[Ads-l] hangar queen

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not in OED. Antedates HDAS:

1943 _Star Tribune_ (Minneapolis, Min.) (Jan. 2) 3 [Newspapers.com]: A
hangar queen...is a ship that isn't in proper maintenance for a raid.
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