World War 2 Trivia

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

401 squadron with the Mk. IX I think.

 

[Njaco]

Right squadron but it was a Mk XIV.

Post a question.......

 

[pbfoot]

What squadron was named after its first commander, breaking protocal of such things.

 

[Airframes]

Lafayette.

 

[pbfoot]

Lafayette.

After its live commander who was serving with sqn at the time

 

[Airframes]

What was the real identity of Wing Commander 'Smith', who flew Mosquitos on some of the low-level precision raids with 2 Group, RAF ?

 

[pbfoot]

What was the real identity of Wing Commander 'Smith', who flew Mosquitos on some of the low-level precision raids with 2 Group, RAF ?

Gibson

 

[pbfoot]

John "Moose" Fulton 419 aqn first of the Moosemen

 

[Airframes]

Nope, neither of these.

 

[pbfoot]

Nope, neither of these.

Fulton was answer to 1st questiom

 

[Glider]

Air Vice Marshal Embury

 

[Airframes]

Oops! Sorry Neil!
Yes, it was AVM Basil Embry.

 

[Njaco]

Ok, lets try this again......

Who was the first American shot down by Japanese fighter aircraft?

 

[GrauGeist]

Ok, some Pearl Harbor trivia:
Who was it that shot down the first Japanese aircraft during the initial attack on 7 December 41, making it the first Japanese aircraft downed by an American during WWII?

You can get this answer right by either with the serviceman's name, or thier machine.

Holy hell guys, sorry about dropping the ball on this one!!

In a delayed response, no one got the answer...the first Japanese aircraft downed by Americans during WWII (Pearl Harbor in specific) was by Pasqual Mignon, a torpedoman, stationed aboard the USS Tautog (SS199) manning the aft .50 MG emplacement.

So technically speaking, the Japanese aircraft was downed by a submarine!

 

[Njaco]

GG, why not try another question?

 

[meatloaf109]

I got one.
Did you know there were words to the "Col. Bogie" song?
Anyone know what they are?

 

[tyrodtom]

Hitler has only one big ball.
Goering has two, but small.

Can't remember the rest.

 

[tyrodtom]

Hitler has only one big ball.
Goering has two, but small.

Can't remember the rest.

I think it ended with
And Goebbles has no balls at all.

 

[pattle]

Hitler has only got one ball
Goering has two, but small
Himmler has something similar
While poor old Goebbles has no balls at all.

I did hear somewhere that Hitler did only have one ball.

 

[meatloaf109]

Yep, that's it!