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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
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).
Pat Flaherty – Film actor and professional baseball and football player who also served in the U.S. Army during the Pancho Villa Expedition, as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Service during the First World War and as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War; Kelly Flinn – First female B-52 pilot
"Cat's Eyes" – John Cunningham, Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like) "Cenaze"(Turkish, Corpse – Hasan Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottomans, Veteran Commander of Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) [5] "Chancre Jack" – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.
Glamour boys – derogatory term for fighter pilots. [29] [33] God botherer – a chaplain in the RAF, or padre. [8] (To) Go pear–shaped – something that has gone wrong, Refers to the look of an aircraft that has crashed nose first. [34] Gravel crusher – an NCO who was employed to drill the airmen. [35]
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.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 [clarification needed]).
The Nieuport 17, a French biplane fighter aircraft of World War I. While "ace" status was most often won by fighter pilots, bomber and reconnaissance crews, and observers in two-seater aircraft such as the Bristol F.2b ("Bristol Fighter"), also destroyed enemy aircraft. If a two-seater aircraft destroyed an aircraft, both crew members were ...