Quiz: Test Your Warbird IQ - Page 14

**Epapazian** · 01-29-2008, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

Who was the highest scoring United Kingdom ace of WWI? (WWI questions are cool.)

Supposedly, it was Edward Mannock with 73 "kills", however there is lots of controversy about such figures with strong suspicions that they were padded.

**Epapazian** · 01-29-2008, 01:26 AM

Dare we leave out France. Who was its top scorer?

**Cruver Collecter** · 01-29-2008, 01:28 AM

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Supposedly, it was Edward Mannock with 73 "kills", however there is lots of controversy about such figures with strong suspicions that they were padded.

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Correct answer!!!!

**Cruver Collecter** · 01-29-2008, 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Dare we leave out France. Who was its top scorer?

Lets go with Rene Fonk with 75 victories.

**Cruver Collecter** · 01-29-2008, 01:31 AM

How about the highest scoring Russian ace from WWI?

**jim** · 01-29-2008, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by Epapazian

You are right on the money. In fact, the gaping shape of most radial engines reduces rather than enhances air speed. It takes a huge horse power advantage--as we had over the Japanese and Germans in WWII-- to make up for this deficiency,

True the radial could put out a heck of a lot more power per pound than the inline.
How about a PW twin wasp fitted to a P40?
It very nearly happened.

Captain Eddie · 01-29-2008, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

The date 21 April 1918 and the Sopwith Camel pilot he was in pursuit of was Wilfred May.

Correct!

**Cruver Collecter** · 01-29-2008, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by jim

True the radial could put out a heck of a lot more power per pound than the inline.
How about a PW twin wasp fitted to a P40?
It very nearly happened.

But that sure would have messed up the looks of good looking fighter.

Captain Eddie · 01-29-2008, 01:48 AM

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

How about the highest scoring Russian ace from WWI?

Capt. Kazakov, 17 victories.

**Epapazian** · 01-29-2008, 01:49 AM

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

Lets go with Rene Fonk with 75 victories.

Correct.

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