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FUMF:
Fat Ugly M*&#*@F*@!$# - B-52




FM:
F***ing magic, used when electronics device that wasn't working correctly starts working by itself.




Scuttle Butt:
Water fountain in the Navy.




Jettison:
To throw something into the water.




Dog Ear:
Mechanism used to secure a hatch closed on a naval vessel.




Birthing:
Sleeping quarters for navy personnel.




GEE-DUNK:
Any junk foods (chips candy etc).




Dragonfly:
Alternative, widely-used name for USAF Cessna AT-37 ("Killer Tweet"/"Killer Tweety Bird").




Killer Tweet/Killer Tweety Bird":
Cessna two-seat AT-37 aircraft.




Little Friend:
USAF fighter escort for heavy bomber over Europe.




Scatback:
USAF North American T-39 "Sabreliner" V.I.P./courier/liaison aircraft for local base-to-base flights.




Photo-Phantom:
USAF/MC McDonnell Douglas RF-4C/RF-4B photo recon aircraft.




Sandy:
USAF/USN Douglas A-6 "Skyraider prop fighter escort for helicopter airborne rescue missions.




Snake:
North Vietnamese Air Force nickname for green-stripe camo'ed MiG-17 fighter.




Pedro:
Vietnam nickname for USAF Kaman HH-43 "Huskie" helicopter.




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