Re: Squid Re: Toys from Jane's...

In the Coast Guard the black shoes (surface) call us aviators Airedales
as
well.

Bob Makowsky
USCG SAR

----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Books <books@mail.state.fl.us>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:40 AM
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.  :)

Roger (ex-twidget on a carrier)