Aircraft Trivia Quiz

OK, Cheers;

What US aircraft was the first to be used in Vietnam, when, doing what, for Who & by Who?

No doubt there will be a multitude of conflicting answers here - I suppose its possibly one of these "Who really knows the answer" questions.

Milairjunkie wrote:

OK, Cheers; What US aircraft was the first to be used in Vietnam, when, doing what, for Who & by Who? No doubt there will be a multitude of conflicting answers here - I suppose its possibly one of these "Who really knows the answer" questions.

French Indochina definitely had P-40s hunting and whacking Japanese there during World War Two, but it wasn't known as "Vietnam".

Vietnam, let's say is post September 2nd 1945...

I'm gonna guess:

F4U Corsair

I should elaborate here, this was the first official-unofficial US Aircraft involvment in the run up to the US conflict with Vietnam, in the assistance of the just about to be kicked out other Western country previously involved.

Think along the lines of Russian Mig pilots fighting wars they were not involved in.

Got in (all) in one;

 On to You.

Milairjunkie wrote:

Got in (all) in one;  On to You.

May 6, 1954 CAT (Civil Air Transport) is operating air drops in support of the beseiged French garrison at Dien Bien Phu. Aircraft 149 in French markings is flown by James McGovern, a good old boy and adventure pilot nicknamed Earthquake Mcgoon, after the Li'l Abner character, and copilot Wallace Buford. Three other kickers are the crew, the mission is to drop a 105 on one of the artillery positions. Hit by ground fire, they make it to near the Laotian border where they crash and all but one crewman die.

Buford and McGovern were the first US airmen lost in that conflict.

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The new Italeri C-119 release has the correct markings, including USAF in slightly darker red than the then standard outer wing colors, as though painted over. Not 149, but that's easy.

Here's my ?

Wuddat? Hint, the windscreen is a bit unusual.

Is it the office of a Comet?

Cheers, Richie

Richie you are correct. It also could almost be the Nimrod trainer with a few minor variations.

Your turn. And a clue to how you deduced it would be interesting.

Bondo when you said it had an odd shaped windscreen, I thought of the Connie. There weren't enough levers on the console or enough dials on the IP. It was an early jet, then noticed the shape of the control columns which is somewhat of a De Havilland trademark if you will.

Ok the next question is:

Identify the Italian plane that participated in the Battle of Britain with the Germans and was also used by the Japanese against the Chinese.

Cheers, Richie

Yes Remco thats it!!!! I have the Italeri kit and its not too bad. Just can't decide to make it Italian or Japanese.

You have the floor, give us your best shot!

Cheers, Richie

I will stay with the italian aircraft theme;

What italian aircraft was used by the chinese against the japanese?

No, that was used by the Japanese against the Chinese.

I am looking for an italian aircraft that was used by the Chinese against the Japanese.

cardshark_14 wrote:

Fiat CR.32

That's the correct anwser. Cardshark, you have the floor...

BV-222?

..wild guess

Is it the C-130/L-100????? Or could it be the C-5 Galaxy/L500?????

Cheers, Richie