swordfish
If built by Blackburn.
Black Shark	Kamov Ka-50
Blechesel	Junkers J I
Tin Donkey. One of the first all-metal combat aircraft.
Bloody Paraliser	Handley Page 0/400
Largest British bomber of WWI.
Biff	Bristol F.2B
Short for 'Bristol Fighter'.
Big Bird	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Big Stick	Convair B-36 Peacemaker
President Theodore Roosevelt's famous advice for foreign politics: 'Speak softly, but carry a big stick.' The B-36 was the main bomber of SAC. Also, its fuselage is long and cylindrical.
Billy's Bomber	North American B-25 Mitchell
Named in honour of Billy Mitchell.
Blackbird	Lockheed SR-71
Because of the black (or very dark blue) paint.
Black Jet	Lockheed F-117
Because of the black paint, but also a 'black' (secret) development program.
Bleed-Air Blimp	Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Bob Hopes	V-2
Bone	Rockwell B-1 Lancer
"B-one".
Boomerang	Northrop B-2 Spirit
A flying wing design.
Brisfit	Bristol F2B
Short for "Bristol Fighter".
Britschik	Bell P-39 Airacobra
"Little Shaver"
Bruno	Messerschmitt Bf 109B
German phonetic alphabet: B-Bruno
Bucon	Hispano HA 1112K
Budget Bomber	Northrop B-2 Spirit
Because of its high cost.
Buff	Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Big, Ugly Fat F***.
Buff	Sikorsky H-53 Stallion
Big, ugly Friendly Fellow
Bug Smasher	Beech C-45 Expeditor
Bumble Bee	McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Because of its small size, egg-shaped fuselage, and small flying surfaces.
Buzz Bomb	V-1
Refers to the noise of its pulse jet engine.

C

Cadillac	Northrop M2
This was a lifting body prototype with 'tailfins' just like an old car.
Cadillac	Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
The B-52H with its TF33 turbofan engine was quieter than earlier models.
Caesar	Messerschmitt Bf 109C
German phonetic alphabet: C-Caesar
Canuck	Curtiss JN-4D
Catfish	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
Cee One-Oh-Boom	Consolidated C-109 Liberator
Centipede	Tupolev Tu-142 'Bear-F'
The first batch of Tu-142s had twelve-wheel main gear bogies for operations from dirt strips. Later batches reverted to four-wheel bogies.
Chaika (Gull)	Beriev Be-12 'Mail'
Gull wing.
Chaika (Gull)	Polikarpov I-153
Gull wing.
Chickenhawk	Cessna T-41 Mescalero
Chipmunk	Boeing RC-135C
This model has large "cheek" bulges for its radars.
Clunk	Douglas SBD Dauntless
Coconutknocker	Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
It was assumed that because of its poor bombing accuracy, most bombs hit (coconut?) trees. Also 'Monkeyknocker'.
Connie	Lockheed Constellation
Convertor	Cessna T-37
Cradle	Fairchild PT-19
Cranberry	Martin B-57 Canberra
Crane	Sykorsky CH-54 Tarhe
A flying crane helicopter.
Crapaud	de Havilland Vampire
Nickname in French service.
Crash Hawk	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
Because of a series of crashes in its early career, due to a failing stabilator.
Crouze	Vought F-8 Crusader
Nickname of the F-8 in French service.
Crowd Killer	Fairchild C-87 Packet
Crowd Killer	Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

D

Dagger	Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Dakelton	Douglas DC-3
After the SAAF retired its Shackletons, a number of Dakotas were used in the maritime patrol role.
Dart	Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Delta Queen	Convair B-58 Hustler
Large delta-wing bomber.
Deuce	Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Deuce	Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave
Dinosaur	Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar
Dogship	Grumman A-6 Intruder
Dollar Nineteen	Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Doodlebug	V-1
Dora	Messerschmitt Bf 109D
German phonetic alphabet: D-Dora
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
Even uglier than the basic A-6, and with twice the crew.
Dowager Ducchess	Douglas C-47 Dakota
Dragon Lady	Lockheed U-2
Dreamboat	Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Dreifinger	Junkers Ju 88
"Three fingers". Sleek fuselage and two long engine nacelles.
Droop Snoot	Lockheed P-38 Lightning version
Version of the P-38 with a 'glass' nose, wich bulged downwards. Used as bombardment lead aircraft.
Drut	Douglas F3D Skyknight
Duck	Cessna O-2

E

Egg	Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Shape of its fuselage.
Electric Jet	General Dynamics F-16
It has fly-by-wire controls.
Elephant Joyeux	Sikorsky H-19
Happy Elephant.
Emil	Messerschmitt Bf 109E
Ensign Eliminator	Vought F4U Corsair
Etagere	NC.1071
"Elevator". A rather ugly and clumsy twin-engined, twin-tail aircraft.

F

Faithfull Annie	Avro Anson
Fat Albert	Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Fertile Myrtle	Grumman AF-2W Guardian
The W version looked 'pregnant' because of its radar radome.
Fifi	Grumman F3F
Fliegende Auge	Focke-Wulf Fw 189
Flying Eye. The tactical reconaissance aircraft of the Luftwaffe. Maybe also because of its 'insect eye' cockpit glazing.
Fliegender Bleistift	Dornier Do 17
Flying Pencil. Because of the small cross-section of its fuselage.
Fliegendes Stachelschwein	Short Sunderland
Flying Porcupine. Allegedly because of its heavy defensive armament.
Flying Banana	Vertol CH-21 Workhorse
Tandem-rotor helicopter.
Flying Barn Door	Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Because it very much looked like one... A very angular design.
Flying Bathtub	Northrop M2F
Experimental flying body.
Flying Bedstead	Rolls-Royce TMR
Experimental VTOL, just an open frame with jet engines and a seat.
Flying Carrot	Westland Lysander
The shape of its fuselage.
Flying Chainsaw	Piaggio P.166 Albtross
Because of the noise it makes.
Flying Cigar	Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty'
Because of the shape of the fuselage and its inflammability.
Flying Coffin	Airspeed Horsa
Wooden construction.
Flying Coffin	Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
A number of accidents early in its career.
Flying Dump Truck	Douglas AD Skyraider
Flying Edsel	General Dynamics F-111
After a not very successful car made by Ford. The early career of the F-111 was inauspicious.
Flying Eggbeater	Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Early helicopter.
Flying Gas Station	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Standard USAF tanker aircraft for many years.
Flying Panhandle	Handley Page Hampden
Had a very deep front fuselage and a slender tailboom.
Flying Pencil	Dornier Do 17
Because of its sleek lines.
Flying Prostitute	Northrop T-38 Talon
Flying Prostitute	Martin B-26 Marauder
A play on its small wings: It had 'no visible means of support'.
Flying Potato	Martin-Marietta X-24A
Experimental lifting-body aircraft in its first configuration...
Flying Flatiron	Martin-Marietta X-24B
...and in its later one, with a flat lower fuselage.
Flying Shithouse	Kaman HH-43 Huskie
This helicopter had a box-like fuselage.
Flying Suitcase	Handley Page Hampden
Had a narrow, very deep front fuselage.
Flying Speed Brake	Lockheed Constellation
Flying Washboard	Ford Trimotor
Corrugated metal construction.
FOD Vacuum	Northrop F-89 Scorpion
FOD = Foreign object damage. It seems that the F-89 was prone to suck objects on the runway into its jet intakes.
Ford	Douglas F4D Skyray
F-four-D.
Fork-tailed Devil	Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The type was called 'Gabelschwanzteufel' by the Germans, referring to its twin-tail configuration.
FRED	Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Fantastic Ridiculous Economic Disaster.
Fritz	Messerschmitt Bf 109F
Frog	Martin P5M Mariner
Frustrated Palm Tree	Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Early helicopter.

G

Gabelschwanzteufel	Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Fork-tailed devil.
Gator	Boeing T-43
Gator	Vought F8U Crusader
Geometric Giant	Vickers Wellington
Because of the geodetic construction, designed by Barnes Wallis.
Go Get Him Fido	AIM-120 AMRAAM
Active radar-homing missile.
Ghost	Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
'Stealth' attack aircraft.
Ginnie	Vickers Virginia
Gipsy Rose Lee	Curtiss P-40L Warhawk
The P-40L was a 'stripped', lightweight version, with reduced armour. G.R.L. was a striptease dancer.
Gliding Electric Show	Grumman EA-6B Prowler
An ECM aircraft loaded with enormous amount of electronics.
GLOB	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Ground Loving Old Bastard.
Gooney Bird	Douglas C-47 Dakota
After a hypothetical species of bird, claimed to fly backwards so that it can see where it came from.
Gorbatyi	Ilyushin Il-2
"Hunchback".
Grach	Suchoi Su-25
Grand Old Lady	Douglas C-47 Dakota
Ground Gripper	De Havilland Trident
A bit underpowered, especially during take-off.
Ground Loving Whore	Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Guppy	Grumman AF-2W Guardian
Gustav	Messerschmitt Bf 109G
Gutless Cutlass	Vought F7U Cutlass
Dismissed by a senior US Navy official as 'The F7U was dangerous, period.'

H

Habu	Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
After a snake.
Halibag	Handley Page Halifax
Heinneman's Hot Rod	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Designed by Heinemann.
Helldiver	Curtiss F8C
Used as dive bomber.
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
Hoodoo Plane	Lockheed P-38 Lightning
From a newspaper article on the crash of the prototype.
Hook	Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Hookey Tooky	Kaman HU2K Seasprite
Hoover	Lockheed S-3 Viking
Becuase of the noise of its TF34 engines.
Hudoy	Messerschmitt Bf 109
"Lean", Russian name for the Bf 109.
Huey	Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Huey Cobra	Bell AH-1 Cobra
Derivative of the UH-1.
HUM	Tacit Blue
Highly Unstable Mother
Hummer	Cessna T-37
Hummer	Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
Hun	North American F-100 Super Sabre
"Hundred".

I

Imp	Aermacchi MB.326 Impala
Iron Annie	Junkers Ju 52
Iron Butterfly	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Ironworks	Grumman
Because of the enormous structural strength of Grumman's products.
Ishak	Polikarpov I-16
"Jackass".

J

Jenny	Curtiss JN
Jolly Green Giant	Sikorksy HH-3
Rescue helicopter.
Jug	Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Shorthand for 'Juggernaut'. Also referring to the shape of the fuselage.
Juggernaut	Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
An unstoppable vehicle. (Actually a carriage that in ceremonies ritually crushed some of the followers of a religion.)
Jump Jet	BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
VTOL aircraft.

K

Kaasjager	North American F-86K Sabre
Cheese fighter, nickname of the aircraft in Dutch service. Because of the letter K, and the association of cheese with the Netherlands.
Katy	Payen Pa 49
Katyusha	Tupolev SB-2
Kanonenvogel	Junkers Ju 87G
Cannon bird. Armed with two 37mm anti-tank cannon.
Kobry	Bell P-39 Airacobra
Cobra.
Kraft Ei	Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Power egg. Small rocket powered fighter.
Kurfuerst	Messerschmitt Bf 109K
German phonetic alphabet: K-Kurfuerst
Kukuruznik	Antonov An-2
Little Hayseed. Because of its use in agriculture.

L

Lanc	Avro Lancaster
Lapotnik	Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
"Booter", because of it fixed landing gear. Also transliterated as "Lapetznhik". "Lapti" are birch shoes, as worn by Russian peasants.
Lawn Dart	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lawn Dart	Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Lawn Dart	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
"Lawn dart" is generally used for crash-prone aircraft.
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
'Lead Sled' refers to an unmanoeuvrable aircraft, possibly with a poor climb performance.
Lieutenant Eater	Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Difficult to fly for a unexperienced pilot.
Linda Lovelace	Lockheed C-5
Little Hummer	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Little Bird	Hughes OH-6, MH-6, AH-6
Little Hummer	Douglas A-26 Invader
Lizzie	Westland Lysander
Loach	Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Derived from the project name LOH, Light Observation Helicopter.

M

Magnesium Overcast	Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Variation on 'Aluminium Overcast.'
Malenkii Tu	Tupolev Tu-124
Little Tu.
Man-Eater	LTV A-7 Corsair II
Mattel Messerschmitt	Hughes TH-55 Cayuse
Maytag Messerschmitt	Ryan PT-22 Recruit
Meatbox	Gloster Meteor
Mezek	Avia S-199
Mule. This Czech version of the Bf 109 was powered by a not really suitable Junkers Jumo engine, and had poor handling qualities.
MiG Master	Vought F8U Crusader
Mighty Iron Hardware	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Mighty Mite	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Monkeyknocker	Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
It was assumed that because of its poor bombing accuracy, the only victims were innocent monkeys. Also 'Coconutknocker'.
Mos Neata	I.A.R. 39
Geezer
Mosca	Polikarpov I-16
Fly
Mossie	de Havilland Mosquito

N

Nighthawk	Lockheed F-117
Ninak	De Havilland D.H.9A
North American Safety Jet	North American T-2 Buckeye

O

Ol'Dumbo	Curtiss C-46 Commando
Old Metuselah	Douglas C-47 Dakota
Old Shaky	Douglas C-124 Globemaster
Old Smokey	McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
The J79 engine had bad smoke trails.
Olive on a toothpick	Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Layout of egg-shaped fuselage and slender tail boom.
One-Oh-Wonder	McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
Overcast	North American B-70 Valkyrie

P

Panzerknacker	Junkers Ju 87G
Anti-tank version of the Ju 87.
Pave Pig	Sikorsky MH-3
Nickname given to the MH-3 when it was being replaced by MH-53J Pave Low and the MH-60G Pave Hawk.
Peacemaker	Convair B-36
Pea Shooter	Boeing P-26
Peter Dash Flash	North American P-51 Mustang
Phrog	Boeing Vertol CH-46E
Pinball	Bell RP-63 Kingcobra
A manned aerial target version of the RP-63, with a reinforced skin. When it was hit (with special, frangible bullets) lights flashed...
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
Bustling Walter. Nickname in Finland.

Q

Queen	Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Q-bird	Grumman EA-6B Prowler
The letter Q is used by the USN to identify electronic warfare squadrons.
Queer	Grumman EA-6B Prowler

R

Radial Interceptor	Beech T-34 Mentor
Rhapsody in Glue	Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Rhino	McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Rodan	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

S

Sabre Dog	North American F-86D Sabre
Scarier	BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
Scooter	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Scrapper	Grumman AF-2S Guardian
Seven Balls Two	Convair XF-92
Shagbat	Supermarine Walrus
Shar	BAe Sea Harrier
Shithook	Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Silber	Messerschmitt Me 262
Silver.
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	Douglas DC-6
Six Shooter	Convair F-106 Delta Dart
This was the codename for the installation of the six-barrel 20mm Vulcan cannon in the F-106. It was later applied to the converted aircraft as well.
Skooter	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Skunk Works	Lockheed's Burbank plant
After a 'factory' from a comic strip, and because its first location was in a smelly place.
Skycrane	Sykorsky CH-54 Tarhe
A crane helicopter.
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
Unarmed, high-speed photo-reconaissance version of the F-100.
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
Because of a structure which was a bit too light and weak to resist the stress of combat. Too many were lost when flown outside design limits, also because of control problems.
Sparkvark	Grumman EF-111 Raven
An electronic warfare version of the 'Aardvark'.
Speedy Three	Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
Because it was very, very slow...
Spit	Supermarine Spitfire
Spooky	Douglas AC-47
Often used as callsign
Squash Bomber	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Squirt	Saro SR.A/1
Flying boat jet fighter.
Staggerwing	Beech 17
Biplane with notable backstagger, i.e. the upper wing was set a bit behind the lower wing.
Superbolt	Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The version with 'bubble' cockpit.
Super Hoover	Lockheed S-3 Viking
Because of the noise of its TF34 engines.
Super Jolly Green Giant	Sikorksy HH-53
Rescue helicopter that replaced the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant".
Stanley Steamer	Northrop F-89 Scorpion
Star Lizard	Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Steam Chicken	Supermarine Walrus
Sterile Arrow	Grumman EA-6B Prowler
"Sterile" because it was an unarmed version of the A-6.
Stoof	Grumman S-2 Tracker
The original designation was S2F.
Stoof with a Roof	Grumman E-1 Tracer
A derivative of the S-2 "Stoof" with a large radar dome on top. The name seems to have stuck to the E-2 Hawkeye as well.
Strat	Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Stratobladder	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Strike Pig	Boeing T-43
Stringbag	Fairey Swordfish
Stuka	Junkers Ju-87
'Sturzkampfflugzeug', a generic German term for dive-bomber.
Super Bee	Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Super Hog	Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
A development (sort of) of the F-84 'Hog'.
Super Shitter	Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
Swinger	General Dynamics F-111
Refers to its variable geometry wing.
Switchblade	General Dynamics F-111
Refers to its variable geometry wing.
Swoose Goose	Vultee XP-54

T

Tadpole	Grumman A-6 Intruder
Because it looks like one: blunt front fuselage, slender tail.
Taivaan Helmi	Brewster B-239 Buffalo
"Sky Pearl." Finnish.
Tank	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Tante Ju	Junkers Ju 52/3m
Tausendfussler	Arado Ar 232
Centipede. Because of the low multi-wheel gear that it used for (un)loading.
T-bird	Lockheed T-33
T-bolt	Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Tennis Court	McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Because of its generous upper surface, and its enormous RCS (radar cross section).
Thud	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Thunder Piglet	Fairchild Republic T-46A
The latest product of Republic, which traditionally gave aircraft names starting with 'Thunder'.
Thunderscreech	Republic XF-84H
A Thunderstreak (F-84F) derivative with an extremely noisy turboprop engine.
Tin Goose	Ford Trimotor
One of the first all-metal transport aircraft.
Tinker Toy	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Tin Mossie	Vickers 432
Looked like the de Havilland Mosquito, but was of all-metal construction.
Torbeau	Bristol Beaufighter TF.X
This version of the Beaufighter could carry a torpedo.
Tripehound	Sopwith Triplane
Triple Threat	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
It could bomb you, it could shoot you, and it could fall on you...
Tsetse	De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII
A Mosquito with a larger cannon.
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
Refers to whistling noise of its engines.
Tweety Bird	Cessna T-37
Refers to whistling noise of its engines.

U

Ubiytsa	Yakovlev Yak-3U
Killer. Popular interpretation of the version letter of this later version of the Yak-3.
Ultra Hog	Republic F-105 Thunderchief
The F-84 was the Hog, the F-84F the Super Hog.
Useless 78	Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Useless Deuce	Lockheed U-2

V

Velcro Hawk	Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Because of the large number of add-ons.
Vercse	Yakovlev Yak-9P
"Hawk". Name of the Yak-9P in Hungarian service.
Vibrator	Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Vibrator	Vought SB2U Vindicator
Viper	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
By reference to the spacefighters of the SF-series "Battlestar Galactica."
Vomit Comet	Douglas DC-3
Voting Member	F-16 pilot
Because the computers can override his commands, if they are outside the design envelope.

W

War Hoover	Lockheed S-3 Viking
Because of the noise of its TF34 engines.
Warthog	Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
It is ugly and a 'mud-mover', i.e. a ground support aircraft.
Weenie Wagon	Douglas C-133
Because of the shape of its fuselage.
Whale	Douglas F3D Skynight
Whale	Douglas A3D Skywarrior
Whispering Death	Bristol Beaufighter
Because of the typical sound of its sleeve-valve radial engines, less noisy than poppet-valve engines.
Whistling Death	Vought F4U Corsair
Because of the whistling sound caused by its wing leading edge radiators. The name is attributed to the Japanese, but might as well be a propaganda effort.
Whistling Shitcan	BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
Whistling Shitcan	Douglas A3D Skywarrior
White Rocket	Northrp T-38 Talon
Widow-Maker	Martin B-26 Marauder
Because of a series of accidents in its early career. Pilots were not used to its high wing loading.
Willie the Whale	Tacit Blue
Because of its inverted bath-tub fuselage shape and dorsal air intake.
Willy Fudd	Grumman W2F
Wimpey	Vickers Wellington
After the comic strip figure J. Wellington Wimpey.
Wind Indicator	Vought SB2U Vindicator
Wobblin' Goblin	Lockheed F-117
Wooden Wonder	de Havilland Mosquito
Because of its wooden construction and its high performance.
World's Largest Dog Whistle	Cessna T-37
Refers to whistling noise of its engines.

Y

Yastreb	Polikarpov I-16
"Hawk."
Yastrebok	Polikarpov I-16,
"Little Hawk." Also for other fighters.
Yellow Peril	Stearman N2S / PT-17 Kaydet
Yellow was a normal color for US training aircraft during WWII.

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