A Dictionary Of RAF Slang

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For ANYONE WHO IMAGINES THEMSELVES FLYING A SPITFIREDrop your visiting cards put aside your beer-lever stop being a half-pint hero & discover the gloriously funny slang which was part of everyday life in two world wars Passion-killers Airwomen's service knickers whether twilights (the lighter summer-weight variety) or black-outs (the navy-blue winter-weights) A wise directive has purposely made them as unromantic in colour & in design as a wise directive could imagine Thanks to the work of Eric Partridge in 1945 the hilarious slang of the Royal Air Force during the first two World Wars has been preserved for generations to come While some phrases like 'chocks away!' have lasted to this day others deserve to be rediscovered Beer-lever From pub-bars meaning the ' Joystick' of an aircraft Canteen cowboy A ladies' man Half-pint hero A boaster One who exemplifies the virtue of Dutch courage without having the trouble of going into action Tin fish A torpedo Umbrella man A parachutist Visiting-card A bomb Wheels down Get ready
- especially to leave a bus tram train From lowering the wheels preparatory to landing Whistled In a state of intoxication wherein one tends to whistle cheerfully & perhaps discordantly The Dictionary of RAF Slang is a funny & fascinating insight into the lives of our RAF heroes in a time gone by