Well the reason I picked it for my name was that it sounded cool-well I thought it did anyway
- and quite a few of the pilots/squadron leaders in the films I have watched are referred to as "Skipper".
I decided to do a bit of research on the subject and apparently the reason that RAF Squadron Leaders were referred to as "Skipper" was because of a South African Pilot called Adolf "Sailor" Mallan. His squadron refered to him as "Skipper" because he had worked as a deckhand on a Union Castle Steamship Line before entering service with the RAF late in 1935.
Her fought in the Battle of Britain and commanded No. 74 Squadron at Biggan Hill and the name seems to have stuck and been used by other RAF squadrons.
The main reason I picked it is because I am a large fan of the 1969 film Battle of Britain and my favourite character in it is Squadron Leader Skipper played by Robert Shaw.
He is based on Adolf "Sailor" Mallan who was quite an ace by the end of the war with 30 confirmed kills and 2 unconfirmed.
While I realise I'm not quite an ace just yet
, I suppose I can only improve!
Skipper