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"Hamish" – T. G. Mahaddie, Bomber Command pilot, Pathfinder Force "Hap" – Henry H. Arnold, American Army Air Forces commanding general "Hasse" – Hans Wind, Finnish fighter ace "Hilly" – Mark Henry Brown, Battle of Britain pilot "Hipshot" – Danny Hamilton, US Air Force Reserve "Hoagy" – Peter Carmichael, British fighter pilot
The call sign is a specialized form of nickname that is used as a substitute for the aviator's given name. It is used on flight suit and flight jacket name tags, painted/displayed beneath the officer's or enlisted aircrewman's name on aircraft fuselages or canopy rails, and in radio conversations. They are most commonly used in tactical jet ...
"Johnnie" – James E. Johnson, British Royal Air Force fighter ace [25] "Johnny" – W. E. P. Johnson, British Royal Air Force flight instructor; Frederick J. Walker, World War II British ASW destroyer task force commander [59] "Jorrocks" – Brian Horrocks, World War II British corps commander "Judge" – Ernest M. Eller, U.S. Navy admiral [60]
Michelle Curran (born 1987) is a former United States Air Force (USAF) major and a pilot in the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, or Thunderbirds. Curran was the lead solo pilot for the Squadron. Curran is the fifth woman to fly with the Thunderbirds, her callsign (or nickname) is "MACE".
Daniel Caine – Air Force major and F-16 fighter pilot whose mission (along with three other pilots, including USAF Major Heather Penney, Captain Brandon Rasmussen and Lieutenant General Marc Sasseville) on 9/11 was to find United Flight 93 and destroy it however they could, including ramming the aircraft.
This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).
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Richie McCaw, retired New Zealand rugby great, now working as a helicopter pilot in his homeland; Jay McGraw, American writer; Phil McGraw, American television personality; host of Dr. Phil; Tim McGraw, American actor and musician; Michael of Romania, the last King of Romania, and one of the last living leaders of World War II