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"Dizzy" – H. R. Allen, RAF fighter ace and author [10] "Dogs" – John Dundas, RAF Battle of Britain fighter ace [11] "Dogsbody" – Douglas Bader, RAF fighter ace (radio callsign while Wing Commander of Tangmere) "Dolfo" – Adolf Galland, German fighter ace "Dookie" – Jenna Dolan, first woman to fly the AV-8B Harrier II in combat [12]
(from "butcher") Arthur T. Harris, British air force general (affectionately given by his men) Edward O'Hare, U.S. World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient; Crosbie E. Saint, U.S. Army general "Butcher" – Arthur T. Harris, British air chief marshal during the Second World War [27]
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 ...
Squadron Name Insignia Nickname Command Air Force Wing Date First Activated Base Aircraft Tail Code 4th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Fuujins [361] Air Combat Command: Fifteenth Air Force: 388 FW: 15 January 1941 [362] Hill AFB, Utah: F-35A [363] HL: 8th Fighter Squadron: Black Sheep [364] Air Education and Training Command: Nineteenth Air Force ...
This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force.
Lea Gabrielle, American fighter pilot turned journalist, Correspondent for Fox News Channel; Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India 1984–1989, son of India's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi; David Gilmour, English musician, best known as the guitarist, lead singer and one of the songwriters in the rock band Pink Floyd
So if their name is Derrick, call them “D.” Their middle name. My dude/guy. Hot ___ insert name here. (Ex: Hot CJ, Hot Mike) Mr. Fix It. Nicknames for the father of your child. Baby Daddy. Big ...
First aerial victory by a jet fighter and first jet ace in aviation history. [25] Robin Olds United States: August 1943 – 1945 1943-1973 13 P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang: Triple ace - Olds was the only pilot to "make ace" in both the P-38 (five victories) and the P-51 (eight victories) in the war.