A MiG-15 example prompts a distinction between a NATO reporting name and a nickname used by the aircraft's own operators. Whether the MiG-15 had a Russian nickname remains uncertain in this exchange, as does the wider pattern of domestic use. Fulcrum is offered as a possible exception: the recollection is that it was liked and adopted.
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Soviet aircraft nicknames and NATO reporting names
NATO reporting labels and domestic aircraft nicknames are distinguished, with Fulcrum recalled as an exception.