Peter Twydell wrote in
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Known to the RAF as the "Whistling Wheelbarrow".
-- Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

Yes, armed forces around the world do have a predilection for coining
irreverent names for their kit.

e.g. Walrus = Shagbat; B-52 =BUFF etc.

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto



Here are a few you might or might not know:
http://www.b737.org.uk/aircraftnicknames.htm

Plus:
Shorts Skyvan: Five-ton Budgie
Douglas F3D Skyknight: Drut
Tornado: The Mighty Fin
MRCA (Tornado predecessor): Mother Riley's Cardboard Aeroplane, Must
Re-spar Canberra Again
Chinook: ****hook, Wokka
CF-100: Clunk

Swordfish: "Stringbag"
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Andrew Chaplin
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