Many squadrons either had no nickname or the name is unknown. A name may be in simultaneous use by multiple squadrons. Nicknames date to the earliest days of naval aviation. San Franciscos Own- (Nickname) USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, a Nimitz Class Aircraft. Squadron designations/numbers are NOT in lineal order. (Squadron Nickname) 14th Fighter Squadron, that operates the F-16 Falcon. While the AFIC names designations are sometimes known as ' NATO designations' and similar names, Five Eyes is an intelligence alliance between the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and two non-NATO countries, Australia and New Zealand. Nicknames: Squadron names are culled from various Navy publications and internet references. Memphis Belle was the name of one of the first B-17 bombers to safely complete 25 missions. The ' Five Eyes' Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) assigns codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia and the People's Republic of China. 20 Most Famous Airplanes and Aircraft Flying Magazine. JSTOR ( February 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).He attended Middle Georgia Military and Agricultural College in Milledgeville. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'List of NATO reporting names for fighter aircraft' – news His strong support of the navy earned him the nickname the Admiral. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The aircrafts target, was a German Focke-Wulf Fw-200 Condor patrol bomber. This article needs additional citations for verification. A new American fighter, the P-38 Lightning, peeled down from the skies over.

Military aircraft nicknames