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 WW2 Aircraft
| Who designed the Manchester? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Chadwick. The Avro Manchester was the unsuccessful predecessor of the Lancaster. Its main weakness was the unreliability of its Rolls Royce Vulture engines.
| Which twin engined Blackburn aircraft entered service as a torpedo-bomber? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Botha. The Botha entered service in May 1940 but was so underpowered it was withdrawn from frontline service in November.
| Which monoplane, twin engined Saro seaplane saw service with the RAF? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Lerwick. Lerwick served for less than 3 years because of some very nasty handling characteristics.
| Which manufacturer/country built the Bristol Bolingbroke - a licence-built version of the Bristol Blenheim light bomber? | Obscure Aircraft of WW2 (Plumbus) |
Fairchild/Canada. Based on the Blenheim Mk.IV, the Bolingbroke served mainly from home bases with the RCAF.
| Which aircraft was known as the 'flying panhandle'? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Hampden. The Handley Page Hampden had a very slender tail boom - hence its nickname.
| What was the standard color of the Mistubishi A6M5 Reisen 52 (zero)? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
| What was the service name of the Bristol 130? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Bombay. A twin engined transport aircraft the Bombay entered service in 1939. Very few saw service in the UK.
| What was the role of the Hawker Henley? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Target Tug. The Henley was originally designed as a light bomber but changing operational requirements relegated it to target towing.
| What was the only Japanese aircraft to bomb the United States mainland during WW2? | Tricky Questions on WW2 Aircraft (Plumbus) |
Yokosuka E14Y. The E14Y was a small floatplane capable of being carried by submarine. In 1942 a E14Y1 was launched from IJN submarine I-25 off the west coast of the USA. It dropped four 167lbs (76kg) phosphorus bombs on a forest in Oregon.
| What was the name of the Vickers replacement for the Wellington? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Warwick. By the time the Warwick entered service it was obsolete. Most were used for air-sea rescue duties and carried a lifeboat. Some were used for anti-submarine duties.
| What was the first single seat, twin engined fighter to enter RAF service? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Whirlwind. The Whirlwind entered service in June 1940 and was used as a long range escort fighter and was later modified to a fighter-bomber. It was the only aircraft to use Rolls Royce Peregrine engines.
| What was the first RAF aircraft to employ geodetic construction? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Wellesley. First flown in 1935 the Vickers Wellesley was a single engined light bomber that remained in service until 1941 although obsolete at the outbreak of war.
| What was the first 4 engined bomber to enter service with the RAF? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Stirling. The Stirling was also the first 4 engined bomber to be used operationally by the RAF.
| What was the difference between the North American P-51D and P-51K Mustangs? | Tricky Questions on WW2 Aircraft (Plumbus) |
They were built at different factories. The P-51D was built at Inglewood, California. The P-51K was identical (except for the Aeroprop propeller) but was built at Dallas, Texas.
| What was the Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle's main duty? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Glider tug. Originally designed and built as a bomber the Albermarle never operated in this role.
| What was distinctive about the Messerschmitt Bf109T? | Tricky Questions on WW2 Aircraft (Plumbus) |
It was designed as a carrier-borne fighter. The Bf109T (Träger) version was the only German fighter aircraft designed to be flown from the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. Based on the Bf109E, it was equipped with an arrestor hook, folding wings and catapult spools. 70 were built (including the pre-production versions) but, failing the realisation of the Graf Zeppelin project, they were operated from land bases, mainly with JG77 in Scandinavia.
| What type of aircraft was the VIP transport 'Ascalon' used by Churchill and King George VI? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
York. The Avro York used the same wings, undercarriage, and engines as the Lancaster but with a totally redesigned fuselage.
| What Soviet aircraft did Stalin say was more important to the Russians than bread? | Tricky Questions on WW2 Aircraft (Plumbus) |
Ilyushin Il-2. The Il-2 was a ground attack 'shturmovik' that was built in greater numbers than any other Russian aircraft.
| What is the name of the Nakajima Ki-84? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
Hayate. Hayate means "Gale". It was the best mass produced Japanese fighter of the war.
| What is the name of the Ki-67? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
Hiryu. This was Japan's most advanced bomber of the war.
| What is the name of the Kawanishi N1K2 ? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
Shiden Kai . The Shiden Kai was the best all around Japanese fighter, but it was built in limited numbers.
| What is the name of the A7M series fighter? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
Reppu. This fighter was designed as a replacement for the A6M fighters.
| What engines powered the Handley Page Halifax? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Merlin-Hercules. Originally designed to use 2 Rolls Royce Vultures the Halifax entered service with 4 RR Merlins.
| What colour cross can be seen on the sides and wings of Japanese surrender planes? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
| What calibre guns was the J2M3 light fighter equipped with? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
20mm Cannon. This fighter was designed as a high speed interceptor.
| This single engine bomber went by the name of 'Jill'. What was her official designation? | Japanese Aircraft Names of WW2 (BJR.5) |
Nakajima B6N Tenzan. This torpedo bomber was designed to replace the B5N 'Kate', which had excelled itself throughout the earlier battles of the Pacific conflict.
| The Shoki was numerically denoted as what? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
Ki-44. The Ki-44 was the most widely used Interceptor by the Japanese during the war.
| The Shiden was based off of what plane? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
N1K. The N1K was called the Kyofu, it was a potent sea-plane fighter.
| The Sea Otter was designed as a replacement for which aircraft? | RAF Aircraft of WW2 (colinj) |
Walrus. The Supermarine Sea Otter was more powerful than its illustrious predecessor and had a Mercury engine and tractor propeller.
| The PZL P.23B was the mainstay of the Polish light bomber force in 1939. What was its official nickname? | Obscure Aircraft of WW2 (Plumbus) |
Karas. There were 50 P.23Bs in frontline service, equipping five bomber units of the Polish Air Force, on September 1st, 1939.
| The Nakajima B5N was a ... ? | WW2 Airplane Quiz 3 (all Japanese) (Bob_Robert) |
Torpedo Plane. The B5N was the most widely used Japanese torpedo bomber of the war.
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- Is it true that any aircraft is forbidden to fly over Taj Mahal? ( goto )
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- The years immediately after the end of WW2 were rather turbulent. A newly formed Israel was at war with the Arabs and the United Nations ordered a ceasefire. Who was appointed as mediator and what did he achieve? ( goto )
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