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"Bake" – V. H. Baker, British pilot and aircraft designer [1] "The Balloon Buster" – Frank Luke, American World War I fighter ace "Bam" – C. S. Bamberger, British RAF World War II pilot "Barron" – John Worrall, British World War II RAF pilot "Beazle" – Hugh John Beazley, Battle of Britain pilot "Bee" – Roland Beamont, Battle of ...
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 ...
Carlo Schmid, youngest solo pilot to fly around the world; Jon Scott, American journalist, anchor for Fox News channel; Al Secord, former NHL player; Ryan Shore, Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated composer for film, television, games, theater and records; Nevil Shute, popular British novelist; successful aeronautical engineer; Dean Smith, American ...
San Francisco television station KTVU fell victim to a prank [150] [151] [152] which led news anchor Tori Campbell to report the names of the pilots as "Captain Sum Ting Wong," "Wi Tu Lo," "Ho Lee Fuk," and "Bang Ding Ow," in the immediate aftermath of the crash. Viewers quickly realized that these "names" were phonetic double entendres. The ...
Recreational Pilot: an individual who may fly aircraft of up to 180 horsepower (130 kW) and 4 seats in the daytime for pleasure only; Private Pilot: an individual who may fly for pleasure or personal business, generally without accepting compensation; Commercial Pilot: an individual who may, with some restrictions, fly for compensation or hire
Port of Long Beach pilots work for a private contractor. Pilots in the ports of Humboldt Bay, San Diego, and Port Hueneme are commissioned or contracted with by their respective port authorities or districts. San Francisco bar pilots are required to hold Coast Guard licenses in order to be licensed by the Board of Pilot Commissioners.
John R. Countryman – American child actor known by the stage name "Johnny Russell" who served as an Air Force pilot and later as a career officer for the United States Foreign Service (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) Alexander Courage – Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning film composer; Clyde Cowan – Physicist and discoverer of the neutrino
Aviation Medal of Merit issued by Aero Club of America, given to 33 military aviators who served in Britain and France during WWI. The Aero Club of America was a social club formed in 1905 by Charles Jasper Glidden and Augustus Post, among others, to promote aviation in America. It was the parent organization of numerous state chapters, the ...