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List of aviators by nickname#W

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{{more citations needed|date=October 2016}}This is a list of aviators by nickname.

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A

  • "Aggy" – Noel Agazarian, British, Battle of Britain ace
  • "Assi" – Hans Hahn, German fighter pilot during World War II

B

  • "Bake" – V. H. Baker, British pilot and aircraft designer{{Cite book | title=Valentine Henry Baker funeral brochure | publisher=Martin-Baker Co. | year=1942 | url=http://www.rainydaygallery.co.uk/valentinebaker.html}}
  • "The Balloon Buster" – Frank Luke, American World War I fighter ace
  • "Bam" – C. S. Bamberger, British RAF World War II pilot
  • "Barron" – John Worrall, British World War II RAF pilot
  • "Beazle" – Hugh John Beazley, Battle of Britain pilot
  • "Bee" – Roland Beamont, Battle of Britain pilot
  • "Ben" – George Bennions, Battle of Britain ace
  • "Big Joe" – Joe McCarthy, RAF Bomber Command pilot (617 Squadron) in the Second World War
  • "Bing" – K. B. B. Cross, British World War II RAF pilot
  • "Bird" – Herbert Carmichael Irwin, Irish commander of British airships including R101{{Citation | last = Long | first = Patrick | contribution = Irwin, Herbert Carmichael | editor1-last = McGuire | editor1-first = James | editor2-last = Quinn | editor2-first = James | title = Dictionary of Irish Biography | volume = 4 | pages = 921–922 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | place = Cambridge | publication-date = 2009 }}
  • "Black Swallow of Death" – Eugene Bullard, African-American World War I fighter pilot
  • "The Black Devil"(Russ.), "Bubi"(Ger.) – Erich Hartmann, German fighter aceErich Hartmann
  • "Blondie" – Arnold Walker, British World War II RAF pilot
  • "Bo" – Elwyn King, Australian World War I fighter ace
  • "Bobbi" – Evelyn Trout, American aviator
  • "Bomber" – Arthur T. Harris, British commander of RAF Bomber Command during World War II{{cite book | last = Saward | first = Dudley | year = 1984 | title = "Bomber" Harris : the story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command, 1942-1945 | location = London | publisher = Buchan & Enright | oclc = 11082290 }}
  • "Bomber George" – Harold L. George, USAAC precision bombing specialist (to distinguish him from "Fighter" George)
  • "Boom" – Hugh Trenchard, British World War I Royal Flying Corps general and founder of the Royal Air Force (for his loud voice){{cite book | last = Johnson | first = Johnny E. | author-link = Johnnie Johnson (RAF officer) | year = 1964 | title = Full Circle: The Story of Air Fighting | location = London | publisher = Chatto and Windus | oclc = 2486377 }}
  • "Boy"
  • Peter Mould, British Second World War fighter ace
  • Geoffrey Wellum, British Second World War fighter pilot{{cite book | last = Wellum | first = Geoffrey | author-link = Geoffrey Wellum | year = 2002 | title = First Light| location = New York | publisher = Viking Books | isbn = 0-670-91248-4 }}
  • "Bubi" (German, "young boy", "kid")
  • Erich Hartmann, German fighter ace
  • Alfred Schreiber, German jet ace
  • "Buck" – Robert McNair, Canadian fighter ace
  • "Bud" – George E. Day, American POW
  • "Bully" – Emil Lang, World War 2 Luftwaffe fighter ace
  • "Bunny" – Christopher Currant, British RAF fighter ace in World War II
  • "Butch"
  • Arthur T. Harris, British commander of RAF Bomber Command during World War II (from "butcher"; affectionately given by his men)
  • Edward O'Hare, American World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
  • "Butcher" – Arthur T. Harris, British commander of RAF Bomber Command (Air Chief Marshal) during World War II (affectionately given by his men){{cite book | last = Hastings | first = Max | author-link = Max Hastings | year = 1979 | title = Bomber Command | url = https://archive.org/details/bombercommand00hast | url-access = registration | location = New York | publisher = Dial Press/James Wade | oclc = 5170758 }}
  • "Buzz"
  • Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., American aviator and astronaut
  • George Beurling, Canadian RAF fighter ace (a nickname he never acknowledged)

C

D

  • "Demon of Rabaul" – Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service fighter ace
  • "Dizzy" – H. R. Allen, RAF fighter ace and author{{cite book | last = Allen | first = Hubert Raymond "Dizzy" | year = 1974 | title = Who Won the Battle of Britain? | location = London | publisher = Barker | isbn = 978-0-213-16489-8 | oclc = 1092232 }}
  • "Dogs" – John Dundas, RAF Battle of Britain fighter ace{{cite book |title=The Few: July-October 1940 |last=Kershaw |first=Alex |year=2008 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-14-101850-8 |page=151 }}
  • "Dogsbody" – Douglas Bader, RAF fighter ace (radio callsign while Wing Commander of Tangmere)
  • "Dolfo" – Adolf Galland, German fighter ace
  • "Dookie" – Jenna Dolan, first woman to fly the AV-8B Harrier II in combat{{cite web |last = Kellner |first = Tomas |title = What We Need To Win: GE Hires 1,000 Vets In 2012, Hits Its Goal |url = http://www.gereports.com/post/79194308123/what-we-need-to-win-ge-hires-1000-vets-in-2012/ |work = GE Reports |date = November 13, 2012 |publisher = General Electric |location = Fairfield, Connecticut |access-date=May 16, 2019}}
  • "Dutch" – Petrus Hugo, South African WW2 pilot

E

F

  • "Fighter George" – Harold George, USAAC fighter ace (to distinguish him from "Bomber" George)
  • "Fighter of Libau" – Erich Rudorffer, World War II German ace
  • "Fish" – Herman Salmon, American test pilotCaidin, Martin. Thunderbirds.{{page needed|date=January 2016}}; [http://www.wisconsinaviationhalloffame.org/inductees/salmon.htm Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame] (retrieved 29 January 2019)
  • "Flotte Lotte" – Charlotte Möhring, German female pilot{{cite news|url=https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/gelsenkirchen-und-buer/die-flotte-lotte-id9936327.html|title=Die flotte Lotte|first=Jo|last=Gernoth|website=derwesten.de|publisher=Funke Mediengruppe|date=15 October 2015|language=de|access-date=27 October 2019|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415203545/https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/gelsenkirchen-und-buer/die-flotte-lotte-id9936327.html|url-status=dead}}
  • "Flying Knight of the Northland" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot

G

H

  • "Hamish" – T. G. Mahaddie, Bomber Command pilot, Pathfinder Force
  • "Hap" – Henry H. Arnold, American Army Air Forces commanding general
  • "Hasse" – Hans Wind, Finnish fighter ace
  • "Hilly" – Mark Henry Brown, Battle of Britain pilot
  • "Hipshot" – Danny Hamilton, US Air Force Reserve
  • "Hoagy" – Peter Carmichael, British fighter pilot
  • "Hooter" – Steve Rainey, American test pilot{{cite journal |last = Reynolds |first = Linda KC |date = February 6, 2015 |title = Lockheed Martin pilot hits 1,000 hours in Raptor |journal = Aerotech News and Review |volume = 28 |issue = 44 |page = 1 |publisher = Aerotech News and Review, Inc. |location = Lancaster, California |url = http://www.aerotechnews.com/news/2015/02/06/lockheed-martin-pilot-hits-1000-hours-in-raptor/ |access-date = April 21, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150628070927/http://www.aerotechnews.com/news/2015/02/06/lockheed-martin-pilot-hits-1000-hours-in-raptor/ |archive-date = June 28, 2015}}
  • "Hoppy" – Colin Hodgkinson, British fighter pilot
  • "Huss" – F. Hussain, IMA, Col, US Air Force Reserve

I

J

  • "Jack" – John Frost, South African Air Force pilot
  • "Jake" – Leon Swirbul, co-founder of Grumman Aircraft
  • "JB" – James Brown, American test pilot*{{cite journal |last=Reynolds|first=Linda KC |date=April 13, 2012 |title=Lockheed chief test pilot hits 1,000 hours in Raptor |journal=Aerotech News and Review |volume=28 |issue=11 |page=1 |publisher=Aerotech News and Review, Inc. |location=Lancaster, California |url=http://www.aerotechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/anr_04132012A20.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195328/http://www.aerotechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/anr_04132012A20.pdf |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=May 17, 2019|url-status=dead}}
  • "Jimmy" – John S. Thach, American Navy fighter aceWikipedia, John Thach
  • "Johnnie" – James E. Johnson, British RAF fighter ace
  • "Johnny" – George L. Johnson, British WW2 RAF bomber navigator

K

  • "Kaos" – Art Nalls, American test pilot and air show pilot{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Jenna |date=January 2, 2008 |title=Flying Back in Time, In His Own Warplane |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/01/AR2008010102135.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=April 22, 2018}}
  • "Killer" – Clive Caldwell, Australian RAAF flying ace
  • "Kinch" – Iven Kincheloe, American test pilot

L

M

O

  • "One Armed Mac" – James MacLachlan, a British World War 2 ace who flew with a prosthetic arm

P

R

S

  • "Sailor" – Adolph Malan, South African RAF fighter ace{{cite book | last = Deighton | first = Len | author-link = Len Deighton | year = 1977 | title = Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain | location = London | publisher = Cape | isbn = 978-0-224-01422-9 | oclc = 3388095 }}
  • "Sandy" – Brian Lane, RAF Battle of Britain pilot, Squadron Leader and fighter ace
  • "Sexy Rexy" – Ola Mildred Rexroat, Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) aviator{{cite web|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/last-surviving-south-dakota-wasp-sexy-rexy-recalls-world-war/article_a61be93c-ed44-11df-8e3e-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Last surviving South Dakota WASP, 'Sexy Rexy,' recalls World War II service|first=Nick Penzenstadler Journal|last=staff|date=11 November 2010 |publisher=rapidcityjournal.com}}
  • "Shorty" – Vernon Keogh, American who flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain (named for diminutive height){{cite web |url=http://www.bbm.org.uk/Keough.htm |title=Battle of Britain London Monument – P/O V C KEOUGH |publisher=Bbm.org.uk |date=1941-02-15 |access-date=2015-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224103826/http://www.bbm.org.uk/Keough.htm |archive-date=2015-12-24 }}
  • "The Silver Fox" – Robert L. Stephens, record-setting American test pilot{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Phillip |volume=122 |issue=67 |date=August 21, 1999 |title=Airport renamed for "Fox" Stephens |url=http://www.habu.org/credited/FOXSTEPHENS.JPG |work=The Gilmer Mirror |location=Gilmer, Texas |access-date=April 21, 2018}}
  • "Skip" – Jean Ziegler, American test pilot on Bell X-1 program
  • "Slew" – John S. McCain, Sr., American naval aviator and chief of Bureau of Aeronautics
  • "Snort" – Dale Snodgrass, American naval aviator, demonstration pilot, and commander of Fighter Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
  • "Snow Eagle" – Clennell H. Dickins, Canadian pioneer bush pilot
  • "Spig" – Frank W. Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter
  • "Spuds" – Theodore Ellyson, pioneer U.S. Navy aviator
  • "Stan" – Roderic Dallas, top Australian fighter ace of World War I
  • "Stapme" – Gerald Stapleton, British Battle of Britain fighter ace
  • "Strafer" – Geoffrey Warnes, No. 263 Squadron RAF
  • "Stuffy" – Hugh Dowding, British commander of RAF Fighter Command from before the war into the Battle of Britain
  • "Sawn Off Locky" – Eric Lock, Battle of Britain pilot

T

U

  • "Uncle Wiggly Wings" – Gail S. Halvorsen, American Air Force officer{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=529&page=209 |title=National Museum of the USAF - Photos |website=www.nationalmuseum.af.mil |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905223925/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=529&page=209 |archive-date=5 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}

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