Прозвища в сленге британского ВМФ времен Второй мировой войны (3)
NICKNAMES IN RN SLANG DURING WW2 (3)

Прозвища, которые давали различным типам самолетов
Nicknames for Various Types of Aircraft

"Annie", or "Old Annie" - Avro Anson bomber and trainer-plane

"Beau" - Bristol Beaufighter

"Beer-barrel" - Brewster Ruffalo

"Blendyburger" - Bristol Blenheim

"Bumblebee" - Grumman Martlet (Wildcat).

"Crate" - An obsolete aircraft-indeed, the word itself is almost obsolete.

"Cats" - Catalina Flying-boat

"Dafly" - Boulton and Paul Defiant

"Flying Horse" - Gloucester Gladiator (also called "Gladys").

"Flying Pencil" - German Dornier bomber

"Flying Suitcase" - Handley-Page Hampden

"Hurry", "Hurribird" - Hawker Hurricane

"Flyblows" - Flying Boats

"Kites" - Aircraft generally. This word has replaced to a great extent the word 'crates' coined in the last war.

"Kipper-Kites" – Coastal Command aircraft engaged upon convoy escort or fishery protection duties.

"Lizzie" - Westland Lysander

"Maggie" – Miles Magister

"Messer" - German Messerschmitt

'Spit", "Spitty" - Supermarine Spitfire

"Sun" - Short Sunderland

"Stringbag" - Fairey Swordfish

"Shagbat" - Walrus

"Vicky" - Vickers Victoria

"Wimpey" - Vickers Armstrong Wellington