Nicknames for various aircraft?

G Sting · 31 January 2014, 08:57 AM

What are some humorous (or otherwise) nicknames and descriptions for various WWI aircraft?

In this fine article RFC Pilot Training,, here is one example:

Maurice Farman MF.11 - "Shorthorn" for its abbreviated landing skids. Also, known as "Rumpety."

Described as: "Looks like a Victorian bathtub caught in a baling-wire explosion."

Looking for others!

Cheers,
Mike "G"

Froggy · 31 January 2014, 10:51 AM

Bonsoir
In France the farman was called 'Cage à poule"
chicken cage

Bruno

Brad · 31 January 2014, 11:44 AM

Siemens-Schuckert D.III and D.IV: the flying beer barrel.

Hansa-Brandendburg D.I/KD: The coffin.

Pfalz E-types: Flying death notices.

LFG Roland D.II: Haifisch (shark)

LFG Roland C.II: Walfisch (whale)

John McKenzie · 31 January 2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad

Pfalz E-types: Flying death notices.

In times past , up untill not so very long ago ,....a " death notice" , ie... , a letter informing someone that a person had died ,....consisted of a white(-ish) envelope with a black border to it.......
Hence the similarity with the early Pfalz paint scheme .

JM

Not so sure about the SSW description .....Is that a genuine , contemporary name Brad?.
Its really only modern (inaccurate) replicas that have turned the original fuselage into a "barrel shape".
The actual machine was quite finely streamlined , back from the motor cowl .

Graeme · 31 January 2014, 03:05 PM

The BE2c was the Quirk
The DH2 was the Flying Incinerator
The DH4 was the Flying Coffin
The DH6 was the Clutching Hand
The Curtiss JN-4 was the Jenny

Graeme

Barry Hickson · 31 January 2014, 04:26 PM

And of course the RE 8 was known as the "Harry Tate"!

Breguet · 31 January 2014, 11:40 PM

For a number of pages of nicknames go to this thread:

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/ai...cknames-2.html

snj5 · 1 February 2014, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry Hickson

And of course the RE 8 was known as the "Harry Tate"!

Was in a discussion about this - perhaps one of our English friends can correct me - I was always under the impression that 'Harry Tate' ( pronounced dropping the H as 'arry Tate sounds like RE8) used as the name for the RE8 was a play on Cockney rhyming slang.

Froggy · 1 February 2014, 04:33 AM

The americans who flew with them, named the Dorand A R 1 & 2
the 'Antique Rattletraps'

G Sting · 1 February 2014, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breguet

For a number of pages of nicknames go to this thread:

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/ai...cknames-2.html

Breguet -- Very much appreciated, Sir. In my initial search, I failed to include the obvious, and abbreviated, or 'nicknamed' the word nickname!

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G