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Posted by WarHammer25 on Friday, November 21, 2008 8:27 PM
The USAF Museum's Martin B-10 that was acquired from Argentina?
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Posted by trexx on Friday, November 21, 2008 8:19 PM

The only one of a kind airplane I know of built and used by the U.S.A. is the B-15.

Losing that behemoth would be extraordinarly "difficult"...

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Posted by mojodoctor on Friday, November 21, 2008 8:03 PM

If I understand this, the aircraft in question is the only surviving example. Yes?

There are a few P-38's around.

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Posted by telsono on Friday, November 21, 2008 6:08 PM

That sounds like Glacier Gal, the P-38F Lightening found in Greenland under the ice.

err; Glacier Girl

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Posted by swingr1121 on Friday, November 21, 2008 4:04 PM

Sorry for the vagueness guys.  This is a US WWII plane that was lost and then found.  It has pretty big significance as being the only one from __________ remaining.  It was a combat aircraft and that is part of the significance.   

So, what type of plane, what is so special about this individual aircraft, and how was it lost?

 

If you have any more questions, let me know.

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Posted by WarHammer25 on Friday, November 21, 2008 12:38 PM
If that is true, I guess the Saab 21. It was used with both a prop and a jet. I guess it was lost because of the prop and then revitilized with the Goblin Turbojet.
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Posted by telsono on Friday, November 21, 2008 12:28 PM

I am guessing that this was an aircraft only used by a non-combative country (neutral) during WWII had some significance in aviation history.

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Posted by WarHammer25 on Friday, November 21, 2008 12:20 PM
I am having trouble understanding the question. There have been lots of planes lost and then found.
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Posted by swingr1121 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:04 PM

Yes, my google-fu is strong today.  As far as a question goes, I haven't got a clue what to ask.  I'll try something that isn't from google. 

 

This WWII plane is the only known to be left out of all participants.  This aircraft was once lost, but then it was found.  The question is three part; what is this plane, what is its significance, and how was it lost?

 

Hope that this is a good enough question to at least last an hour or so.

 

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Posted by mojodoctor on Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:57 PM

swingr found the source I had found!

When I Googled "first bomb to fall on German soil ww2", that was the first listing to pop up. But of course when you do that now this thread comes up. Wow, we're in the news, eh?!

On to you swingr!

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Posted by WarHammer25 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:13 PM

 Another guess:

1. Germany

2. Fokker T. V

3. Aachen?????

Edit- Darn, I think I was beat while typing. But that seems correct.

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Posted by swingr1121 on Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:11 PM

Do you mean this??

 

 

The first bomb of the war to land on German soil was dropped on December 3, 1939. A Wellington bomber of 115 Squadron, attacking German shipping in the North Sea, suffered a 'hang up' when one of its bombs failed to drop. It fell off on the return trip over the island of Heligoland.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:41 PM
Interesting place that I am not in the slightest familiar with. I will do the decent thing & let one of the genuine participants answer. The fact that me heid is fried to capacity reading about the Australian F-111 purchase saga has got nothing to do with having no decent question ready - honest.  
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Posted by mojodoctor on Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:29 AM

Hmmm, not sure if my question is so excellent. Didn't mean to make it so difficult as it Googles up first on the page when the words I've used are typed in.

Thought it was going to an easy one. Hmmm?

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Posted by trexx on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:20 PM
 mojodoctor wrote:

 trexx wrote:
The "returning" from a raid isn't right I don't think.

And yes, the "returning from a raid" is correct.

That was a comment to my "Rotterdam" guess only, not a critizism of your excellent question.

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Posted by mojodoctor on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:18 PM

 trexx wrote:
The "returning" from a raid isn't right I don't think.

And yes, the "returning from a raid" is correct.

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Posted by mojodoctor on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:56 PM

Sorry trexx, it was on Germany where the bomb fell and it was from an enemy (to the Germans, anyway!) aircraft.

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Posted by trexx on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:52 PM

Oh! OH! oh! I KNOW! 

....Uhhh Maybe I don't. The "returning" from a raid isn't right I don't think.

Q: The first bomb to fall on #1 ________ soil during WWII was a mistake and was dropped by a #2 _______ returning from a raid. This bomb fell on #3 _______ .

#1: Name the country. Netherlands

#2: Name the Aircraft. He-111

#3: Name the location. Rotterdam

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Posted by trexx on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:34 PM

Wild guess:

Q: The first bomb to fall on #1 ________ soil during WWII was a mistake and was dropped by a #2 _______ returning from a raid. This bomb fell on #3 _______ .

#1: Name the country. Luxembourg

#2: Name the Aircraft. Ju-52

#3: Name the location. Vianden castle

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Posted by mojodoctor on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:36 PM

Nope, not a Russian aircraft and it wasn't Dresden.

Start to Googlin'!

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Posted by MattSix on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:48 PM

Here's another wild shot in the dark.

Germany

Aircraft: Russian Tupolev SB

Location: Dresden

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Posted by mojodoctor on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:18 AM

No harming of animals occured during this incident. Party [party]

This happened very early on and the original target was not on German soil.

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:07 AM
Was this the one that took out the elephant in the zoo?
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Posted by mojodoctor on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:18 PM

Okay guys, I'll try to clear things up a bit. The first bomb to fall on German soil (you have got that part correct) was not from a German airplane and it was an incident that was not intended.

 

Hmmmm?

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Posted by WarHammer25 on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:25 PM

My wild guess as well.

  1. Germany
  2. Ju-88
  3. Hamburg
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Posted by Brews on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:22 PM

My wild "Google free" guess:

#1 German

#2 Do-17

#3 Kiel

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Posted by mojodoctor on Monday, November 17, 2008 4:26 PM

Hmmm, well you got one out of three!

Now which one?! Tongue [:P]

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Posted by MattSix on Monday, November 17, 2008 4:10 PM

A Wild "Google free" guess:

#1 Germany

#2 He-111

#3 Munich

 

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Posted by mojodoctor on Monday, November 17, 2008 11:44 AM

I'm still amazed when I actually get one of these correct!

Q: The first bomb to fall on #1 ________ soil during WWII was a mistake and was dropped by a #2 _______ returning from a raid. This bomb fell on #3 _______ .

#1: Name the country.

#2: Name the Aircraft.

#3: Name the location.

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Posted by Greenshirt on Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:30 PM

You got it Mojo!  Over to you.

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