Douglas Dauntless nicknames?

[Stephan Wilkinson]

We all know the obvious "Slow But Deadly" sobriquet for the SBD, but were there any other nicknames given to this Navy dive bomber?

I've heard "Douglas Doubtful" and "Stable Mabel," and "Speedy Three" for the SBD-3 specifically, but am I missing any? (I'm writing about Jim Slattery's newest, the Vulture's Row restoration, for Aviation History magazine.)

[airnutz]

Inversely to "Slow But Deadly" was "Speedy-D"...

[Rajay]

Inversely to "Slow But Deadly" was "Speedy-D"...

Heard that too - it was mentioned in the book I discussed in another recent thread. Still, I'm sure they were being ironic...

[airnutz]

Irony or sarcasm in the military? Nawww...at least it wasn't in my experience!

[Russ Matthews]

The first time I saw one fly (Chino circa 1988) I heard it referred to as a "Spud," though I have no idea if that was also a wartime appellation.

[JohnB]

Don't forget the obvious one... Banshee.

[Stephan Wilkinson]

Well, that was an A-24, not an SBD.

[Noha307]

I've heard "Douglas Doubtful" and "Stable Mabel," and "Speedy Three" for the SBD-3 specifically, but am I missing any?

I'm curious, where did you hear those? I've been making notes of aircraft nicknames, and I like to have references to cite.