Smaller Air Forces in WWII

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1. Which air force had the curious mix of Messerschmitt Bf.109s, Hawker Hurricanes, Dornier Do.17s and Bristol Blenheims in its inventory at the same time? Romania Yugoslavia Hungary Bulgaria

2. What was Romania's only fighter aircraft of indigenous design during WWII? PZL P.24 IAR 80 IAR 25 PZL P.11

3. How many types of national markings did the Slovaks use during the war? none - there was only a Czechoslovakian Air Force one three two

4. In 1939, a Spitfire was on its way to Poland for evaluation by the Polish Air Force. True False

5. Which two nations' air forces employed the obsolete Hawker Fury biplane fighter in combat during the war? Hungary and Yugoslavia Yugoslavia and South Africa Greece and Roumania South Africa and Greece

6. The RAF airbase at Habbaniyah defended itself successfully with a collection of obsolete training aircraft against constant attacks by aircraft of which air force in May 1941? Iran (Persia) Turkey Vichy France Iraq

7. Although rejected for service with the German Luftwaffe, which two air forces employed the Heinkel He.112 fighter in combat during the war? Spain and Romania Bulgaria and Romania Romania and Hungary Spain and Hungary

8. The most modern fighter the Norwegian Air Force had available with which to defend against the German invasion was the Gloster Gladiator biplane. True False

9. Apart from the Germans, which other two European air forces employed a 'swastika-style' design as their national markings during the war? Lithuania and Finland Finland and Estonia Latvia and Finland Estonia and Latvia

10. The Bulgarian Air Force pitted biplanes against the USAAF. True False

11. Was the highest-scoring non-German fighter ace from the Axis nations - an Italian, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovakian, Bulgarian or Croatian? Answer: (One Word)

12. Most of the aerial victories by Bulgarian Air Force fighter pilots were gained against the USAAF. True False

13. Which air force employed both the Spitfire and the Focke-Wulf Fw.190 at the same time? Spain Turkey Switzerland Sweden

14. Which aircraft was an operational failure for the German Luftwaffe, but was a success with the Hungarian Air Force? Fieseler Fi.156 Junkers Ju.87 Messerschmitt Me.210 Blohm und Voss Bv.138

15. Which air force was known as Zrakoplovsto Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska in the language of its own people? Slovakia Croatia Poland Bulgaria