On swapping our US Army exchange officer for a new one, we had to be a bit creative with a nickname for the new incumbent, as we'd called the outgoing one 'Tex', after his home state.

'Caroline' didn't last long.

American exchange guy said his nickname was 'Brains', surname was Schiffer. :D:D

Twenty years ago, the Blue Angels visited the Finningley Airshow. I seem to recall that the USMC pilot was Capt 'Fudge' Packer.

I colleague with the nickname 'Basher' - he didn't like it - stated to the crew room, 'If anyone calls me 'Basher', I'll bash them!'. 'Basher' it was!

Duncs:ok:

When the first of the Nimrods for 51 was delivered to Wyton, it, and the installation team, were put into No 4 hangar. Now this was placed under the nominal control of our line Chief, "Arfur Daley" :) who had charge of 3 hangar, forever after he was known as "Arfur Twosheds"
Regards, Den.

Many years ago a Puma pilot on 33 didn't like being called Beeker. He was so upset that he complained to the Sqn boss. At the next morning prayers the boss admonished those present " Beeker doesn't like being called Beeker so don't call Beeker, Beeker. That ok Beeker?

A Nav on 43 in the '70's rejoiced under 2 nicknames; "Thrombo"-a floatin clot, and "Wedge", the simplest tool known to mankind.

On 892, Tim Curley was "Shortand".

A USAF exchange pilot I knew, Capt Deaux, made no attempt to hide his Stateside nickname, which was 'Dil'

One of my friends in the 90's went under the nickname Sledge.

Why?

In his youth he was always being "pulled by Dogs."

If you are still out there "Hi AT."

Feel for the guys who have to try and find a plausible explanation to their wife as to how they acquired the nicknames 'Vlad', 'Deviant' or 'Shagger' (that's 3/5ths of a 1990's wandering Herc crew right there!).

My fave was 'Village'

(as in every village has one!!)

well there are the classics:

Cyclone - a slow moving depression
Harpic - as he drive your round the bend
Thrush - an irritating c***
Fugly - F'ing Ugly
Arnham - a bridge too far
Milkshake - tasty but think
Seagull - have to throw stones at them to fly
Exorcet - you could see them coming but could bugger all about it to get out the way
Gimlet - a small boring tool

We had an obnoxious FM who was named Batman as he was always rushing about. A couple of years later we had a union turncoat who sold us out join batman as his deputy and was always seen following him like a pet poodle.
The inventor of the silent cockpit.
As we flew with two FOs we would wait until a calm part of the cruise and start with " ere john have you heard the new joke."
The punch line is "cockrobin - what's the question?"
Ans " what's that up my b*m batman?"
We would then p*ss ourselves laughing over the intercome much to the annoyance of his lordship - we doubted if he ever knew his nickname as we were surprised that he was coordinated enough to learn the handshake to get into management.

Military connection? Ex Nat service...

xenolith
 

Re Beeker

Had the fortune to meet an airline crew down route somewhere who some worked with a captain (the guy named "Beeker"), they were surprised when we said "oh you mean Beeker", to which we had to explain. They of course promised it would be updated back at their base soonest. So he probably is still asking not to be called Beeker now.

We had a crewman who was called "Gimlet" a small boring tool.

Having encountered the Doorslider known as 'Spanky' *ucker, I often wondered about the source of the nickname.

But then again...

Xenolith, WASALODIE ...

I met said F/O Beeker as he was then ... just the once ... there was more than a passing resemblance as I recall ... and, then, he did "play" to his muppet inspired epithet :)

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Female Co, known as Emu - big bird, can't fly..

Pratt Flight Commander who had the last office in the corridor known as Crate. (C**t Right At The End).

Wealthy but not very bright F/O was Bisto. Rich and thick.

The ones I liked....
 

American Chap.....'Slow' Lerner

'Fatal'.....who was in fact 'Fat Al'

I was in a navy crewroom when the squawk box called out "Is Sticky there?" to be answered by 'Seaman Bunn'

I had a name badge with the name 'Ivan A Tincher' on it. This american pilot insisted on calling me Ivan all night. I eventually told him my real name and explained the definition of the badge name...he replied "Oh Yeah!...thats really funny Ivan!"

In civvy street I had an apprentice called 'Bungalow' as he had **** all upstairs.

My favourite is a chap who is still around the bazaars. His surname was 'Cockyn' (sp?).....his knickname was 'Isme' !!!

No one can remember his nickname while he was "In". However, after taking a cab just a little too close (OK, a lot too close actually) to some powerlines in Norway while chasing a dog, "Their Warships" decided that he would be best "Out".
He was for ever after known as Sparky.

Then there was "Wedge" - the simplest tool known to Man.

AOC's parade practice. SWO reads out names from his list. "Louse!" No response. Again "Louse!!", still no answer. Eventually J/T Lowes is identified, but for ever afterwards he was known as The Louse. Quite an appropriate nickname for him, actually.

If it is the one I was thinking of (DH) he was then replaced by a man formed in his very own own image. Hence forth he was known as Socrates (Son Of Crate).

My Dartmouth course-mate Chris McBean, forever known as Runner. Became a great QFI(H) before he succumbed to kidney cancer.

Malc Bunn (who might be the subject of Four Types' story) was on the same course. Was called Sticky too, or was it Currant? ;)

The course dunce (who joined us as a re-tread, and then got binned) was called The Hare, because he was anything but, mentally as well as physically. Ironically he was last seen in Met Police uniform outside MoD Main Building.

It was briefly the fashion in my days in green to give each other girl's names (long story), thus I became Plum (posh accent). One who swerved that was a big drinker, but picked up the name The Bowser.

We had a 'Butlins' who followed me onto the squadron from Swinderby, because he thought The RAF would be a holiday.

'Dino' the armourer who had a small brain. Used to love the name too...

A 'Shaggy' who was a dead ringer as the guy from Scooby Doo and another one known simply as 'T-Shirt.

It was quite common for people not to know the real names of those with nicknames.

Called a guy "Growbag" in 1984 because he was full of shiat, proud to see it's still in use today - and he's still full of it.

A certain squadron had a 'Harpoon' ('cos he f*ck$ whales).

And a 'Fog' (thick and wet).

Ah yes, the ex-Harrovian who once announced "You can't have a minus minus a plus"...:rolleyes: Thoroughly bloody nice bloke though, but not quite the sharpest tool in the box.

We brought him back a bottle of butterscotch sauce from one USA trip - 'Rich and Thick' prominently displayed on the label.

He was also 'Delta Foxtrot' when writing the squadron's articles for the Gateway magazine - after his considerable success with the young dental officers. It stood for 'Dentist F****r'!

He fell for a well-choreographed 'food poisoning' spoof the night before he was due to go off for his society wedding - get hold of a copy of Jack Spence's 1990 book 'There I Was At 20,000 Feet - The Best of RAF Humour' ISBN 0-7137-2147-2 and you can read about it on p143.

The squadron office in which the 2 Flt Cdrs lived was known as '38D' - because it held the two biggest tits on the squadron. I told the ex-boss that when I saw him earlier in the year and he thought it was priceless!

Earth....Low Potential

Notso...Smart

Boggy...always in the sh1t.

One of my favourites is OSLO - Outer Space Liaison Officer.

My favourite, is for a now sadly deceased Tornado Nav, who's nickname is Nerd. One day he decides he wants to be called 'Jet'...yes, never mind Nerd. He then asked the Boss to have a word in 1 liners - asking not to be called Nerd. The result? Now known as 'Not Nerd'! Next 1 liners the Boss says 'Nerd' and 'Not Nerd' unacceptable - the result? Now known as 'Still'...

... Still (Not Nerd)!

God bless you mate :ok:

LJ

Well known BA skipper known far and wide as 'Dange' . . . .

I remember a fellow Cadet Pilot by the name of Mattick. His QFI promptly named him Otto...

RCAF pilot called Dave Granger, otherwise known as "Grave Danger"!!

A WSOp at ISK had for years been known as 'Otter'. Mrs decided that it was not on - he was to be known by his given name.

So, he became 'Snotter' - 's not otter
then, SNATCHO - Still Not Allowed To Call Him Otter
then SAM - Small Aquatic Mammal

Duncs:ok:

Then there was Sylvia in NI. Why? Name contained a 'Y' instead of an 'I'. Mrs Sylvia, most unimpressed announces at Happy Hour he was no longer to be known as Sylvia...now to be known as something like the dark intruder...or some such guff..needless to say he stayed Sylvia...

Vera...(Duckworth)
Isacc (Hunt)
Spud...not sure about this one..

all this frivolity needs stamping out:

Bad news Bear Grylls! Scout Association to clamp down on the use of nicknames 'because it encourages bullying' | Mail Online

:ugh:

S-D

" Super Vick" - gets right up your nose.

" Ten plank " - five times as thick as two short planks.

Worked with an American a few years back who was getting very wound up in a meeting about some point he thought was very important. To emphasize his point he said 'Look, I just want to be frank...' followed by a quick reply from someone else in the room of 'Ok Frank'.

Needless to say he didn't see the funny side. Word was that he went in to see the senior instructor, who was unaware he did not like the name, to ask to have it stopped and was greeted with 'What can I do for you Frank?'

Circa 1958-59 a confidential memo was circulated in the RAF stating: "As from the 1st of next month, the practice of referring to Army Officers as "Pongoes" is to cease".

The Navy issued the same, but theirs stated: "As from the 1st of next month, Pongoes will be known as Army Officers".