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WW2 Aviation quiz No.1

A theme this time

Remember to e-mail the answers to me

I will post results in 72 hours!

glen32@dingoblue.net.au

1. Of the engines Kurt Tank looked at for the Ta-152, which one did he prefer and why?

2. On June 11, 1943 Major Werner Streib shot down 5 Lancasters in a single sortie using what kind of German night
fighter?

3. The He-177 suffered from what kind of recurring problems?

4. I was the first ‘modern’ fighter of the cantilever low-wing type with enclosed cockpit and retractable gear for my country and powered by Avia-built Hispano-Suiza V-12 engine. What was I?

5. My builders called me the ‘Stork’ but I was not German but that of a close ally, what was I?

6. The Bf-109T was designed for what role?

7. Name three biplanes that served during WW2.

8. What was the main difference between the Avro Manchester and the Avro Lancaster?

9. What was the name of the smaller cousin of the 22,000lb ‘grand slam’ bomb used by the RAF?

10. I was the one of the finest fighters to fly for my country although too late, and I was the result of an innovative matching between airframe and engine. What was I?

Good luck..

Regards, Glenn.

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