Re: Squid Re: Toys from Jane's...
From: Roger Books <books@m...>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:40:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Squid Re: Toys from Jane's...
On 12-Apr-01 at 06:24, devans@uneb.edu (devans@uneb.edu) wrote:
> ***
> Airdale = Navy flyers (dogs with the word air in it)
> ***
>
> Natch, another place I'd gone awry. I HAD thought this referred to the
deck
> crew.
Actually... I have never heard pilots referred to as airdales, only
the enlisted flight deck crews or those enlisted who went up for
the ride.
> God = hydrofoil sailor, of course.
Plane wanna-be. :)