World War 2 Trivia

[herman1rg]

Winston Churchill, on his way back from Gibraltar ?

Very close

 

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The moron Montgomerry

 

[herman1rg]

The moron Montgomerry

Not Montgomery.

 

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Eisenhower

 

[herman1rg]

Eisenhower

Not Eisenhower, it happened on January 17th 1942

 

[Airframes]

Alexander.

 

[nuuumannn]

Muhummad Ali's day of birth? 8)

Churchill was almost shot down by both the Germans and the British on his way back from the United States on this day. Had to use that font of all knowledge, the internet once you had given us the date.

 

[herman1rg]

Muhummad Ali's day of birth? 8)

Churchill was almost shot down by both the Germans and the British on his way back from the United States on this day. Had to use that font of all knowledge, the internet once you had given us the date.

Yes you got it.

"On January 17th 1942 Churchill was nearly shot down by the enemy and then his own airforce. During a return trip from the United States, his flying boat veered off course and came close to German anti-aircraft guns in France, after this error was noticed and corrected, his aircraft then appeared to British radar operators to be an enemy bomber. Six RAF fighters were scrambled to shoot him down, but fortunately for Churchill they failed to find him."

 

[nuuumannn]

...Or should I say Casius Clay...

I think he was flying in one of the BOAC Boeing 314s on this trip, Churchill, that is?

 

[Airframes]

Knew he was on his way back from somewhere in a flying boat !

 

[nuuumannn]

He used a few different types, an LB-30 Liberator, a C-46, a York, flew a couple of them too on occasion.

Okey doke, question time. This one is accompanied by a photograph of a WW2 era aeroplane. Look closely at the photo and answer the question below it. It's multiple choice and before you ask any questions or be a smarty pants and state what type of aircraft it is, RTFQ (Read the F*****g Question! This comes from when I was sitting engineering exams, this is what we got told before commencing each paper!).

Question: What type of creature is this? Is it a,

A) Stork

B) Cricket

C) Locust

 

[Airframes]

Cricket.

 

[Njaco]

I would say Stork.

 

[Thorlifter]

That is a Morane Saulnier MS.505 Cricket, the French version of the Fieseler Storch

 

[Njaco]

 

[parsifal]

Its not creature, its a plane (sorry, could not resist)

 

[nuuumannn]

Parsifal! RTFQ!

 

[Njaco]

uuuggghhh!!!!

If nobody has a new question, I can throw one out.

 

[pbfoot]

please

 

[vikingBerserker]