Russian nicknames for WW2 combat planes:
| Nation | Designation | Nickname | Meaning | Reason | 
Soviet I-16 'Donkey' fighter from 21th IAP I.16 radziecki samolot mysliwski |
 | Ил-2 (Il-2) | Горбатый (Gorbatyi) | Hungbacked | silhouette | |
| Пе-2 (Pe-2) | Пешка (Peshka) | a Pawn | pronuncitation | |
| И-16 (I-16) | Ишак (Ishak) | a Donkey | pronuncitation | |
| По-2 (Po-2) | Kукурузник (Kukuruznik) | a Maizer | low flight | |
| Ли-2 (Li-2) | Иван (Ivan) | male Name | beloved | |
 | Hurricane | Харитон (Hariton) | male Name | pronuncitation | |
 | P40 TommaHawk | Томагавк () | an Indean Weapon | pronuncitation | |
| Me.109 (Bf.109) | Худой (Hudoi) | Thin, Lean | silhouette | |
| Мессер (Messer) | no meaning | pronuncitation | |||
| FW.189 | Рама (Rama) | a window Frame | twin fuselage | |
| FW.190 | Фоккер (Fokker) | no meaning | pronuncitation | |
| Ju.87 | Лапоть (Lapot) | a Bast Shoe | fixed gears | |
| Hs.126 | Костыль (Kostyl) | a Crutch | silhouette | |
| Do.24 | Дора (Dora) | no meaning | pronuncitation | |
| Ha.138 | Каракатица (Karakatitsa) | silhouette |
German nicknames for WW2 combat planes:
| Country | Designation | Nickname | Meaning | Reason |
Ju.87 Bombardero en picado Ju87 dive bomber 'Bast Shoe' |
| I-16 | Rata | a Rat | from Spanish War times | |
| MiG-3 | Ivan | no comments | ||
| La-5 | SuperRata | similar nose shape as I-16 | ||
| Yak | Bull | dangerous | ||
| U-2 | Rus-Faner | Russian Veneer | no comments | |
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| Il-2 | Schwartzer Todt | Black Death | by ground troops | |
| Zement Flugzeug | Concrete Bomber | by fighter pilots | |||
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| Ju52 | Tante Ju | Aunt Ju | beloved | |
| Iron Ann | reliable but slow |
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