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A
Aardvark    General Dynamics F-111
Because of its long nose.
Able Dog    Douglas AD Skyraider
For AD.
Aerobee    Aerojet General X-8
All Three Dead    Douglas A3D Skywarrier
There was virtually no escape possibility for the three-man crew in case of a crash.
Aluminium Overcast    Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Aluminium Overcast    Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Aluminium Overcast    Douglas C-124 Globemaster
Often used for large aircraft.
Ambar ("Barn")    Beriev MBR-2
For MBR.
Angel    Lockheed U-2
Because it flies so high. Also, 'Angel' is a height unit.
Anton    Messerschmitt Bf 109A
German phonetic alphabet: A-Anton.
Anushka    Antonov An-2
Anushka    Polikarpov Po-2
Ass-Ender    Curtiss XP-55 Ascender
This was an experimental fighter with a pusher engine and canards.
Awful Terrible Six    North American AT-6 Texan
A trainer which wasn't too easy to fly.

B

Baltimore Whore    Martin B-26 Marauder
A play on its small wings: It had 'no visible means of support'.
Bamboo Bomber    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Banjo    McDonnell F2H Banshee
Bantam Bomber    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
A lightweight attack aircraft.
Barge    Douglas SBD Dauntless
Bat Plane    Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
Beast    Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Because of its nasty flying characteristics.
Beast    Brewster SB2A Buccaneer
Bee Tee    Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Bent-Wing Bird    Vought F4U Corsair
Had an inverse gull-wing.
Beule (Boil)    Messerschmitt Bf 109G
This model of the Bf 109 had two large 'boils' on the engine cowling, covering the cowl gun mechanisms.
Blackfish    Fairey Swordfish
If built by Blackburn.
Black Shark    Kamov Ka-50
Blechesel    Junkers J I
Tin Donkey. One of the first all-metal combat aircraft.
Bloody Paraliser    Handley Page 0/400
Largest British bomber of WWI.
Biff    Bristol F.2B
Short for 'Bristol Fighter'.
Big Bird    McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Big Stick    Convair B-36 Peacemaker
President Theodore Roosevelt's famous advice for foreign politics: 'Speak softly, but carry a big stick.' The B-36 was the main bomber of SAC. Also, its fuselage is long and cylindrical.
Billy's Bomber    North American B-25 Mitchell
Named in honour of Billy Mitchell.
Blackbird    Lockheed SR-71
Because of the black (or very dark blue) paint.
Black Jet    Lockheed F-117
Because of the black paint, but also a 'black' (secret) development program.
Bleed-Air Blimp    Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Bob Hopes    V-2
Bone    Rockwell B-1 Lancer
"B-one".
Boomerang    Northrop B-2 Spirit
A flying wing design.
Brisfit    Bristol F2B
Short for "Bristol Fighter".
Britschik    Bell P-39 Airacobra
"Little Shaver"
Bruno    Messerschmitt Bf 109B
German phonetic alphabet: B-Bruno
Bucon    Hispano HA 1112K
Budget Bomber    Northrop B-2 Spirit
Because of its high cost.
Buff    Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Big, Ugly Fat F*****.
Buff    Sikorsky H-53 Stallion
Big, ugly Friendly Fellow
Bug Smasher    Beech C-45 Expeditor
Bumble Bee    McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Because of its small size, egg-shaped fuselage, and small flying surfaces.
Buzz Bomb    V-1
Refers to the noise of its pulse jet engine.

C

Cadillac    Northrop M2
This was a lifting body prototype with 'tailfins' just like an old car.
Cadillac    Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
The B-52H with its TF33 turbofan engine was quieter than earlier models.
Caesar    Messerschmitt Bf 109C
German phonetic alphabet: C-Caesar
Canuck    Curtiss JN-4D
Catfish    Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
Cee One-Oh-Boom    Consolidated C-109 Liberator
Centipede    Tupolev Tu-142 'Bear-F'
The first batch of Tu-142s had twelve-wheel main gear bogies for operations from dirt strips. Later batches reverted to four-wheel bogies.
Chaika (Gull)    Beriev Be-12 'Mail'
Gull wing.
Chaika (Gull)    Polikarpov I-153
Gull wing.
Chickenhawk    Cessna T-41 Mescalero
Chipmunk    Boeing RC-135C
This model has large "cheek" bulges for its radars.
Clunk    Douglas SBD Dauntless
Coconutknocker    Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
It was assumed that because of its poor bombing accuracy, most bombs hit (coconut?) trees. Also 'Monkeyknocker'.
Connie    Lockheed Constellation
Convertor    Cessna T-37
Cradle    Fairchild PT-19
Cranberry    Martin B-57 Canberra
Crane    Sykorsky CH-54 Tarhe
A flying crane helicopter.
Crapaud    de Havilland Vampire
Nickname in French service.
Crash Hawk    Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
Because of a series of crashes in its early career, due to a failing stabilator.
Crouze    Vought F-8 Crusader
Nickname of the F-8 in French service.
Crowd Killer    Fairchild C-87 Packet
Crowd Killer    Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

D

Dagger    Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Dakelton    Douglas DC-3
After the SAAF retired its Shackletons, a number of Dakotas were used in the maritime patrol role.
Dart    Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Delta Queen    Convair B-58 Hustler
Large delta-wing bomber.
Deuce    Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
Deuce    Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave
Dinosaur    Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar
Dogship    Grumman A-6 Intruder
Dollar Nineteen    Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Doodlebug    V-1
Dora    Messerschmitt Bf 109D
German phonetic alphabet: D-Dora
Dorito    MDD A-12
Double-Breasted Cub    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Double Ugly    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Double Ugly    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
Even uglier than the basic A-6, and with twice the crew.
Dowager Ducchess    Douglas C-47 Dakota
Dragon Lady    Lockheed U-2
Dreamboat    Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Dreifinger    Junkers Ju 88
"Three fingers". Sleek fuselage and two long engine nacelles.
Droop Snoot    Lockheed P-38 Lightning version
Version of the P-38 with a 'glass' nose, wich bulged downwards. Used as bombardment lead aircraft.
Drut    Douglas F3D Skyknight
Duck    Cessna O-2

E

Egg    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Shape of its fuselage.
Electric Jet    General Dynamics F-16
It has fly-by-wire controls.
Elephant Joyeux    Sikorsky H-19
Happy Elephant.
Emil    Messerschmitt Bf 109E
Ensign Eliminator    Vought F4U Corsair
Etagere    NC.1071
"Elevator". A rather ugly and clumsy twin-engined, twin-tail aircraft.

F

Faithfull Annie    Avro Anson
Fat Albert    Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Fertile Myrtle    Grumman AF-2W Guardian
The W version looked 'pregnant' because of its radar radome.
Fifi    Grumman F3F
Fliegende Auge    Focke-Wulf Fw 189
Flying Eye. The tactical reconaissance aircraft of the Luftwaffe. Maybe also because of its 'insect eye' cockpit glazing.
Fliegender Bleistift    Dornier Do 17
Flying Pencil. Because of the small cross-section of its fuselage.
Fliegendes Stachelschwein    Short Sunderland
Flying Porcupine. Allegedly because of its heavy defensive armament.
Flying Banana    Vertol CH-21 Workhorse
Tandem-rotor helicopter.
Flying Barn Door    Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Because it very much looked like one... A very angular design.
Flying Bathtub    Northrop M2F
Experimental flying body.
Flying Bedstead    Rolls-Royce TMR
Experimental VTOL, just an open frame with jet engines and a seat.
Flying Carrot    Westland Lysander
The shape of its fuselage.
Flying Chainsaw    Piaggio P.166 Albtross
Because of the noise it makes.
Flying Cigar    Mitsubishi G4M 'Betty'
Because of the shape of the fuselage and its inflammability.
Flying Coffin    Airspeed Horsa
Wooden construction.
Flying Coffin    Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
A number of accidents early in its career.
Flying Dump Truck    Douglas AD Skyraider
Flying Edsel    General Dynamics F-111
After a not very successful car made by Ford. The early career of the F-111 was inauspicious.
Flying Eggbeater    Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Early helicopter.
Flying Gas Station    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Standard USAF tanker aircraft for many years.
Flying Panhandle    Handley Page Hampden
Had a very deep front fuselage and a slender tailboom.
Flying Pencil    Dornier Do 17
Because of its sleek lines.
Flying Prostitute    Northrop T-38 Talon
Flying Prostitute    Martin B-26 Marauder
A play on its small wings: It had 'no visible means of support'.
Flying Potato    Martin-Marietta X-24A
Experimental lifting-body aircraft in its first configuration...
Flying Flatiron    Martin-Marietta X-24B
...and in its later one, with a flat lower fuselage.
Flying Shithouse    Kaman HH-43 Huskie
This helicopter had a box-like fuselage.
Flying Suitcase    Handley Page Hampden
Had a narrow, very deep front fuselage.
Flying Speed Brake    Lockheed Constellation
Flying Washboard    Ford Trimotor
Corrugated metal construction.
FOD Vacuum    Northrop F-89 Scorpion
FOD = Foreign object damage. It seems that the F-89 was prone to suck objects on the runway into its jet intakes.
Ford    Douglas F4D Skyray
F-four-D.
Fork-tailed Devil    Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The type was called 'Gabelschwanzteufel' by the Germans, referring to its twin-tail configuration.
FRED    Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Fantastic Ridiculous Economic Disaster.
Fritz    Messerschmitt Bf 109F
Frog    Martin P5M Mariner
Frustrated Palm Tree    Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly
Early helicopter.

G

Gabelschwanzteufel    Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Fork-tailed devil.
Gator    Boeing T-43
Gator    Vought F8U Crusader
Geometric Giant    Vickers Wellington
Because of the geodetic construction, designed by Barnes Wallis.
Go Get Him Fido    AIM-120 AMRAAM
Active radar-homing missile.
Ghost    Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
'Stealth' attack aircraft.
Ginnie    Vickers Virginia
Gipsy Rose Lee    Curtiss P-40L Warhawk
The P-40L was a 'stripped', lightweight version, with reduced armour. G.R.L. was a striptease dancer.
Gliding Electric Show    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
An ECM aircraft loaded with enormous amount of electronics.
GLOB    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Ground Loving Old Bastard.
Gooney Bird    Douglas C-47 Dakota
After a hypothetical species of bird, claimed to fly backwards so that it can see where it came from.
Gorbatyi    Ilyushin Il-2
"Hunchback".
Grach    Suchoi Su-25
Grand Old Lady    Douglas C-47 Dakota
Ground Gripper    De Havilland Trident
A bit underpowered, especially during take-off.
Ground Loving Whore    Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Guppy    Grumman AF-2W Guardian
Gustav    Messerschmitt Bf 109G
Gutless Cutlass    Vought F7U Cutlass
Dismissed by a senior US Navy official as 'The F7U was dangerous, period.'

H

Habu    Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
After a snake.
Halibag    Handley Page Halifax
Heinneman's Hot Rod    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Designed by Heinemann.
Helldiver    Curtiss F8C
Used as dive bomber.
Herk    Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Hog    Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Hog    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Hog    Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Hog    Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Hog Nose    Boeing RC-135M
Hoodoo Plane    Lockheed P-38 Lightning
From a newspaper article on the crash of the prototype.
Hook    Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Hookey Tooky    Kaman HU2K Seasprite
Hoover    Lockheed S-3 Viking
Becuase of the noise of its TF34 engines.
Hudoy    Messerschmitt Bf 109
"Lean", Russian name for the Bf 109.
Huey    Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Huey Cobra    Bell AH-1 Cobra
Derivative of the UH-1.
HUM    Tacit Blue
Highly Unstable Mother
Hummer    Cessna T-37
Hummer    Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
Hun    North American F-100 Super Sabre
"Hundred".

I

Imp    Aermacchi MB.326 Impala
Iron Annie    Junkers Ju 52
Iron Butterfly    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Ironworks    Grumman
Because of the enormous structural strength of Grumman's products.
Ishak    Polikarpov I-16
"Jackass".

J

Jenny    Curtiss JN
Jolly Green Giant    Sikorksy HH-3
Rescue helicopter.
Jug    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Shorthand for 'Juggernaut'. Also referring to the shape of the fuselage.
Juggernaut    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
An unstoppable vehicle. (Actually a carriage that in ceremonies ritually crushed some of the followers of a religion.)
Jump Jet    BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
VTOL aircraft.

K

Kaasjager    North American F-86K Sabre
Cheese fighter, nickname of the aircraft in Dutch service. Because of the letter K, and the association of cheese with the Netherlands.
Katy    Payen Pa 49
Katyusha    Tupolev SB-2
Kanonenvogel    Junkers Ju 87G
Cannon bird. Armed with two 37mm anti-tank cannon.
Kobry    Bell P-39 Airacobra
Cobra.
Kraft Ei    Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Power egg. Small rocket powered fighter.
Kurfuerst    Messerschmitt Bf 109K
German phonetic alphabet: K-Kurfuerst
Kukuruznik    Antonov An-2
Little Hayseed. Because of its use in agriculture.

L

Lanc    Avro Lancaster
Lapotnik    Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
"Booter", because of it fixed landing gear. Also transliterated as "Lapetznhik". "Lapti" are birch shoes, as worn by Russian peasants.
Lawn Dart    General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lawn Dart    Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Lawn Dart    Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
"Lawn dart" is generally used for crash-prone aircraft.
Lead Sled    McDonnell F3H Demon
Lead Sled    Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Lead Sled    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Lead Sled    Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Lead Sled    Boeing RC-135U
'Lead Sled' refers to an unmanoeuvrable aircraft, possibly with a poor climb performance.
Lieutenant Eater    Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Difficult to fly for a unexperienced pilot.
Linda Lovelace    Lockheed C-5
Little Hummer    General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Little Bird    Hughes OH-6, MH-6, AH-6
Little Hummer    Douglas A-26 Invader
Lizzie    Westland Lysander
Loach    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Derived from the project name LOH, Light Observation Helicopter.

M

Magnesium Overcast    Convair B-36 Peacemaker
Variation on 'Aluminium Overcast.'
Malenkii Tu    Tupolev Tu-124
Little Tu.
Man-Eater    LTV A-7 Corsair II
Mattel Messerschmitt    Hughes TH-55 Cayuse
Maytag Messerschmitt    Ryan PT-22 Recruit
Meatbox    Gloster Meteor
Mezek    Avia S-199
Mule. This Czech version of the Bf 109 was powered by a not really suitable Junkers Jumo engine, and had poor handling qualities.
MiG Master    Vought F8U Crusader
Mighty Iron Hardware    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Mighty Mite    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Monkeyknocker    Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
It was assumed that because of its poor bombing accuracy, the only victims were innocent monkeys. Also 'Coconutknocker'.
Mos Neata    I.A.R. 39
Geezer
Mosca    Polikarpov I-16
Fly
Mossie    de Havilland Mosquito

N

Nighthawk    Lockheed F-117
Ninak    De Havilland D.H.9A
North American Safety Jet    North American T-2 Buckeye

O

Ol'Dumbo    Curtiss C-46 Commando
Old Metuselah    Douglas C-47 Dakota
Old Shaky    Douglas C-124 Globemaster
Old Smokey    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
The J79 engine had bad smoke trails.
Olive on a toothpick    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Layout of egg-shaped fuselage and slender tail boom.
One-Oh-Wonder    McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
Overcast    North American B-70 Valkyrie

P

Panzerknacker    Junkers Ju 87G
Anti-tank version of the Ju 87.
Pave Pig    Sikorsky MH-3
Nickname given to the MH-3 when it was being replaced by MH-53J Pave Low and the MH-60G Pave Hawk.
Peacemaker    Convair B-36
Pea Shooter    Boeing P-26
Peter Dash Flash    North American P-51 Mustang
Phrog    Boeing Vertol CH-46E
Pinball    Bell RP-63 Kingcobra
A manned aerial target version of the RP-63, with a reinforced skin. When it was hit (with special, frangible bullets) lights flashed...
Placid Plodder    Douglas C-47 Dakota
Plastic Bug    McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet
Polecat    Grumman X-29
Porker    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Pregnant Beast    Grumman TBF Avenger
Puff, the Magic Dragon    Douglas AC-47
Pylly Walteri    Brewster B-239 Buffalo
Bustling Walter. Nickname in Finland.

Q

Queen    Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Q-bird    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
The letter Q is used by the USN to identify electronic warfare squadrons.
Queer    Grumman EA-6B Prowler

R

Radial Interceptor    Beech T-34 Mentor
Rhapsody in Glue    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Rhino    McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Rodan    McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

S

Sabre Dog    North American F-86D Sabre
Scarier    BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
Scooter    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Scrapper    Grumman AF-2S Guardian
Seven Balls Two    Convair XF-92
Shagbat    Supermarine Walrus
Shar    BAe Sea Harrier
Shithook    Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Silber    Messerschmitt Me 262
Silver.
Silver Bullet    Convair XP-81
Silver Dollar    North American F-100 Super Sabre
Silver Sow    Boeing C-135
Six    Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Six    Douglas DC-6
Six Shooter    Convair F-106 Delta Dart
This was the codename for the installation of the six-barrel 20mm Vulcan cannon in the F-106. It was later applied to the converted aircraft as well.
Skooter    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Skunk Works    Lockheed's Burbank plant
After a 'factory' from a comic strip, and because its first location was in a smelly place.
Skycrane    Sykorsky CH-54 Tarhe
A crane helicopter.
Skyhog    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
SLAT    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
Slow, Low Aerial Target.
Sled    Lockheed SR-71
Slick    Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Slick Chick    North American RF-100A
Unarmed, high-speed photo-reconaissance version of the F-100.
Slow But Deadly    Douglas SBD Dauntless
Slow Navy Bomber    Beech SNB Kansan
Sluf    LTV A-7 Corsair II
Short, little ugly fellah.
Snake    Bell AH-1 Cobra
Snake    Lockheed P2V Neptune
Son of a Bitch 2nd Class    Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Spad    Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Spam Can    North American P-51 Mustang
Because of a structure which was a bit too light and weak to resist the stress of combat. Too many were lost when flown outside design limits, also because of control problems.
Sparkvark    Grumman EF-111 Raven
An electronic warfare version of the 'Aardvark'.
Speedy Three    Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless
Because it was very, very slow...
Spit    Supermarine Spitfire
Spooky    Douglas AC-47
Often used as callsign
Squash Bomber    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Squirt    Saro SR.A/1
Flying boat jet fighter.
Staggerwing    Beech 17
Biplane with notable backstagger, i.e. the upper wing was set a bit behind the lower wing.
Superbolt    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
The version with 'bubble' cockpit.
Super Hoover    Lockheed S-3 Viking
Because of the noise of its TF34 engines.
Super Jolly Green Giant    Sikorksy HH-53
Rescue helicopter that replaced the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant".
Stanley Steamer    Northrop F-89 Scorpion
Star Lizard    Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Steam Chicken    Supermarine Walrus
Sterile Arrow    Grumman EA-6B Prowler
"Sterile" because it was an unarmed version of the A-6.
Stoof    Grumman S-2 Tracker
The original designation was S2F.
Stoof with a Roof    Grumman E-1 Tracer
A derivative of the S-2 "Stoof" with a large radar dome on top. The name seems to have stuck to the E-2 Hawkeye as well.
Strat    Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Stratobladder    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Strike Pig    Boeing T-43
Stringbag    Fairey Swordfish
Stuka    Junkers Ju-87
'Sturzkampfflugzeug', a generic German term for dive-bomber.
Super Bee    Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Super Hog    Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
A development (sort of) of the F-84 'Hog'.
Super Shitter    Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
Swinger    General Dynamics F-111
Refers to its variable geometry wing.
Switchblade    General Dynamics F-111
Refers to its variable geometry wing.
Swoose Goose    Vultee XP-54

T

Tadpole    Grumman A-6 Intruder
Because it looks like one: blunt front fuselage, slender tail.
Taivaan Helmi    Brewster B-239 Buffalo
"Sky Pearl." Finnish.
Tank    Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Tante Ju    Junkers Ju 52/3m
Tausendfussler    Arado Ar 232
Centipede. Because of the low multi-wheel gear that it used for (un)loading.
T-bird    Lockheed T-33
T-bolt    Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Tennis Court    McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Because of its generous upper surface, and its enormous RCS (radar cross section).
Thud    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Thunder Piglet    Fairchild Republic T-46A
The latest product of Republic, which traditionally gave aircraft names starting with 'Thunder'.
Thunderscreech    Republic XF-84H
A Thunderstreak (F-84F) derivative with an extremely noisy turboprop engine.
Tin Goose    Ford Trimotor
One of the first all-metal transport aircraft.
Tinker Toy    Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Tin Mossie    Vickers 432
Looked like the de Havilland Mosquito, but was of all-metal construction.
Torbeau    Bristol Beaufighter TF.X
This version of the Beaufighter could carry a torpedo.
Tripehound    Sopwith Triplane
Triple Threat    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
It could bomb you, it could shoot you, and it could fall on you...
Tsetse    De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII
A Mosquito with a larger cannon.
T-tailed Mountain Magnet    Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Tub    Convair TF-102 Delta Dagger
Turkey    Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Turkey    Grumman TBF Avenger
Tweet    Cessna T-37
Refers to whistling noise of its engines.
Tweety Bird    Cessna T-37
Refers to whistling noise of its engines.

U

Ubiytsa    Yakovlev Yak-3U
Killer. Popular interpretation of the version letter of this later version of the Yak-3.
Ultra Hog    Republic F-105 Thunderchief
The F-84 was the Hog, the F-84F the Super Hog.
Useless 78    Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
Useless Deuce    Lockheed U-2

V

Velcro Hawk    Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Because of the large number of add-ons.
Vercse    Yakovlev Yak-9P
"Hawk". Name of the Yak-9P in Hungarian service.
Vibrator    Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Vibrator    Vought SB2U Vindicator
Viper    General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
By reference to the spacefighters of the SF-series "Battlestar Galactica."
Vomit Comet    Douglas DC-3
Voting Member    F-16 pilot
Because the computers can override his commands, if they are outside the design envelope.

W

War Hoover    Lockheed S-3 Viking
Because of the noise of its TF34 engines.
Warthog    Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
It is ugly and a 'mud-mover', i.e. a ground support aircraft.
Weenie Wagon    Douglas C-133
Because of the shape of its fuselage.
Whale    Douglas F3D Skynight
Whale    Douglas A3D Skywarrior
Whispering Death    Bristol Beaufighter
Because of the typical sound of its sleeve-valve radial engines, less noisy than poppet-valve engines.
Whistling Death    Vought F4U Corsair
Because of the whistling sound caused by its wing leading edge radiators. The name is attributed to the Japanese, but might as well be a propaganda effort.
Whistling Shitcan    BAe/MDD AV-8 Harrier
Whistling Shitcan    Douglas A3D Skywarrior
White Rocket    Northrp T-38 Talon
Widow-Maker    Martin B-26 Marauder
Because of a series of accidents in its early career. Pilots were not used to its high wing loading.
Willie the Whale    Tacit Blue
Because of its inverted bath-tub fuselage shape and dorsal air intake.
Willy Fudd    Grumman W2F
Wimpey    Vickers Wellington
After the comic strip figure J. Wellington Wimpey.
Wind Indicator    Vought SB2U Vindicator
Wobblin' Goblin    Lockheed F-117
Wooden Wonder    de Havilland Mosquito
Because of its wooden construction and its high performance.
World's Largest Dog Whistle    Cessna T-37
Refers to whistling noise of its engines.

Y

Yastreb    Polikarpov I-16
"Hawk."
Yastrebok    Polikarpov I-16,
"Little Hawk." Also for other fighters.
Yellow Peril    Stearman N2S / PT-17 Kaydet
Yellow was a normal color for US training aircraft during WWII.