by Hush Kit - Uncategorized - May 14, 2013December 7, 2015

Brief guide to RAF slang from World War II

Abbeville Kids, the: Focke-Wulf 190s

Beau: Bristol Beaufighter

Belinda: Barrage balloons

Beetle-juice: The star Betelgeux

Crate: An aeroplane

Groupy: Group Captain

Milk train: The first patrol of the day.

Roman-candle landing: A poor landing, which merited the Control Officer firing off a warning rocket

Turnip-bashing: Drill on the parade ground or field training

Tin fish: A torpedo

Visiting card: A bomb

Whirligig: Westland Whirlwind

Wopag: Wireless Operator/air gunner

Yellow doughnut: Inflatable life raft

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Frank Van Haste May 14, 2013

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…and who’s the good lookin’ bloke in the picture?

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Brief guide to RAF slang from World War II : Part 2 | Hush-Kit November 25, 2013

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radarroger March 4, 2015

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Now here is an interesting story and one where I learnt something new about WW II Aviation.

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GBooth December 7, 2015

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It’s “Wop-ag”, not “wopog”.

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