I would imagine that North Korea must come pretty high on the list of least desired countries in which to live: no food, repressive dictatorship and wall-to-wall propaganda. This is the picture that comes from the media of course, but if it were incorrect, why do the NK government not try to correct it?

I’ve just done the test again, this time in easy mode, and I too got 21/24 after getting 23/24 in very hard mode: odd. There were far more modern aircraft in this one than in the very hard one and as I stopped learning them soon after jets and choppers came in I am less likely to do well. But presumably the compiler of the test is much younger than I am so the more modern ones seem easier to him.

23 out of 24 in Very Hard mode. However, having four possible answers was a help in several cases, particularly when three of them are patently ridiculous!

Not knowing much about this, how does that square with the war’s most successful anti-aircraft gun, the German 88mm, also being a very successful anti-armour weapon?

Moggy

In response to your question Moggy, the same high velocity capability is useful in both cases. To fire on as flat a tragectory as possible as an anti-tank gun (and also to have great hitting power to send an armour-piercing round through the armour), and simply to heave the shell up very high as an anti-aircraft gun. The original question raised the point of high-velocity weapons being used in aircraft where the need isn’t there as the gun is already up where the bomber is!

You have all sorts of things to look forward to … slowing down more and more every year, memory going, angina, various plumbing problems, memory going, inability to sleep at night … life is going to be really great. But the best thing of all to look forward to is … RETIREMENT! That’s the most marvellous thing ever. I’ve been retired for twelve years and I feel better each year despite the aforementioned items.

Chin up old chap, life does get better and better in spite of the increasing age and the grey hairs.

What Really Frightens Me?

Any politician who believes what he says.

Blenheim Progress

KIGAS and Rlangham,

The film was called “The Way to the Stars” and the squadron started on Blenheims but converted to Bostons part way through. Later on a B17 group took over Halfpenny Green airfield.