Cuckoo plane
Cuckoo plane: A newspaper name for a type of Sopwith Aeroplane, or "Torpedo Plane," designed for dropping torpedos. The name was given in allusion to the Cuckoo's habit of laying eggs in other birds' nests.[1]
References / notes
- ↑ Edward Fraser and John Gibbons (1925). Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases. Routledge, London p.69.
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