WWII aviation related quiz

[Tenwal]

3) Raymond Lallemant "Cheval"

[Rama]

3) Raymond Lallemant "Cheval"

Also correct

[Rama]

Seems to be no taker for 1).

As additionnal information, the Allied pilot was polish, and both pilot met in 1950 and talked about what happened.

It should make easy to find who was the German pilot.

[leitmotiv]

Being spared 3 times is quite extraordinary but on top of that be spared by same guy seems really rare, and then to have luck to servive war and meet after, hope some one finds the answer would like to here their story

[JtD]

I think it was Boleslaw Gladych.

 

According to wiki, the German pilot would be Eder.

[Rama]

Yes, correct answer is Georg-Peter Eder

Story Here

 

BTW, to be complete, the non-identified medal is the belgium "knight of Leopold's order" (with palm).

 

I suppose it's JtD's turn now.

Edited September 20, 2013 by Rama

[JtD]

I tried not to give three answers, because I don't have a good set of questions ready. But let me try:

 

1) Name the ship in the attachment.

 

2) Name the aircraft in the attachment.

 

3) And a bit of history: Which was the first battleship in WW2 to be sunk/disabled by carrier aircraft?

[Tenwal]

3) I'd venture the Konigsberg, damaged in Bergen harbour by Skuas in april 1940.

[Matt]

3) Conte di Cavour

 

No idea about the other two.

[DB605]

2. Bf 109 v21

[JtD]

2) Yes, Bf 109 V21. Powered by a 12 cylinder radial Pratt&Whitney R-1830 engine, with a bubble canopy. First flight in the Summer of 1939.

 

3) Königsberg was a light cruiser, not a battleship, and Conte di Cavour was sunk later in the war than the one I mean.

[Tenwal]

3) The French battleship Dunkerque was hit by a Ark-Royal Sworfish the 6th july 1940 at Mers el-Kébir..

Edited September 20, 2013 by GOmega

[JtD]

Spot on. In a chain of unfortunate events, a torpedo hit a boat packed with depth charges that was alongside of Dunkerque, and when the boat sank, the depth charges went off. Dunkerque was extensively damaged and settled on the harbour floor.

 

Attached another image of 1).

[Stakha]

1)  USS Wolverine (a training aircraft carrier)

[Freycinet]

2. Bf 109 v21

 

Had no idea about this prototype! Bubble canopy on a 109 in 1939!!

Edited September 20, 2013 by Freycinet

[JtD]

Yep, USS Wolverine, IX-64. A paddle wheel driven steamer operating on the great lakes, converted into a training carrier. Not officially classified carrier, hence "IX" instead of CV, CL or CE. One of the oddest constructions of the modern WW2 US Navy. Wolverine wiki page.

 

So we got all three together. I'd leave it to Stakha to bring up the next questions.

[leitmotiv]

Yes, correct answer is Georg-Peter Eder

Story Here

 

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nice thanks

[Stakha]

Thx JtD.
 
Let me try with some pics :
 
1. What prototype plane?

 
2. What is the pilot's name?

 
3. What plane?

[Rama]

1) SAI-Ambrosini S.S.4

2) I saw this picture but can't remember where.... the pilot looks a bit like Murray Adams, but I'm probably wrong

3) Fairey Battle

[Stakha]

Presque  ... almost good Rama.

 

1) Yes, SAI-Ambrosini S.S.4. The first of its kind.

3) Yep, Fairey Battle. It was one of the most disappointing of all RAF aircraft.

 

2) Not Murray Adams

[Stakha]

No one for 2) ?

 

He was one of the Hurricane Aces.

[Freycinet]

Stanford tuck?

[Rama]

Then it should be Group Captain Franck Reginald Carey.... but I can't find this pictures (can't remember where I saw it)

Stanford tuck?

Could be... but he was POW after January 1942, so I can't figure a picture in front of a Tempest.

[Stakha]

Stanford tuck?

Nope, but a little less victories than Robert Stanford Tuck.

 

Then it should be Group Captain Franck Reginald Carey.... but I can't find this pictures (can't remember where I saw it)

Could be... but he was POW after January 1942, so I can't figure a picture in front of a Tempest.

Nope again, he never was taken prisoner and he survived being shot down twice.

 

[Rama]

Nope again, he never was taken prisoner and he survived being shot down twice. 

 

 

I was talking about Tuck (reply to Freycinet) who was POW after January 1942

 

If it's not Franck Reginald Carey, the only other one I can think of is William Vale

[Stakha]

Sorry for the delay but not William Vale.

 

A second picture of the man taken from a better angle :

[Pierre64]

Sqn Ldr J.R. Jack Collins, DFC & Bar, 245 Squadron?

[Freycinet]

1) SAI-Ambrosini S.S.4.

2) Michael Crossley DFC, ace with 9 planes downed (according to the web...)

3) Fairey Battle.
 

... Thanks to all others for finding the answers... :-)

Edited September 22, 2013 by Freycinet

[Stakha]

Well done Freycinet (and also Rama).

 

2) Yes, Wing Commander Michael Nicholson Crossley nicknamed "The Red Knight".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crossley

http://www.ww2awards.com/person/43662

 

9 planes downed ?? His total number of victories was 20 and 2 shared destroyed by the end of 1940.

 

Your turn Freycinet.

Edited September 22, 2013 by Stakha

[Freycinet]

1) ?

 

2) ?

 

3) ?

[Rama]

1) Loire 130 (captured)

2) Lioré et Olivier Leo 451 (captured)

3) Latécorère 631 (captured - ex prototype F-BAGH)

Edited September 22, 2013 by Rama

[Freycinet]

Yup! - your turn.

[Rama]

Sorry for the delay...

 

I'll go with an easy one this time:

 

1) What's this prototype:

 

2) Who's this ace:

 

3) What was the first plane to bomb Berlin in 1940?

[Stig]

What was the easy bit?

 

1. Caudrun C.714 (or maybe 713, since you write prototype)

2. Marcel Albert

3. Farman 223.4

[Rama]

What was the easy bit?

 

1. Caudrun C.714 (or maybe 713, since you write prototype)

2. Marcel Albert

3. Farman 223.4

One good and two wrong answers (one close and one not).

Edited September 24, 2013 by Rama

[Pierre64]

2. Edmond Marin La Meslée.

[Rama]

2. Edmond Marin La Meslée.

Give the 3 answers, and I'll give your score...

[JG1_Pragr]

1) Caudron CR.770

 

2) Edmon Marin La Maslée

 

3) Farman 223.4

[Rama]

Correct (except minor typos in the name, Pierre64 had the correct spelling) - your turn

Edited September 24, 2013 by Rama

[JG1_Pragr]

I'll make a change. One question only.

 

On the link below you can see the gun camera movie of USAAF fighter attacking German airfield in 1944/45. Which plane (target) there is between 0:02 and 0:05 seconds and later between 0:25 and 0:28 seconds?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YNuyJFdFBmQ

 

There is a screen shot of the plane from that movie