So you think you're an expert on Bomber Command?

mastermind

i’ve often wondered how i would perform answering questions in MASTERMIND on this subject ……

a brave contestant to offer himself for such scrutiny knowing that thousands of fellow enthusiasts would be hanging onto every word of each reply !!!

well done karl taylor

Corrected answer on 14.

These were the answers given on the night.

I just watched in on BBC IPlayer.

HP Whitley? Can we trust the answers?

I’d have got 13, one pass, and one totally, miserably and wildly wrong.

Regards,

kev35

1) In January 1943 a conference was held in which North African city where the Allied Bombing Strategy for winning the war was formulated? casablanca

2) Who was Air Officer Commanding In Chief of Bomber Command at the outbreak of the war? Sir Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt

3) A German occupied airfield in which country was bombed on 11th April 1940 in the first intentional raid on a mainland target in Europe? Norway

4) Which aircraft made its operational debut with No. 7 Squadron on Rotterdam on 10th February 1941? Short Stirling

5) What was the codename for the Allied attacks on the V1 launching sites such as those during the summer of 1944 in the Pas de Calais region of France? Crossbow

6) Who was appointed Head of the Pathfinder Group when it was established in August 1942? Donald Bennett

7) What name did Bomber Command give to the dropping of propaganda leaflets over Germany at the outbreak of war? Nickling

8) On the 18th February 1944, the prison in which French city was bombed by Mosquito aircraft to release captured Resistance fighters? Amiens

9) What was the name of the metal foil strips for confusing German radar, first used in a large scale attack over Hamburg in July 1943? Window

10) Which pilot won a Victoria Cross for completing the Dusseldorf raid on 3rd November 1943 despite being badly wounded on the outgoing leg of the mission? Bill Reid

11) In an infamous and controversial raid on the 13-14th February 1945, which German city was devastated as part of operation Thunderclap? Dresden

12) Which seaplane base on the Island of Sylt was bombed on the 19th March 1940? Hörnum

13) Which report of August 1941 concluded that at most only one third of night bombers got to within 5 miles of their main target? Butt report

14) What type of aircraft was used to carry out the first raid on Italy the day after they entered the war? A/W Whitley

15) On the 25th April 1945 the raid on which Bavarian town was the last operational use of the tallboy bomb? Berchtesgaden

Could someone post the answers to the questions?

Always learning…which reminds me, the Feb FlyPast just arrived.:D

I) In January 1943 a conference was held in which North African city where the Allied Bombing Strategy for winning the war was formulated?

2) Who was Air Officer Commanding In Chief of Bomber Command at the outbreak of the war?

3) A German occupied airfield in which country was bombed on 11th April 1940 in the first intentional raid on a mainland target in Europe?

4) Which aircraft made its operational debut with No. 7 Squadron on Rotterdam on 10th February 1941?

5) What was the codename for the Allied attacks on the V1 launching sites such as those during the summer of 1944 in the Pas de Calais region of France?

6) Who was appointed Head of the Pathfinder Group when it was established in August 1942?

7) What name did Bomber Command give to the dropping of propaganda leaflets over Germany at the outbreak of war?

8) On the 18th February 1944, the prison in which French city was bombed by Mosquito aircraft to release captured Resistance fighters?

9) What was the name of the metal foil strips for confusing German radar, first used in a large scale attack over Hamburg in July 1943?

10) Which pilot won a Victoria Cross for completing the Dusseldorf raid on 3rd November 1943 despite being badly wounded on the outgoing leg of the mission?

11) In an infamous and controversial raid on the 13-14th February 1945, which German city was devastated as part of operation Thunderclap?

12) Which seaplane base on the Island of Sylt was bombed on the 19th March 1940?

13) Which report of August 1941 concluded that at most only one third of night bombers got to within 5 miles of their main target?

14) What type of aircraft was used to carry out the first raid on Italy the day after they entered the war?

15) On the 25th April 1945 the raid on which Bavarian town was the last operational use of the tallboy bomb?

I didn’t think the questions were at all hard and most students of Bomber Command would have had little difficulty in coping with them. I passed on one which I think is reasonable given that I’d have done some basic revision if I were going to be on the programme.

That said, I’d probably have scored two in the General Knowledge questions. I’m an embarrassment to be with, even in a pub quiz!

The chap’s name was Karl Taylor , an analyist by proffession . He was the third contestant and from my notes he answered 15 questions and scored 13 points with no passes so two wrong . In the second general knowledge round he scored 14 points for a total of 27 . Probably normally a good enough score to win but the fourth contestant answering questions on freshwater fish won with a total score of 33 points .
Some of Karl’s questions included the operational name for the Dresden raid ? , first BC raid of the war ? , BC CiC at start of war ? , a VC winner ? (Bill Reid) , first aircraft to bomb Italy ? , the French prison raid ? , name of aluminium strips ? , codename for leaflet dropping ? Sorry can’t remember all of the rest but the programme may be available on the BBC iPlayer ?
I thought he did very well .

That might be a fun topic here, what aviation topic would you offer on the show?

“Mustangs I have worked on” 😀

For those of us outsider the UK, please let us know how he does.

Watching the series, I always wondered how an aviation history fan would do and what his/her topic might be.

That might be a fun topic here, what aviation topic would you offer on the show?