wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (07/30/85)
OK gang, due to the overwhelming requests for another triva quiz (well,
two, anyway...), here it is: AVIATION TRIVIA MARK II!
1. Most everyone has seen the B-17 belly landing sequence that was
originally filmed for the movie, "Twelve O'Clock High." You know, that's
the one where the Fort slides through a tent, etc.
a. What famous stunt pilot was flying the B-17?
b. What component of the B-17 was missing?
2. What superstition did Manfred von Richtofen violate before he took off
on his last flight?
3. Speaking of the Red Baron, who replaced him as commander?
4. In the movie, "Test Pilot," what type of aircraft is Clark Gable flying
when he tries to set the transcontinental record (Real type... not what
they called it in the movie)?
5. Airplane Nicknames! What aircraft have (had) the following unofficial
nicknames?
a. Tante Ju
b. Converter
c. Wichita Fokker
d. Buff
e. Mossie (easy)
6. Name the song:
"You can keep the goddamn Zeros
for the other goddamn heroes,
For I'd rather lay a woman
than be shot down in a Grumman,
Buster..."
7. Where did FDR say Doolittle's Tokyo raiders came from?
8. Who was Tomi Zai? (Now THAT is an obscure one...)
9. Although bombardiers and navigators operated machine guns from their
stations, gunners assigned to bombers were non-commissioned officers
(Corporals, Sergeants, etc)- with one exception. Who was the only
commissioned waist gunner in the Eighth Air Force?
10. If you see a picture of a German aircraft with "FE-" and a number on
it, what does that signify?
11. Pactra special time again, folks:
a. "Ding Hao!"- whose aircraft had this painted on it?
b. <eyes and a mustache around the cooling holes in a Fokker DR1
cowling>- whose aircraft (no, not ENEMY ACE :-) )
c. "Hotter than a pistol, and twice as fast"- what aircraft?
d. "The Body" What novel (and movie) featured a B-17 with this name?
12. What kind of aircraft was Knute Rockne killed in?
13. Last quiz, we found out that the McDoug F-15 was not the first fighter
named "Eagle." Well, for that matter, the McDoug Eagle wasn't the first US
aircraft designated "F-15!" What was the first F-15?
14. What type of jet did BLACK HAWK and his squadron fly?
15. For that matter, what kind of airplane did Jet Jackson fly? (making
up for my errors about Capt. Midnight :-) )
16. Who was the first person to undress in an heavier-than-air aircraft?
17. Kiwis are a popular net subject lately. What did that term mean in
the Army Air Force?
18. Special Bonus question: Identify the source of this:
"He was only eighteen when he downed his first machine,
and any chance of living through this war was small;
He was nineteen when I met 'im... and I never will forget 'im,
The pilot by the name of Albert Ball.
No matter what the odds, he'd leave his fate up to the gods,
laughing as the bullets brushed his skin;
Like a medievial knight, he'd charge into the fight,
and trust that one more time his pluck would let him win.
Yes, he courted the Reaper
Like the woman of his dreams,
and the Reaper smiled each time he came to call;
But the British like their heros cold and dead, or so it seems,
And their hero in the sky was Albert Ball."
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Mail me your responses, and I'll post the answers in two weeks or so.
These are also intended to spark topics on net.aviation (such as the Ted
Lawson/Frank Tallman missing leg discussion) so if you have some
interesting additional data, please post!
Ron Wanttaja
(ssc-vax!wanttaja)
Signoff quote given in number 18 above...