Historic aviation quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What aircraft is due to join the aircraft collection at the Okanagan, Canada-based KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence which is due to open later in 2022?

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Handley Page Halifax
de Havilland Mosquito
Bristol Beaufighter
Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Question 2 of 10

2. What aircraft made its first flight on 28th February 1946?

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Gloster Meteor
North American F-86 Sabre
Republic F-84 Thunderjet
Dassault Ouragan

Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the stricken B-17 that attached itself to the underside of another B-17 during a mission to target oil refineries in Hamburg, Germany in 1944?

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The Little Skipper
Tail End Charlie
The Nine Lives
All American

Question 4 of 10

4. Originally, there was a specific number of women who were the first women to be involved in the Air Transport Auxiliary. How many were there?

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2
4
6
8

Question 5 of 10

5. In what year did the Harrier Jump Jet make its first flight?

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1965
1967
1968
1970

Question 6 of 10

6. At least how many aircraft was Rudolf Müller credited with by the time he was shot down himself in 1943?

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91
98
104
111

Question 7 of 10

7. In which month of 1954 did the first production Gloster Javelin fly?

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May
June
July
August

Question 8 of 10

8. On what date did the very last attack mounted by Skyhawks during the Falklands campaign take place?

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11th June
12th June
13th June
14th June

Question 9 of 10

9. What was the maximum speed of the Foster Wikner Wicko?

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125 mph
130 mph
135 mph
140 mph

Question 10 of 10

10. How many questions are there in the written exam given to pilots who are learning to fly the PBY Catalina with Plane Sailing?

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25
50
75
100

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