Big Ugly Fat Fellow
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Big Ugly Fat Fellow is an informal nickname for the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, a long-range, subsonic strategic bomber used extensively by the United States Air Force since the 1950s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Ugly Fat Fella | 1 |
| Big Ugly Fat Fellow canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft nickname
ⓘ
informal designation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BUFF ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
ⓘ
surface form:
B-52 strategic bomber
|
| appliesToAircraftConfiguration |
eight-engine bomber
ⓘ
swept-wing bomber ⓘ |
| appliesToAircraftType | jet-powered bomber ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Operation Desert Storm
ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Vietnam War operations ⓘ conventional bombing missions ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| associatedWithMissionType |
air interdiction
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ long-range strike ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ show of force missions ⓘ |
| associatedWithWeaponType |
cruise missiles
ⓘ
gravity bombs ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| category |
aircraft nicknames
ⓘ
military slang ⓘ |
| connotation |
affectionate nickname
ⓘ
reference to large size ⓘ reference to ungainly appearance ⓘ |
| describes |
long-range bomber
ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ subsonic bomber ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstUsagePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith | formal designation B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ |
| refersTo | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ |
| refersToCountryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| refersToManufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| refersToRole | strategic bomber ⓘ |
| refersToServiceBranch |
Air Force Global Strike Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force Global Strike Command
former Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
BUFF (acronym)
ⓘ
Big Ugly Fat Fella ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity |
aircrew
ⓘ
aviation enthusiasts ⓘ ground crew ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.