Rotorcraft Nicknames

[Democritus]

In the very early days of the Wessex HAS3 around 1966/7 it became the Camel due to the radar hump on the aft fuselage. Not sure the name stuck for very long though. Our Trials Unit tie, which I still have, was dark blue emblazoned with gold coloured dromedaries.

[MightyGem]

Never heard a SeaKing called anything but a SeaKing either.

Not heard of the Jolly Green Giant of Vietnam fame?
Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter

[John Eacott]

I can't stitch the scans together, but you get the idea!

We also had such gems as "Happiness is Wren shaped", "Around the world with the Royal Navy", etc. Very droll....

[megan]

is that because it is what the pax say when I somehow manage to get them back on land safely?

Seeing video of some of the rescues you guys in the UK have done, and the weather in which they are undertaken, they probably do crab, but it would be the second one so uttered.

[QTG]

Slightly off topic, but talking of car stickers - anybody remember:

"FLY NAVY DIG ARMY EAT CRAB"?

[noflynomore]

Not heard of the Jolly Green Giant of Vietnam fame?

That might be because a Jolly Green Giant is a Jolly Green Giant, albeit a derivative but hardly a Sea King?

[OttoRotate]

S76A "Spirit"

Named by Adolph Plennenfish Jr., the winner of a company-wide contest to
name the S-76 held around 1978. Use of the name was discontinued by October 1981
due to religious sensitivities in some South American countries and a lawsuit by Spirit
Airways of California claiming trademark infringement. All official references to the
name Spirit were purged from the field. S-76 logo stickers were provided to operators
to affix to their maintenance manual and IPC binders, covering the old Spirit logo.

[Sevarg]

Re Seaking, known as 'Sticky Bun' from 61. 76 as 'Plastic Pig' can't think why!!!!

[Three Lima Charlie]

BV 234 or CH-47 "Chinook" aka "Sh*thook" and described as "Two palm trees having sex with a fat sausage."

[megan]

"Two palm trees having sex with a fat sausage"

Used to absolutely love sitting between the two palm trees and having the result of their coupling hanging below.

Salute to your Comrades SAS.