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"Sandy" – Brian Lane, RAF Battle of Britain pilot, Squadron Leader and fighter ace "Sexy Rexy" – Ola Mildred Rexroat, Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) aviator [22] "Shorty" – Vernon Keogh, American who flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain (named for diminutive height) [23]
John J. Pershing, U.S. Army World War I general "Black Knight of the Confederacy" – Turner Ashby, Confederate Army general "Black Knight" – Gerd von Rundstedt, German Army field marshal "The Black Rider" – Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek Army general and politician "Black Swallow of Death" – Eugene Bullard, African-American World War I ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
When used as a first name, this common surname meaning “son of John” boasts a too-cool-for-school vibe. 10. Jay. A name with Latin origins that means “joy,” this one can be used as a given ...
China's much-anticipated J-35A stealth aircraft, centrepiece of this week's Zhuhai air show, has been more than a decade in the making, but experts say little is known about its capabilities. The ...
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.