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Re: Walrus' nickname
Posted by Cliff on Sat May 24, 2003 07:19:10 AM
In reply top Re: Walrus' nickname posted by JDK on Thu Jan 30, 2003 03:35:15 AM
The walrus /seagull was refered to as the "DUCK" AT RATHMINES AIR BASE.
: : I'll second your flying Shagbat wish ! BTW, did your bo
: ok
: : research indicate how that name came about?
:
: Yes - it's one of those service nicknames that's a bit rud
: es, so it gets bowderised in most publications (Corsair -
: 'bent wing -ah- bird' at airshows for the kiddies, rather
: than 'bastard'...) Shagbat is a mythical ancient bird tha
: t flew in ever decreasing circles until it flew up it's ow
: n fundiment... Flying Gasring was another because of the
: look of the exhausts in the air at night. I've also come
: across references recently to it being called the 'Duck' w
: hich is a new one on me; I suspect that might be wartime p
: ropoganda.
:
: Anyway, anyone with any Walrus feedback do please get in t
: ouch here, or off the board. The more info the better!
: Cheers
: JamesK