Our callsigns list contains 918 callsigns. Here are the latest additions:
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Tess
(added: 18 Nov 2008)
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First Class RAF Tornado GR4 Squadron Leader, whose surname is Tickle.
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Blow
(added: 15 Nov 2008)
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Last name Jobins
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Stanza
(added: 14 Nov 2008)
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He was the oldest guy in weapons school, he was bald , and rather short and reminded the class of Castanza from Seinfield. The name stuck from there on
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Pampers
(added: 14 Nov 2008)
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An F-14 backseater who suffered "nozzle failure" during flight.
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Two Times
(added: 14 Nov 2008)
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A Marine aviator named Vince. Italian descent. Reference to the character in Goodfellas, Vinnie Two Times, who finished every sentence by repeating himself, repeating himself.
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Rooster
(added: 14 Nov 2008)
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Last name rhymed with Tyson (the chicken company) and he did pretty well in the henhouse (the bars)
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Emu
(added: 10 Nov 2008)
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I heard this one whilst at TLP...one of the first RAF Tornado pilots "earned" the monicker as another "ugly bird who can't fly"
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X
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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Maj. Chris "X" Cross
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Nanook
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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While on light duty, I was assigned expeditor duty. It was mid winter 2000 and I would get into the truck, turn off the heat, open the side door and window and drive the flightline. Several of the crew chiefs complained it was warmer outside then inside. I was told I reminded one of the guys of the eskimo from cartoons in the 60's and 70's called Nanook from the North. Name stuck.
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Tennesssee Smith
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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My Tennessee heritage coupled with a thick Southern accent reminds my CO of a gunslinger... I dont see it, but it could be worse I guess.
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McFly
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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First name Martin, and only 1m65 .. go figure
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Kojak
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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He likes his women shaved.
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Brokeback
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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F-18 Pilot at Yuma - named J P Mountain
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Tic
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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In Korea in 1998, a crusty captain deftly integrated the Foncho clause (combination of the Fish and Poncho clauses - a poor story told well is better than a good story told poorly, and don't take all $#%ing night to tell it) and the 10% rule. He told a poor story extremely well, 90% of which was bullshit, in order to name me Tic...which stands for "Talk is Cheap."
Since it was a bullshit story...I'll leave it at that.
Of course, there are cover stories such as "Thrust is Cheap" and "Troops in Contact."
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Big Money
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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Last name is Menard (Editor note: Menards is a chain of home improvement stores; they use "Save big money at Menards" in advertising)
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ZIPI
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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Zafrany is my name, I always need to close my zip so my staff call me ZIPI
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Semtex
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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Short dynamite aviator
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Hyde
(added: 1 Nov 2008)
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It comes from Jeckyl and Hyde, Jeckyl when sober and Hyde when drunk. Everyone at Kunsan seemed to like Hyde better.
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Narcol
(added: 25 Sep 2008)
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Last name Apsey
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Dallas
(added: 23 Sep 2008)
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Haters from my squadron bent me over with this reminder when those damn Cowboys got the best of my beloved Eagles. My initials didn't help either - JR Eberhardt, Falcon stick
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Magnet
(added: 19 Sep 2008)
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Because I'm always too far from the formation. Ironic.
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Cantget
(added: 19 Sep 2008)
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Surname: Slade
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Electroman
(added: 19 Sep 2008)
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This guy was like electricity with the ladies: he took the path of least resistance.
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Frasier
(added: 7 Sep 2008)
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Dual meaning callsign.
1) My former Vice Wing/CC looked just like Kelsey Grammer's character, Dr. Frasier Crane.
2) Another guy was a real smart@$$, so at first, people started calling him "Frasier", because he seemingly knew so much. Later, we actually got a pilot named Frazier in the squadron, so we renamed "Frasier" to "Cliff", as in Frasier's bar pal "Cliff Clavin". Cliff should've been his name to begin with. He wasn't particularly smart, he was just a smart@$$.
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Keebler
(added: 7 Sep 2008)
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Looks like an Elf.
