World War 2 Trivia

[vikingBerserker]

XB-41?

 

[pattle]

No not a Hudson or XB-41, it was only the very first production models of this aircraft that carried these guns.

 

[Airframes]

Ventura ?

 

[pattle]

No not a Ventura, another clue look at the windows.
The picture is from a Mk1 series 2, about 115 built after which the bow guns were replaced by a turret in series 3.

 

[pattle]

Ventura ?

You will kick yourself when you find out, I am pretty sure you know what this is.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

As big as it is I'm thinking a Lanc or a Stirling but I'm just taking a wild a$$ guess.

 

[Airframes]

It's those windows, and what appears to be a turret, plus the fuselage shape, which points me towards Hudson or Ventura. My other guess would have been Mitchell, but I haven't seen those windows on a Mitchell.
EDIT:- Just seen Aaron's post, and I believe he's got it, with Stirling !

 

[pattle]

Yes, its a Short Stirling.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dang, well done Aaron!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

It was the size that had that had me, and the only thing I could come with that had that much room inside would be one of those. Now I have to come up with question. Give a bit and I'll be back with something....................hopefully.

Ok, this should be pretty easy but it's the best I could do.
What were the Nachtshlachtgruppe and where were they most used?

 

[pattle]

It is wonderful how similar German words are to English in their written form! I found this very useful for reading menus in the past.

 

[stona]

As the name suggests night striking units with their origins in the "Behelfskampfstaffeln" and "Störkampfstaffeln" which became consolidated into the "Nachtshlachtgruppen" in late 1942and early 1943.
They were extensively used in the East but also in Italy and France and ultimately both fronts as they collapsed towards the end of war.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

You are correct Stona. It's all yours sir!

 

[stona]

On 11th April 1944 the first successful ejection from an aircraft on an operational sortie was made.
What was the aircraft?
Who ejected?
Cheers
Steve

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

An Arado AR 234?

 

[stona]

An Arado AR 234?

Nope

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

He-219 Uhu?
Unteroffizier Herter and Gefreiter Werner Perbix.

 

[tomo pauk]

On 11th April 1944 the first successful ejection from an aircraft on an operational sortie was made.
What was the aircraft?
Who ejected?
Cheers
Steve

The crew used it on He-219 night fighter. Don't know the crew names, though :\

 

[mikewint]

On the night of the 11th of April 1944 a He219 took off from Luftwaffe airfield Venlo. The crew was Unteroffizier Herter and Gefreiter Werner Perbix. The aircraft was intercepted by a Mosquito from 239 Sqd. , the location given as 'near Aachen'. The crew left the He219, using the ejection seats for the first time under operational combat conditions. The remains of this nightfighter were excavated in the 1970's by the Dutch air force near Weert, a town in the southeast area of the Netherlands.

 

[stona]

He-219 Uhu?
Unteroffizier Herter and Gefreiter Werner Perbix.

That's the one I was thinking of. They were with 2./NJG 1 and Prof. Dr. Heinkel was so chuffed that the system worked that he gave them RM 1000 each! That was something like $2,500 dollars at the time

Cheers

Steve