[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Captain Eddie

How did WW I Ace James McCudden die, and why was it VERY ironic?

He was killed in a crash in route to his new command.

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by Captain Eddie

How did WW I Ace James McCudden die, and why was it VERY ironic?

He took off after landing at the wrong airport, but crashed, apparently due to a faulty carburettor. I guess this is ironic because McCudden enlisted as a mechanic?

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

Let's shift focus to a more recent conflict---the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. During this war, Jakal Zandi was Iran's leading fighter ace with 9 kills. What plane did he fly in combat with the Iraqis?

1) Mig-21

2) F5-E

3) F-4

4) Mig-23

5) F-14E

How about an F-14A instead of the E model?

[Epapazian]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

How about an F-14A instead of the E model?

Correct. I stand corrected.

[Cruver Collecter]

When WWII started the Army Air Corps had a variety of aircraft stationed in the Philippines. Which of these aircraft did not take part in the defence of the Philipines?

1. Seversky P-35A
2. Curtiss P-36A
3. Curtiss P-40B
4. Curtiss P-40E

[Epapazian]

During the Korean War, the F-86 built up an impressive edge over Russia's Mig-15------according to U.S. sources. The Russians also made impressive claims, contending that their pilots, plus those of their allies---the Chinese and North Koreans--shot down approximately 830 F-86s, or slightly more than the 792 Mig kills reported by the U.S. Humm? One way to unravel such claims and counter claims is to determine how many planes of each type were ever in the combat theater. While there are no reliable figures for the Migs deployed in this conflict, how many F-86s were ever involved in this war-----counting replacements, new units, etc.?

1) 150
2) 300
3) 500
4) 675
5) 950
6)1200

[Cruver Collecter]

After the start of WWII several aircraft had a Shark Mouth painted on them, but of the aircraft below, which had it first?

1. AVG P-40
2. British P-40
3. Bf 110

[smartd]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

After the start of WWII several aircraft had a Shark Mouth painted on them, but of the aircraft below, which had it first?

1. AVG P-40
2. British P-40
3. Bf 110

1.

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by Epapazian

When U.S. intelligence officers first learned of Japan's Kawasaki Ki-61 fighter sporting a liquid-cooled engine they dubbed it the "Tony" because:

1) It was mistaken for the Italian MC-202

2) It was mistaken for a German fighter

3) "Tony" was the next available name on their code list

4) The officer making the first ID was named Tony

Answer: 2) It was mistaken for a German fighter. The Tony had used a licensed built Daimler-Benz engine.

[jim]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

After the start of WWII several aircraft had a Shark Mouth painted on them, but of the aircraft below, which had it first?

1. AVG P-40
2. British P-40
3. Bf 110

2