Korean Air War Aviator Slang Quiz F-H | Truckbusters from Dogpatch

Welcome to your Korean Air War Aviator Slang Quiz F-H.

How familiar are you with the language and acronyms pilots and ground crews used to describe their world of air combat during the Korean War?

The BelleAire Press Korean War Air Combat vocabulary quiz series highlights selected terms excerpted from the extensive glossary included in Truckbusters from Dogpatch, the Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in the Korean War, 1950-1953.

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Thanks for playing and sharing these Truckbusters From Dogpatch quizzes. Our goal is to remember...and honor...those who gave their lives defending Freedom in the "Forgotten War."

Remember, some of the choices may seem similar, but the "best answer" rule should guide your selections.

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"The Fighting..." [Nickname of which 18th FBW Squadron]

Fighting 67th

Fighting 12th

Fighting 39th

Fighting 2 Squadron SAAF

Flak traps

Ground combat technique designed to lure enemy forces into areas with heavy artillery in place.

Clever traps devised by the Airmen to catch vermin which they had nicknamed “flak.”

Social ambush techniques devised by the pilots to embarrass “PIO’s,” the publicity officers, non-flyers, whom they detested.

Ambush areas prepared by enemy gunners.

Flight

Flying through the air.

A group of aircraft operating together.

Evasive action taken when faced by a superior enemy force.

Flimsy

Easily damaged.

Extremely thin paper.

An Airman or pilot with an unimpressive physique.

Relatively light and insubstantial.

Fly away kits

Small spare parts, tools, and fluids needed to get an aircraft out of a location not having basic ground support.

Quick access packs, similar to parachutes, enabling air crews to bail out and to control their descent to avoid enemy positions.

Escape and evasion tools and aids.

Flying Cheetahs [Nickname of which 18th FBW Squadron]

2 Squadron South African Air Force

12th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

Frag order

Requisition for a category of 250-lb bombs used in close air support.

Operations directive specifying use of fragmentary ordnance.

Daily Wing operations order.

Gaggle

Group of disorderly or noisy Airmen.

Nauseous sound often heard in the mess hall.

Loose formation of attacking aircraft.

Golf balls

Slang term for the size of the pills often prescribed by the Medics.

Slang term for the really hard boiled eggs in the mess hall.

Slang term for the size of the hail which could damage aircraft on the flight line.

Slang term for anti-aircraft fire.

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Hangar flying

Slang referring to hangar-restricted training similar to simulators.

Slang used to refer to maintenance-prone aircraft, similar to “lemon” for an automobile.

Slang referring to how close pilots could skim by the old Japanese sea plane hangar at K-10 on take-off.

Slang for anecdotal experience passed along pilot-to-pilot.

We welcome your suggestions in the comment box below. If you have additional information or perspective on a term, please feel free to let us know. We can include that information in the on-line glossary that is being planned.

Thanks for playing and sharing these Truckbusters From Dogpatch quizzes. Our goal is to remember...and honor...those who gave their lives defending Freedom in the "Forgotten War."
Their stories are told in Truckbusters from Dogpatch, the Combat Diary of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing in the Korean War, 1950-1953, and Baited Trap, the Ambush of Mission 1890.

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