Originally Posted by
a330pilotcanada
Good Morning DarrylO:
Thank you for this thread as I had a chuckle reviewing the nick names especially:
:DC 3: Dak, Dakotasaurus Rex, Gooney Bird, Draggin' Wagon, Douglas Racer (compliments of late BC/A columnist Torch Lewis and the airplane's leisurely 140 KIAS cruise speed), Dakleton (South African built Daks as replacement for AVRO Shackletons), Dizzy Three, Dowager Dutchess, Duck
As a young sprog a 1.000 years ago I enjoyed the writings of Torch Lewis in I believe it was "Greenhouse Patter" on the back page BC/A. Seeing his name again brought back fond memories of another era.
DC-3 nickname …”Greasy Three” I always
chuckled at that one…in humour “Truth”. Check the fuel and fill the oil tanks.