Historic Aviation Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

Question 1) What was the nickname of the aeroplane that replaced the Curtiss SBD Dauntless?

Helldiver
Demon Bomber
Night Striker
Destroyer

Question 2 of 10

Question 2) What was the allied reporting name for the A6M2-N?

Rufus
Rufe
Brutus
Brute

Question 3 of 10

Question 3) In what year was the de Havilland Mosquito retired?

1961
1962
1963
1964

Question 4 of 10

Question 4) Which of these countries did NOT operate and use the Bristol Beaufort?

Australia
India
New Zealand
Turkey

Question 5 of 10

Question 5) Which engines were used in the Short Sunderland?

Bristol Pegasus
Bristol Jupiter
Bristol Pheonix
Bristol Draco

Question 6 of 10

Question 6) How many Focke-Wulf Ta 152 were built in total?

49
59
69
79

Question 7 of 10

Question 7) Which aeroplane was Anna Yegorova piloting when she won the 'Order of the Red Banner' medal?

Polikarpov Po-2
Petlyakov Pe-2
Tupolev Tu-2
Yakolev Yak-2

Question 8 of 10

Question 8) Which of the following Soviet Air Force aeroplanes had the highest average number of missions before a plane was lost?

Ilyushin Il-2
Peyakov Pe-2
Douglas A-20
Sukhoi Su-2

Question 9 of 10

Question 9) What was the last Luftwaffe aircraft to fly over the United Kingdom during World War II?

Junkers Ju 388
Arado Ar 234
Messerschmitt Me 163
Messerschmitt Me 262

Question 10 of 10

Question 10) Which of these aeroplanes was NOT flown by RAF ace Billy Drake?

Supermarine Spitfire
Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Tornado
Curtiss P-40

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