User:Trekphiler/List of aviators by nickname

This is a list of aviators by nickname.

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"Assi" — Hans Hahn, German fighter pilot during World War I

B

"Bert" — Albert Houle, Canadian fighter ace
"Black Swallow of Death" — Eugene Bullard, African-American World War I fighter pilot
"Blackie" — David John Williams, Canadian fighter ace
"Bo" — Elwyn King, World War I Australian fighter ace
"Bomber" — Arthur Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during World War II^[1]
"Boom" — Hugh Trenchard, World War I British Royal Flying Corps general (for his loud voice)^[2]
"Bubi" — Erich Hartmann, German fighter ace
"Buck" — Robert McNair, Canadian fighter ace
"Bud" —
- Harold W. Bowker, Canadian fighter ace
"Butch" —
- Robert A. Barton, Canadian fighter ace
- (from "butcher") Arthur T. Harris, British air force general (affectionately given by his men)
- Edward O'Hare, U.S. WWII fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
"Butcher" — Arthur T. Harris, British Air Chief Marshal during World War II^[3]
"Buzz" — George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)

C

"Chappie" — Daniel James, Jr., U.S. Air Force general
"Cobber" — Edgar J. Kain, World War II RAF fighter ace
"Cyclone" — Emmett S. Davis, World War II U.S. Army Air Force officer^[4]

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"Dizzy" —
- H. R. Allen, British Air Force fighter ace^[5]

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G

"Gabby" — Francis Gabreski, U.S. Army Air Force fighter ace

H

"Hap" —
- Henry H. Arnold, U.S. general

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J

"Jimmy" — John S. Thach, U.S. Navy fighter ace^[6]

"Johnnie" — James E. Johnson, British Royal Air Force fighter ace^[2]
"Johnny" —
- W. E. P. Johnson, British Royal Air Force flight instructor

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"Mick" — Edward Mannock, World War I British fighter ace

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P

"Paddy" — Brendan Finucane, World War II Irish RAF fighter ace
"Pappy" —
- Greg Boyington, World War II U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace^[7]
- Paul Gunn, World War II U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot
"Pete" —Marc Mitscher, World War II U.S. carrier admiral^[8]
"Petit Rouge" (French: "Little Red") — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
"Prince John" — John B. Magruder, Confederate general
"Pritzl" — Heinz Bär, German fighter ace

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R

"The Red Baron" (German, der Rote Baron) — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
"The Red Battle-flyer" (German: "der rote Kampfflieger") — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
"The Red Knight" — Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter ace
"Reeste" — Heinz Bär, German fighter ace

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"Sailor" — Adolph G. Malan, British Air Force fighter aceCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
"Stan" — Roderic Dallas, World War I Australian fighter ace
"Stuffy" — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, commander of Royal Air Force Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain^[9]

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"Uncle Wiggly Wings" — Gail S. Halvorsen, U.S. Air Force officer^[1]

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W

"Wop" — W. R. May, Canadian aviator

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References

^ Saward, Dudley (1984). "Bomber" Harris : the story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command, 1942-1945. London: Buchan & Enright. OCLC 11082290.
^ ^a ^b Johnson, Johnny E. (1964). Full Circle: The Story of Air Fighting. London: Chatto and Windus. OCLC 2486377.
^ Hastings, Max (1979). Bomber Command. New York: Dial Press/James Wade. OCLC 5170758.
^ Molesworth, Carl (2003). P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific. Oxford: Osprey. pp. pp. 50-54. ISBN 9781841765365. OCLC 51992611. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ Allen, Hubert Raymond "Dizzy" (1974). Who Won the Battle of Britain?. London: Barker. ISBN 9780213164898. OCLC 1092232.
^ Wikipedia, John Thach
^ Boyington, Gregory (1958). Baa baa, black sheep. New York: Putnam. OCLC 2124961.
^ Wikipedia, Marc Mitscher
^ Cite error: The named reference Deighton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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