The Little Rhodesian Air Force

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1. The the Royal Rhodesian Airforce bought its first dedicated fighters from Great Britain in the fifties. What type of aircraft were purchased? Hurricanes Harvard Mark VI Spitfire F Mk 22 Mustang 4

2. What was the first jet powered aircraft of the RHAF? Mirage Vampire Meteor Vautour

3. The Rhodesian sanction busters managed to buy a number of observation aircraft on the black market and smuggle them to Rhodesia. What were these Italian aircraft known as in Rhodesian service? Kudu AL60 Cheetah Trojans

4. What part on the Canberras wore out rapidly and was replaced with a temporary local replacement? Main spar Flaps Ejector seats Clear nose panel

5. What aircraft did No 1 Squadron RhAF fly for the duration of the war? Hawker Hunter FGA9 Impala Mk 2 Mirage III Dassault Ouragan

6. What helicopter formed the backbone of the fireforce teams? Mi 8 Bell UH1 Alouette III Sikorsky S55

7. This aircraft had a unique twin engined lay out and was used for light strike duties. Known as the Lynx, what made its engine layout different? It had one jet and one piston engine The engines shared a gearbox It had the two engines in the pod fuselage, one as a puller, the other as a pusher The engines were installed in a pusher configuration

8. During Operation Uric, a Puma helicopter was destroyed by an RPG, leading to the loss of 14 men. To whom did this helicopter belong? Tanzanian People's Army South African Air Force Mozambique Navy United Nations

9. The Rhodesians equipped a transport aircraft with various electronic equipment to serve as a 'poor man's' AWACS and called it the 'Warthog'. What type of aircraft was used? DC6 C47 Dakota Vickers Valentia HP Herald

10. What was the reason for not bombing up Canberras the night before a raid? Fear of sabotage Airframe fatigue Target information was only available in the morning Shortage of ordnance