Err, umm, pardon my being a mere novice at these things but...(clears
throat)...What is/was Judy???

And don't tell me "she" was an airplane. I can see that. Be more specific,
please. Thanks.

Ernie of KS City, KS
Supporter of the Airline History Museum (home of Connie)

"JD Cooper" > wrote in message
...

Yokuska D4Y. Japanese dive bomber of World War II fame.

Hi Ernest:

The Allies developed code names for Japanese aircraft in WWII. You can read
more on it and names like "Judy" here:
http://rwebs.net/avhistory/acdesig/japanese.htm

Note that some sources list the Judy as the Yokosuka D4Y and some as the
Kugisho D4Y - where Kugisho is an abbreviation of the First Naval Air
Technical Bureau. Hope that helps.

Randy
"Ernest Fowler" > wrote in message
t...
> Err, umm, pardon my being a mere novice at these things but...(clears
> throat)...What is/was Judy???
>
> And don't tell me "she" was an airplane. I can see that. Be more
> specific,
> please. Thanks.
>
> Ernie of KS City, KS
> Supporter of the Airline History Museum (home of Connie)
>
> "JD Cooper" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>

Thank you so much, Randy, for the information (and you, too, "Boomerang").
I had honestly never given much thought of the naming of aircraft before
now, but after reading your background material, a lot of what I have
learned during my aircraft recognition classes in the US Army (1977 thru
1990) make more sense.

Over the years as I have looked at the photos and occasional artwork in this
newsgroup I have always seen the technical nomenclature of aircraft. It is
nice to know "the rest of the story" at last.

Thanks again.

Ernie Fowler


"Randy Wilson" > wrote in message
...
Hi Ernest:

The Allies developed code names for Japanese aircraft in WWII. You can read
more on it and names like "Judy" here:
http://rwebs.net/avhistory/acdesig/japanese.htm

Note that some sources list the Judy as the Yokosuka D4Y and some as the
Kugisho D4Y - where Kugisho is an abbreviation of the First Naval Air
Technical Bureau. Hope that helps.

Randy
"Ernest Fowler" > wrote in message
t...
> Err, umm, pardon my being a mere novice at these things but...(clears
> throat)...What is/was Judy???
>
> And don't tell me "she" was an airplane. I can see that. Be more
> specific,
> please. Thanks.
>
> Ernie of KS City, KS
> Supporter of the Airline History Museum (home of Connie)
>
> "JD Cooper" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>

Earnest, I apologize for the poor title I posted. I should have been
more specific. I see that some others have corrected the situation. I'll
do better next time.

JD

Ernest Fowler wrote:
> Thank you so much, Randy, for the information (and you, too, "Boomerang").
> I had honestly never given much thought of the naming of aircraft before
> now, but after reading your background material, a lot of what I have
> learned during my aircraft recognition classes in the US Army (1977 thru
> 1990) make more sense.
>
> Over the years as I have looked at the photos and occasional artwork in this
> newsgroup I have always seen the technical nomenclature of aircraft. It is
> nice to know "the rest of the story" at last.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Ernie Fowler
>
>
> "Randy Wilson" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi Ernest:
>
> The Allies developed code names for Japanese aircraft in WWII. You can read
> more on it and names like "Judy" here:
> http://rwebs.net/avhistory/acdesig/japanese.htm
>
> Note that some sources list the Judy as the Yokosuka D4Y and some as the
> Kugisho D4Y - where Kugisho is an abbreviation of the First Naval Air
> Technical Bureau. Hope that helps.
>
> Randy
> "Ernest Fowler" > wrote in message
> t...
>
>>Err, umm, pardon my being a mere novice at these things but...(clears
>>throat)...What is/was Judy???
>>
>>And don't tell me "she" was an airplane. I can see that. Be more
>>specific,
>>please. Thanks.
>>
>>Ernie of KS City, KS
>>Supporter of the Airline History Museum (home of Connie)
>>
>>"JD Cooper" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>
>
>