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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 ...
"Dogsbody" – Douglas Bader, Second World War British fighter ace and commander "Dolfo" – Adolf Galland, German fighter ace of World War II and General der Jagdflieger "Drug Stari" (Serbian: Old Friend) – Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav general, later president-for-life of Yugoslavia
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".
Duane Willard Beeson (July 16, 1921 – February 13, 1947) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He scored 22.08 victories, including 17.3 air-to-air kills, 12 of which were scored in the P-47C/D Thunderbolt, and 5.3 of which were scored in the P-51-B Mustang. [1]
According to F-105 pilots and crews, the "Thud" nickname was inspired by the character "Chief Thunderthud" from the Howdy Doody television series. [ 47 ] The aircraft's offensive capabilities were sarcastically referred to as a "Triple Threat"—it could bomb you, strafe you, or fall on you. [ 48 ]
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He has commanded three wings and an air division, and held numerous staff positions. From 1993 to 1995 he was director of operations, J-3, United States Special Operations Command. Newton was a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-4, F-15, F-16, C-12 and F-117 stealth fighter.