Aircraft Trivia Quiz

Brews wrote:

Yes, the Do 23 is the machine. I feel comfortable with the question in terms of uniqueness. There would be few machines in the Luftwaffe that would be less famous. I wouldn't count most of those that were among the incorrect answers as "less-famous".  Should I have posed it as "which Dornier machine designed as a bomber but obsolete by the beginning of WWII ..."? I don't think so :)

Yes, the Do 23 is the machine. I feel comfortable with the question in terms of uniqueness. There would be few machines in the Luftwaffe that would be less famous. I wouldn't count most of those that were among the incorrect answers as "less-famous".  Should I have posed it as "which Dornier machine designed as a bomber but obsolete by the beginning of WWII ..."? I don't think so :)

Looks like they don't allow direct linking to their images. The picture only appeared, on my screen, after I got the link from the properties so I had the image on my computer.

Here is the link... http://www.luftarchiv.de/flugzeuge/dornier/do23_mine.jpg

Ok, I think I've got it...Do 23MS - and this one's not pretty!



Cheers,
Alex

A true trivia question has only one answer Brews, and I'd submit that you've gotten about five that fit the bill, myself not considered.

I'd say two things would help this thread-

end date/time for each ?? so those of us who work all day can answer at our convenience.

Recognition of the first answer that fits the ??

Just my

Valiant attempt, Cardshark. I had not seen that photograph! :)

The aircraft indeed comes from the Dornier factory, but it's not the Do 24 or Do 18.

Brews wrote:

I'll be away for the evening. To recap, we're looking for less-well-known Luftwaffe a/c, but not from Bv, Fw, He or  Ju stables. That narrows it down quite  bit, I'd say :)

A:

Arado 196

I'll be away for the evening.

To recap, we're looking for less-well-known Luftwaffe a/c, but not from Bv, Fw, He or  Ju stables.

That narrows it down quite  bit, I'd say :)

I believe that the Japanese requested a conversion of the FW 200 to a bomber that gave way to the militarized version. It always seem to have a weakness in the spine as the military weight was too much for the original fuselage design.

Mike T.

Focke-Wulf 200 Condor? 

He 59 and He 115 were used for pretty much everything under the sun so I will guess 1 of those.

                                          Andrew

No, none of the above. Not even the right manufacturer.

I like the photo of the model of the Ha 139, though. It's a striking piece of machinery, as is the Do 26 to its port side. Incidentally, the collection of models at the Museum of Flight is quite impressive in its own right, though it's a pity that the colours applied to many of the models are inappropriate.

A:

Ju-52

Blohm & Voss Ha 139v3/U1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm_&_Voss_Ha_139

Bv 138??

*Squinting*, no, I'm the bad one. Or at least, my eyesight must be. I thought you wrote "Improved" and so I deduced that the Mk 82 Retarded was an improvement on the Mk 82.

Question:

Which Luftwaffe aircraft (possibly one of the least-famous) was in use at least in the early part of WW2 as a maritime minesweeper (amongst other duties). A link to a picture would be nice.