[Ads-l] hangar queen

[Jonathan Lighter]

And a little earlier:

1942 _Scranton Times-Tribune_ (Nov. 3) 8 [Newspapers.com]: "Wild
Wimpy," the hangar queen....When spare parts for other planes are
needed "Wild Wimpy"...supplies them.

JL

On Sun, Jan 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."



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