Aircraft Trivia Quiz

BSouthwell wrote:

Jack Broughton .....the Turkestan incident   Bill

Yes, it was Broughton.....and the AF was quite famously stupid for this mess.  Broughton was acting CO of a Thunderchief squadron during Vietnam, and two of his pilots defied standing orders by shooting back when they came under AAA fire over Haiphong Harbor.  One of the pilots made a strafing run, and a Russian supply ship was left full of holes from this incident.  Broughton destroyed gun camera film from one of the planes, and thats why he was charged.  An investigation revealed that the holes in the ship came from NVA anti-aircraft guns, aiming low to try to shoot down the planes.  So, our pilots tried to defend themselves when they came under fire, and our government was more interested in court-martialing someone than they were with letting our troops defend themselves. 

Broughton's career was ended because of this mess.  He had previously served two tours with the Thunderbirds if I recall right--in F-84 Thunderjets.  One of those, he was the leader. 

As far as I can recall, he was never a USAF Thunderbird pilot.  He also was never court-martialed.

EDIT--this comment was about Doolittle....

Jack Broughton .....the Turkestan incident

Bill

F-8fanatic wrote:

ok....   I am the only USAF Thunderbird pilot to have my military career ended by a court martial.  Who am I, and what was the real controversy behind the court martial?

It wasn't Jimmy Doolittle was it?

Tom T

F-8fanatic wrote:

ok....   I am the only USAF Thunderbird pilot to have my military career ended by a court martial.  Who am I, and what was the real controversy behind the court martial?

Oh. This was recent...

ok....

I am the only USAF Thunderbird pilot to have my military career ended by a court martial.  Who am I, and what was the real controversy behind the court martial?

WarHammer25 wrote:

The B-36 and B-35 were designed for a request after the heavy bomber request that the B-29 and B-32 came out of. The heavy bomer request was also not a request for an intercontinental bomber. It is indeed F-8fanatic's turn. Hope that helps Trexx.

Crystal clear.

Bring on the question, F-8fanatic!

WarHammer25 wrote:

F-8fanatic wrote: Boeing B-29 Superfortress Lockheed XB-30 Douglas XB-31 Consolidated B-32 Dominator Of these, only the 29 and the 32 were produced.  The others never made it past the design phase.  That is indeed correct. The B-35 and B-36 were designed as intercontinental bombers to bomb Germany and later Japan from bases within the US. Over to you F-8fanatic.

 ...uh...

I'm a bit confused with your comments about the B-35 and B-36... are they part of the correct answer?

If so, they're in my answer not F-8fanatic's. If the XB-31 and the B-32 are part of the correct answer, then.... never mind!

Please clarify...?

F-8fanatic wrote:

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Lockheed XB-30 Douglas XB-31 Consolidated B-32 Dominator Of these, only the 29 and the 32 were produced.  The others never made it past the design phase.

That is indeed correct. The B-35 and B-36 were designed as intercontinental bombers to bomb Germany and later Japan from bases within the US. Over to you F-8fanatic.

WarHammer25 wrote:

Ok. New question: What were the four bomber designs submitted to the USAAF's request for a "very heavy bomber" during WWII?

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Lockheed XB-30

Douglas XB-31

Consolidated B-32 Dominator

Of these, only the 29 and the 32 were produced.  The others never made it past the design phase. 

WarHammer25 wrote:

Ok. New question: What were the four bomber designs submitted to the USAAF's request for a "very heavy bomber" during WWII?

Dunno what the designs were called, but

The

B-29

B-36

B-32

AND the

B-35

were all designed after hositilities commenced...

Ok. New question:

What were the four bomber designs submitted to the USAAF's request for a "very heavy bomber" during WWII?

OK, here's a question:

The Americans developed a 'suicide' aircraft in the 1940's, a aircraft designed to ram other aircraft (probably bombers), although without loss of American pilots.  The aircraft, using advanced materials, was never put into production.  What was it?

 How much weight could be tossed out of a B17G if the crew dumped ALL the machineguns? Did crews really do this Hollywood thing, or is it just that, Hollywood?

   I honestly don't know. But it's a free for all...

 I am mainly asking for curiosity sake. I don't want the "ball".

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Okay, obviously noby likes this question.

The answer was Prince Bernard Lippe-Biesterfeld.

 Now it's free for all, first one to post a question has the turn.

bump

 No takers? Need more hints?

Okay, here goes:

 Which high profile German flew  fighter and bomber missions for the allied (RAF) in WOII under a different name?

In later life he would become a member of the mach-busters club, doing a supersonic dive in a F-86. And he was involed in a career ruining scandal with a american aircraft manufacturer.

Borg R3-MC0 wrote:

It is the Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnelli_CBY-3

right you are!  Your turn....

It is the Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnelli_CBY-3

ok, identify this airplane....

A beautiful bird... 

This is correct! F8.  Your turn

Jgonzalez wrote:

This long-range aircraft became best known in USA by a flight from Moscow to San Jacinto in California, over the pole: 10148km. This aircraft was also used to set a closed-circuit flight record with a flight of 56hrs and 20min. She was a clean monoplane with an extremely long wingspan: 34.98m  It was designed with long range bombing in mind.

This was the Tupolev ANT-25.

This long-range aircraft became best known in USA by a flight from Moscow to San Jacinto in California, over the pole: 10148km. This aircraft was also used to set a closed-circuit flight record with a flight of 56hrs and 20min. She was a clean monoplane with an extremely long wingspan: 34.98m  It was designed with long range bombing in mind.

That's correct, Jgonzalez, it's your turn.

Chineese Guizhou JL-9.  The intakes gave it away.  At first look I thought of the Yak-130. 

okay, identify this: