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Thu Apr 23 09:57:57 EDT 2009

B.E. 2c =3D the Quirk

Tripehound =3D Sopwith Triplane

Rumpitie =3D Rumpler?

I think the AEG G!V was also called the Big Apple Barge=2C but I can't reme=
mber where I read that one.

Gabe

Date: Tue=2C 5 May 2009 23:57:21 +0000
From: pfalzdvii at comcast.net
To: wwi at wwi-models.org
Subject: Re: [WWI] Nicknames

Now that you've reminded me=2C I think "quirk" was the FE2=2C not BE=2C alt=
hough 'bloater' sounds familiar. FWIW

=20

=20

Merrill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Dynia" <tdynia at austin.rr.com>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Cc: "WWI LIst" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Tuesday=2C May 5=2C 2009 5:14:54 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [WWI] Nicknames

The Quirk

Tom Dynia

>   You mentioned the Roland D.II=2C everybody should know the C.II=2C=20
> "walfisch" (whale)=2C one of the listees mentioned the Bristol F2B=2C I=20
> read somewhere=2C the it was  the "Biff" OT=2C and 'Brisfit' after the=20
> war. The long serving=2C and truly dreadful BE2's should have had=20
> some unflattering names=2C does anyone know?

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