Good going so far!
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a – Apache
****Ant and Distiller have both
b – Blackhawk or Black Hawk
Apart from the two Sikorski helos, ****Ant has got the XP-87
c – Cobra
Frank’s YF-17 and Distiller’s P-39, still one obvious one…
d – Eagle
Distiller’s got it, the Fischer P-75 and the F-15ABCD
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Explain how a number of speed records were broken by the A-10 in the mid-1970s.
PA is very warm
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a – Martlett
Obviously, the F4F Wildcat
b – Tarpon
TBF or TBM (depending on factory) Avenger
c – Washington
The B-29. Not quite a B-50 yet, Frank!
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a – Delta Dagger modified as target drone
Distiller has got the correct one – PQM-102 rather than the more obvious QF-102
b – Tupolev Blinder with a SLAR bulge glued to the side of the fuselage.
Not Tu-22P…
c – Targeting version of the Kamov Hormone helicopter.
Hormone B is the correct ASCC designation, now the proper one
d – Czech-built IL-14 with glass nose for aerial photography.
Av14 is correct, now the suffix…
e – Intruders modified to launch AGM-78 missiles.
There was one before the EA-6A…
f – Skytrain (aka Dakotas) with side-firing guns as originally delivered to the USAF.
It was only called AC-47 after some complaints. Initially it had a different designation
g – T-28s modified by the French for COIN warfare
Fennec indeed
h – F-104D modified for Germany.
This was not the TF-104G, which had a strengthened airframe and other modifications which made it a real two-seat F-104G. It’s another variant
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a – 555 FS
F-16C-40 at Aviano
b – 555 OKPLVP
Naval, but not Russian
c – EC 04.033
Oui, c’est Djibouti. I’m more picky about the variant though.
d – 462 Escuadrón
Canary Islands is correct, but the name of the airbase hasn’t been given yet. The jury is appearantly in a very picky mood today, so no points yet.
e – Hiko Kyodotai
It’s indeed the Japanese agressor squadron at Nyutabaru. There is another aircraft in service than just the F-15J/DJ though.
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What were the RANCH HAND missions, and by what aircraft were they flown?
[b]It was defoliant-spraying indeed, and it was the Provider which had this nasty job. What was the exact C-123 variant?[b]
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a – Boeing B-47
Canada, correct
b – Beriev Be-6
The PRC. A number was still seen operational this summer!!!!
c – Buccaneer
South Africa indeed
d – Pilatus P.3
The Brasilian Navy, forgetting to be picky for once 😉
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When was the first bombing raid on Berlin during WW2, by what airforce, what aircraft, what pilot and from what base?
Kudos for that one Distiller! The only additional thing you could have added was that the bomber was named Jules Verne, but considering there was only one NC.223 bomber (the rest were mailplanes) that would have been a bit superfluous.
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What aircraft was “dispatched with one shot” on April 14th 1969?
Nope, it was something bigger than an O-1. The one-shot quote doesn’t necessarily have to be true. In fact, considering the aircraft involved and the country making the claim it is most certainly a horrendous lie.
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a – Mirage F1
b – Mirage 2000
c – Balzac
It was too easy indeed
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What was remarkable about the Su-24 prototype?
Indeed, the fixed geometry wings which were quite like those on the TSR.2, including the wingtips pointing downwards. This was obviously something the TSR.2 stole from the An-12, by the way!
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What biplanes are in use with what NATO countries?
The An-2 is correct, but the Baltic states aren’t in NATO yet. So another operator. Also, Greece has been mentioned but not with the correct aircraft.
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The Wessex is a well-known turbine variant of the Sikorski S58/H-34. Name two other turbine-powered Chocktaws.
Distiller, those are all regular piston-powered helos. However, some were modified and recieved another designation/nickname, including some still in military use to this day. I’m looking for those.
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Before 1962, the SH-3 Sea King had the designation HSS-2. One export customer kept using this designation throughout the operational career of this helo. Which country?
Japan indeed
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Name all places where F-104s were built.
Distiller aced this one.
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