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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. B-17
Answer: Flying Fortress
The B-17 Flying Fortress was built by Boeing, Lockheed and Douglas. Together theese companies produced 12,731 Flying Fortresses.
2. P-38
Answer: Lightning
The P-38 Lightning was nicknamed "the fork-tailed devil" by the Germans. This plane is famous for shooting down Admiral Yamamoto over the South Pacific.
3. P-47
Answer: Thunderbolt
The US built 15,683 P-47 Thunderbolts.
4. P-61
Answer: Black Widow
The Black Widows first kill was in the South pacific on July 7, 1944. Soon after the Black Widow had replaced the P-40 in all of the Air Forces nightfighter squadrons.
5. B-29
Answer: Superfortress
The Superfortress was only used against Japan. More that 2,000 of these planes were delivered by the time Japan had surrendered. When production ended in May 1946, a total of 3,960 had been produced.
6. Mitchell
Answer: B-25
The most famous raid by the B-25 was when Jimmy Doolittle attcked Tokyo in April 1942.
7. Marauder
Answer: B-26
This plane was a light bomber. Operational Marauders were delivered in 1941.
8. B-24
Answer: Liberator
A total of 18,188 Liberators were built. The B-24 and the B-17 were a major part of the American daylight air bomber offensive over Europe.
9. B-18
Answer: Bolo
At the outbreak of the war the main US bomber was the B-18. Many were destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. After Pearl Harbor many were used for anti-submarine missions in the Caribbean.
10. P-39
Answer: Airacobra
This single-seat fighter was used from 1941 to 1944. A total of 9,558 Airacobras were built. Of theese 4,773 were sent to the Russians. Some Airacobras were also sent to the British.
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