Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Okay here we go, This unique pusher aircraft had two 37mm cannons that were mounted in compartments in front of the engine nacelles.

 extra hint: It was the first military aircraft produced by a company

Name the plane and the company

guardsmen22, its onto you.

Since posting the question I have come across some contadictory facts, however as far as I can see, Joseph P Kennedy Jr. (JFKs older brother) was lost on BQ-8 (B-24 based)when it exploded mid flight & crashed near Blythburgh, Suffolk while carrying 9.6 Tonnes of explosives destined for the German V3 cannon site in Mimoyecques, France.

Kennedy had a Gearing class destroyer named after him, DD850.

osher wrote:

617 Squadron, flying Lancaster B.III (Special), formed especially to deliver the 9.5 ton Upkeep (or bouncing) bomb, in May 1943, to the German Ruhr dams, known as Operation Chastise.

The Upkeep didnt weigh 9.5 tons, it weighed 9,250 pounds.

Not correct, but you are getting there - I suppose this one would be a "special bomber operation" as well, but the outcome was by no means as good.

The Luftwaffe have a more prominent name in this field.

Possibly so, but how many A/C are connected to 9.5 Tonne of explosives??

Suffolk, the county in England.

What aircraft is linked to Suffolk & 9 1/2 tonnes of explosive?

Milairjunkie wrote:

Yak-1 ? of 586 IAP?

Da. Yak-1 is right. Its variants included, there were about 36,000 built.

On the Navy 1 post, Hasegawa released a kit in 1/72 with these markings and Yellowhammer did a decal sheet with both 1/72 & 1/48 decals to do this plane. And I forget who but a 1/6 figure of George was also released, flight gear and all. I doubt we will see anything like that from this administration!!!! 

Mike

What about the Il-2 Shturmovik?

OK, I'm back...

This Little Beauty was flown by some of the most successful female aces in history and (including its variants) also holds the distinction of being the most produced of its type in history.

Huh, I didn't know about the "Navy One" callsign, that is unique! I was wondering about that part. Love your puns in that one

My question will be posted in a few...

Yes, the Viking - over to you.

Due to Lockheed's inexperience with carrier A/C, the Viking uses the nose gear from the SLUF & main gear from the F-8, which being a carrier A/C it relies on pretty "heavily" at times.

An S-3 carried "W" to make his speech aboard USS Abraham Lincoln & was given the call sign "Navy One".

Always thought it was a pretty impressive A/C, simple & well designed for the complex task at hand?

Nope.

If it helps, one example of this A/C used an uncommon callsign. 

I am aware of rivet counters, I take it you must be the window expert, or have a serious Herc fetish going on??

Anyway, this A/C is a twin & relies (very heavily at times) on a parts bin raid from both the "last gunfighter" & its not so long, big or pretty offspring.