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Tomb - F-4 Phantom in RAF service.
Re: Aircraft Nicknames
Jan 22, 2008
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Beagle - F-15E Strike Eagle
Hose Nose - F4U Corsair ( also Ensign Eliminator )
Shark - F-8 Crusader
Chris
Scooter - A-4 Skyhawk ( Super Fox for the Top Gun versions )
Chris
Six thousand pound dog whistle - T-37
Missile with a man it it - F-104
Chris
Mountain Magnet - C-141 Buddha - C-17 - Fat, ugly, and everyone worships it.
The T-37 was also known as "Tweety Bird".
The D.H Sea Vixen was also known as the "Beast". Some with the XL designation were known as "Fireball"
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Tin Triangle Avro Vulcan Iron Overcast Avro Vulcan
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