Nicknames
 

Didn't know this Officer in the Service, but was told his nickname followed his studious avoidance of anything bu the plum trips.

Sqn Ldr ..... is know by his subordinates as "Seagull" as they have to throw rocks at him to get him in the air.

The name may also refer to loud squawking and cr*pping at the drop of a hat.

Sqn Ldr Fender (or Mudguard)- 'cos he was all bright and shiny on the outside, and you know what underneath.

typos!!!!!

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Chappy in the AAC known as Thrush; because he was an irritating c***. Another on 18 Sqn known as Earth; because he has no potential! :)

TCW - That Chap Wallace

Replace "chap" with four letter, offensive expletive and you'll get the idea - and he was.

"Vick" - he got right up your nose

"Spock" - he always f***ed Vulcans

"Fluffy" - Fat, loud ugly F***er from Yorkshire



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Had a chap known as 'Kelvin'

because he was an absolute zero.

On the Ton a few years back there was a chap known as TLB (That Les Bast@ard), this was a bit of a p1ss take as he was actually the nicest bloke I have ever met! :)

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....and never fly in a straight line or your a dead duck.....

There was a Loadmaster in NI called ALF- Annoying Little £ucker,
A year later changed to RALF... need I explain.
God bless OASC they commissioned him !!!!!!
By the way how are the stags!

A singularly inept VC10 co-pilot known as TDLFCC 'That Deaf Little Fat C**t Ch*****m'

A certain now-senior officer who used to blunder about Base Area Gringo in the Islas Malvinas known as 'Thrombo' - the wandering clot - or 'AWF' - Avocado with Feet after his appearance in a flying suit

The absolute zero who everyone has had to carry at some time or other known as 'Kelvin Rucksack'; also thought he was a wheel, but easily pushed around, hence his other nickname 'Castor'.

......and so many more!!

Knew a senior officer nicknamed "j" as he knew the square root of f**k all.
(ask a maths expert if confused)

I wonder if UJ is still in the RAF. Probably a senior officer by now.

Anyway, Urinal Jerkoff was caught...

Had a Co-pilot on Nimrods once called Caracas (he was nine hours behind everybody else).

And a special thanks to all the "Gimlets" out there (dictionary description of which is "small boring tool").

LTW - lunch time w***. Was surprised by his mates in his room at Valley one lunchtime.....

Ramp Monkey

Does ALF = one of those big white birds?
Things you often heard: "S*****, f@@k off!"

Once knew a Wedge - simplest tool known to man (he thought it was after the X-Wing jock in Star Wars!)

Guy I know flew Hercs - Diesel...no spark.
Then there was a guy known to all as COAB...C$%& Of a Bloke!!!

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Not exactly a nickname, but when the Ozmates arrived en masse in Malaysia Airlines post 1989, the the comely and sometimes very accommodating MAS FAs rather quickly became known among the younger Oz pilots as LBFMPBRs.

I think most will guess the want the first four letters stand for. The last three might not be quite so obvious. It was "...powered by rice".

Wartime Naval Commander (WW2) known as 'Harpic' . . .

Clean round the Bend !

There was one guy at RMAS we called Star Trek because if he thought you were posh enough he would "orbit Uranus looking for Clingons"

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The path of my life is strewn with cowpats from the Devil's own Satanic HERD!

Then there was the Tornado nav who thought his nickname BOF was short for Boffin, rather than Boring Old Fart!

Came across a Nav called "SPIN" - Shortest Person In Nato.

A test pilot, still a serving senior officer who got allocated the job of evaluating the Eurofighter small-size flying kit got the OFFICIAL title "UK Small Person", working for him was "UK Large Person", who was last seen flying for Virgin.

Phantom pilot of my acquaintance with the surname of "Dyde" just became "Upton".

G

'Sledge' - always got pulled by Dogs

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...proceeding below Decision Height with CAUTION...

Can't claim to be the originator but:

Fiat

Fra*er is a tw*t.

And the nav known as Gobi, the space between his ears being the biggest desert in the world (not strictly true but the name was there)

Loud mouth on my first Sqn, Goas - Gob On A Stick

Affirmbrest - Also know a Sledge. Wouldn't be an F3 guy from CBY ????

There was a senior officer at PTC towards the end of the last century known as 'Dagenham' because he was 2 stops beyond 'Barking'

We had a small boring tool called Gimlet; when a second one arrived we had to call him Bradawl (also a small boring tool). :)

Knew a guy at BFT called, very unfairly, FRISP - F***ing Repulsive Ignorant Scottish Pig.
Met a guy in Aldergrove called Angus, nicnamed "Zero g". Work it out.
Ex rotary mate called CIPS "It's Richard actually" W****n - C**t In Pilot Suit.
Had an old flight commander called Kipper, becaues he was wet, yellow, two faced and spineless.

Chivenor - long time ago, before closed first time.

Studes used to vote for staff member who was SOTD (Sh*t Of The Day).

So frequently earned by one particular mate - became SOTW (Sh*t Of The Week).

Eventually became SOTY (Year). Henceforth always known as Sooty.

There are even some non-derogatory, but extraordinarily clever nicknames, thus one APO Lllewellyn (Senior stude and a very nice chap, wonder what happened to him?) was universally known as L4!

Heard a new one (to me) yesterday:

BOBFOC (Body off Baywatch, Face off Crimewatch).

was a nav on nimrods called "BRIAN"
he thought it was a ref. to monty python.
B**** R*** is a nob.

Jacko

Forgive my 0200 stupidity/drunkeness but would that not of been L5?

Please excuse me,it has taken me 20 minutes to type this !

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Know a young un with the name of 'geyser.
He thinks it's because he has the temper of a hot spring in iceland,in actual fact it all comes down to the pronunciation :- geyser (guy's a) fuc***g k**b

Only cos I mis-spelt it, Presh. Llewellyn. Even the Welsh.....

Speaking of Welsh, when I was training ViaVoice on my Mac, (speech recognition software) I sneezed, and it came out with 'are Llanelli'

Knew a guy once who shared three nicknames:
'Storm Boy' - after he stripped the leading edge anti ice boots off an F27 flying into a CB.
The 'Capt America', 'coz he thought himself to be a comic book hero
Then 'FIGJAM', for F*** I'm Good, Just Ask Me.

Had a JEngO called "Leatherman" 'cos he was a useless tool that everyone carried.

"Turbine" - for the low continuous whine




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Regards
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"The bulk of mankind is as well equipped for flying as thinking." — Jonathon Swift

We had a crewman called transponder,
cos' he was f--k all use at low level

We had a very short SH Nav called GARMIN (small superfluous navigation device that you have to punch information into)

Knew a bloke nicknamed "Exocet", once. Allegedly because by the time you saw him coming it was too bloody late to escape.

Also "Thrombosis" - a wandering clot.

There was a chap called 10-gauge who thought it was because he was like a shot gun. In fact, if you look up 10-gauge in the Army Metal Workers Handbook, it is is decribed as being very thick and difficult to work with.