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Old 08-21-2016, 05:10 AM
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OK this one will go quickly but who knows.
1. WW ll pilot, flew the Spitfire and several other allied airplanes.
2. Served in both theater of operations both Pacific and Europe but made his reputation in only one. Although he was in the lesser known theater during a very momentous event.

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Old 08-21-2016, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by elmshoot
Nope I was out competing in EF1 at Muncie. You guys remember that we do build and fly models here?

That is me a Jason Oliver my caller at the Nats in July.
5th in EF1
Yesterday it was a smaller contest I got third .5 seconds off of fast time.
More importunately I brought a guy new to three pole racing and he beat me and placed second.
Paying it forward bring a new guy into the fold.
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Flying model planes? I remember that! Actually, I was all the FARM Club flying field all day, with my granddaughter. Her older brother is now away serving with the Navy, so I'm teaching her (14 years old) to fly. She made her first unassisted (but still on a buddy box) landing today!

But tell us a bit more about that three pole racing thing. I'm not familiar with that game. Thanks; Ernie P.
Old 08-22-2016, 05:54 AM
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Three pole is the slang for the typical NMPRA.ORG style racing. Depending on the class the planes are a bit over 100 MPH to 200+. I also fly the Club 40 two pole racing, planes fly about 90 MPH.
In three pole the pilot and caller stand in the center of the course and fly around yourself. The two poles pilots stand on the side and the course and all the racing happens in front of you.
The two pole is easier to do at any model field, three pole is more difficult with safety set backs from the pit area. We usually have our two pole up 4-6 months of the year at our field since it really isn't in the way for general sport flying.
And allows for practice any time,That's why I'm the two time National Club 40 champion 2015 and 2016.
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Old 08-22-2016, 05:58 AM
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OK this one will go quickly but who knows.
1. WW ll pilot, flew the Spitfire and several other allied airplanes.
2. Served in both theater of operations both Pacific and Europe but made his reputation in only one. Although he was in the lesser known theater during a very momentous event.
3. Fluent in several languages flew with a squadron that were made up of that countries pilots.
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Old 08-24-2016, 07:27 PM
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Elmshoot; please post your next clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
Old 08-25-2016, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Ernie P.
Elmshoot; please post your next clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
Elmshoot; unless you post your next clue within 24 hours, we will have to move on. Thanks; Ernie P.
Old 08-25-2016, 07:51 PM
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Ernie,
keep your britches on....
I humbly apologize for my lack of timeliness.

1. WW ll pilot, flew the Spitfire and several other allied airplanes.
2. Served in both theater of operations both Pacific and Europe but made his reputation in only one. Although he was in the lesser known theater during a very momentous event.
3. Fluent in several languages flew with a squadron that were made up of that countries pilots.
4. Ace in two wars
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Old 08-26-2016, 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by elmshoot
Ernie,
keep your britches on....
I humbly apologize for my lack of timeliness.

1. WW ll pilot, flew the Spitfire and several other allied airplanes.
2. Served in both theater of operations both Pacific and Europe but made his reputation in only one. Although he was in the lesser known theater during a very momentous event.
3. Fluent in several languages flew with a squadron that were made up of that countries pilots.
4. Ace in two wars
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Sparky; it sounds as though you're describing Gabby Gabreski, even though he didn't serve in the Pacific Theatre as such, in WWII. He did serve in Europe in WWII, and in the Pacific during the Korean Conflict, however. Close enough? Thanks; Ernie P.


Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Gabryszewski; January 28, 1919 – January 31, 2002) was a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, retiring as a colonel with 26 years of military service. He was the top American and U.S. Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe in World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.
Although best known for his credited destruction of 34½ aircraft in aerial combat and being one of only seven U.S. combat pilots to become an ace in two wars, Gabreski was also one of the Air Force's most accomplished leaders. In addition to commanding two fighter squadrons, he had six command tours at group or wing level, including one in combat in Korea, totaling over 11 years of command and 15 overall in operational fighter assignments.
After his Air Force career, Gabreski headed the Long Island Rail Road, a commuter railroad owned by the State of New York, and struggled in his attempts to improve its service and financial condition. After two and a half years, he resigned under pressure and went into full retirement.

Service with Polish Squadron:
In October, Gabreski reported to the Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command in England, at that time a rudimentary new headquarters. After a lengthy period of inactivity, he tried to arrange duty with 303 Squadron, but that unit had been taken out of action for a period of rest. Instead, he was posted to No. 315 (Deblin) Squadron at RAF Northolt in January 1943.

Gabreski flew the new Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX, flying patrol sweeps over the Channel. He first encountered Luftwaffe opposition on February 3, when a group of Focke-Wulf Fw 190s jumped his squadron. Too excited to make a "kill", Gabreski learned that he had to keep calm during a mission, a lesson that served him well later in the war. He later spoke with great esteem about the Polish pilots and the lessons they taught him. In all, Gabreski flew 20 missions with the Poles, engaging in combat once.
Old 08-26-2016, 07:05 AM
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Well you are the winner.
I too was surprised to learn that he was in the Pacific theater and according two separate sources he was in Hawaii during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7.
He got airborne later on Dec 7 and flew patrols in the P-40.
He also met his wife to be in Hawaii as well.
You are up!
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Old 08-26-2016, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by elmshoot
Well you are the winner.
I too was surprised to learn that he was in the Pacific theater and according two separate sources he was in Hawaii during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7.
He got airborne later on Dec 7 and flew patrols in the P-40.
He also met his wife to be in Hawaii as well.
You are up!
Sparky
Thank you, Sir! I had forgotten Gabby was at Pearl Harbor at the start of the war. A good question, Sparky. I hope mine does as well. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?
Clues:
1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.



Old 08-26-2016, 08:11 PM
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As I will be out for most of Saturday, I'm posting a small bunch of clues, now. I'll check in on Sunday to see if any one worked out the clues. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1.His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2.But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3.He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4.Mainly French aircraft.
5.He first came to attention after surviving amid-air collision with an enemy plane.
Old 08-27-2016, 09:19 PM
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No correct answers, so on to a morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1.His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2.But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3.He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4.Mainly French aircraft.
5.He first came to attention after surviving amid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6.Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
Old 08-28-2016, 09:52 AM
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And an afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1.His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2.But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3.He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4.Mainly French aircraft.
5.He first came to attention after surviving amid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6.Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
7.Some were produced by SPAD.
Old 08-28-2016, 06:58 PM
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And an evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1.His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2.But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3.He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4.Mainly French aircraft.
5.He first came to attention after surviving amid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6.Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
7.Some were produced by SPAD.
8.And some were produced by Nieuport.
Old 08-29-2016, 12:35 AM
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Morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3. He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4. Mainly French aircraft.
5. He first came to attention after surviving a mid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6. Some planes he flew were produced by Morane-Saulnier.
7. Some were produced by SPAD.
8. And some were produced by Nieuport.
9. He is perhaps best known for his exploits after the close of the war.

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Old 08-29-2016, 08:38 AM
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Afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3. He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4. Mainly French aircraft.
5. He first came to attention after surviving a mid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6. Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
7. Some were produced by SPAD.
8. And some were produced by Nieuport.
9. He is perhaps best known for his exploits after the close of the war.
10. He became a Major in the RAF.
Old 08-29-2016, 01:16 PM
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Evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3. He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4. Mainly French aircraft.
5. He first came to attention after surviving a mid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6. Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
7. Some were produced by SPAD.
8. And some were produced by Nieuport.
9. He is perhaps best known for his exploits after the close of the war.
10. He became a Major in the RAF.
11. He flew Sopwith Camels with the RAF.
Old 08-30-2016, 02:05 AM
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Morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3. He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4. Mainly French aircraft.
5. He first came to attention after surviving a mid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6. Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
7. Some were produced by SPAD.
8. And some were produced by Nieuport.
9. He is perhaps best known for his exploits after the close of the war.
10. He became a Major in the RAF.
11. He flew Sopwith Camels with the RAF.
12. He joined the losing side in a civil war, never a good idea.
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Afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3. He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4. Mainly French aircraft.
5. He first came to attention after surviving a mid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6. Some planes he flew were produced byMorane-Saulnier.
7. Some were produced by SPAD.
8. And some were produced by Nieuport.
9. He is perhaps best known for his exploits after the close of the war.
10. He became a Major in the RAF.
11. He flew Sopwith Camels with the RAF.
12. He joined the losing side in a civil war, never a good idea.
13. He died in an aircraft crash.
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If I'm right, Ernie has out-Ernied himself with this one. Could it possibly be Alexander Kazakov, Russia's top-scoring World War I pilot, who joined the RAF after the war so he could fight for the losing side in the Russian civil war? All that stuff about French planes and the RAF! Much too explicit to be a Brit, I think.
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Originally Posted by Top_Gunn
If I'm right, Ernie has out-Ernied himself with this one. Could it possibly be Alexander Kazakov, Russia's top-scoring World War I pilot, who joined the RAF after the war so he could fight for the losing side in the Russian civil war? All that stuff about French planes and the RAF! Much too explicit to be a Brit, I think.
Well, it looks as though Top_Gunn has figured me out! Right on the money, Sir. Very well done! And, you're up. I look forward to your next question. Thanks; Ernie P.

What warbird pilot do I describe?

Clues:

1. His name is right there on the lists of greats.
2. But he is perhaps not as well-known as some.
3. He flew a mixture of aircraft.
4. Mainly French aircraft.
5. He first came to attention after surviving a mid-air collision with an enemy plane.
6. Some planes he flew were produced by Morane-Saulnier.
7. Some were produced by SPAD.
8. And some were produced by Nieuport.
9. He is perhaps best known for his exploits after the close of the war.
10. He became a Major in the RAF.
11. He flew Sopwith Camels with the RAF.
12. He joined the losing side in a civil war, never a good idea.
13. He died in an aircraft crash.
14. And some said it was a deliberate crash; i.e., a suicide.
15. The mid-air collision in (5) above was also deliberate.
16. Like so many others, he was first a cavalryman.
17. His memory has been largely, and deliberately, erased from the public consciousness.


Answer: Alexander Kazakov


Alexander Kazakov was the most successful Russian ace of the war. Flying a mix of Morane-Saulnier, SPAD, and Nieuport types, he gained an official tally of 20 air-to-air victories before the Russian Civil War forced him to withdraw from the Eastern Front in January 1918. He had earlier gained attention for surviving a successful ramming attack on an Austrian reconnaissance plane. At this stage of the war, gun-equipped fighters were still yet to become commonplace and most aircraft were unarmed. Kazakov's subsequent mounts would all include machine guns, but even his outstanding contributions to the Allied war effort would not be enough for the Russian people, especially the Bolsheviks. Upon leaving the battlefield, he defected to the White (anti-Marxist) Russian cause and continued to educate about the importance of air power on the battlefield. He was killed in a crash in August 1919, which some eyewitness accounts describe to be a deliberate suicide. Though largely ignored and erased from memory by the Soviet Bolsheviks, Kazakov was widely recognized in his time by the Western Allies as a tragic war hero.


Pre-World War I
Born to a Russian noble family in Kherson Governorate, Kazakov graduated from Yelizavetgrad cavalry school in 1908. He did his stint in cavalry, but in 1913 he began formal training as a pilot and graduated at the beginning of World War I from Gatchina military aviation school.

World War I
Alexander Kazakov flew on Morane-Saulnier, Spad – SА2, Nieuport 11 and Nieuport 17 planes and is alleged to have the largest number of victories over enemy aircraft among Imperial Russian Air Force pilots. Unofficially he shot down 32 German and Austro-Hungarian planes, although his official tally is only 20 because only planes crashed in Russian-held territory were counted. Russian military aviation tradition during World War I was different from that of its Western allies and rivals and the individual scores of pilots were considered to be of lesser value compared to their contribution to the overall war effort.

On 31 March 1915 Alexander Kazakov successfully repeated the aerial ramming attack first attempted by Pyotr Nesterov, using a Morane-Saulnier G as his piloted projectile. For this bit of daring, he was awarded the Order of Saint Anne, first in the Fourth Class, then in the Third. He was appointed to command of 19th Corps Fighter Detachment in September 1915. Here he had Nieuport 10s and Nieuport 11s to fly. Between 27 June and 21 December 1916, he racked up four more victories to become an ace.

Five months later, Kazakov resumed his winning streak with his sixth victory on 6 May 1917, which was shared with Ernst Leman and Pavel Argeyev. By 25 May, with his eighth win, he switched to a Nieuport 17, which he used henceforth. Between 1915 and 1917 he fought on the Russian front as well as in Romania and participated in the Brusilov Offensive as a commander of 1st Combat Air Group.

In January 1918, in the wake of the Russian Revolution, Kazakov resigned his Russian commission.

Russian Civil War
During the Russian Civil War Kazakov joined the Slavo-British Allied Legion in Arkhangelsk and fought against the Workers' and Peasants' Air Fleet.

On 1 August 1918 Kazakov became a major in the Royal Air Force and was appointed to be commanding officer in charge of an aviation squadron of the Slavo-British Allied Legion made up of Sopwith Camel planes. After the British withdrawal from Russia which left the Russian White Army in a desperate situation, Kazakov died in a plane crash during an air show on 1 August 1919 which was performed to boost the morale of the Russian anti-Bolshevik troops.

Most witnesses of the incident, including British ace Ira Jones, thought Kazakov committed suicide.

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The "Major in the RAF" clue really narrowed down the time frame, because the RAF used army ranks only briefly after replacing the RFC, and then the civil war clue pointed to Russia. It's astonishing how many RAF pilots who flew in that civil war later died in plane crashes.

I'll try hard to have a clue up by tomorrow. I wasn't going to participate in this quiz but couldn't resist when I saw where it was going. I probably won't be that sneaky, but not because I wouldn't like to be! Great quiz, Ernie.
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Originally Posted by Top_Gunn
The "Major in the RAF" clue really narrowed down the time frame, because the RAF used army ranks only briefly after replacing the RFC, and then the civil war clue pointed to Russia. It's astonishing how many RAF pilots who flew in that civil war later died in plane crashes.

I'll try hard to have a clue up by tomorrow. I wasn't going to participate in this quiz but couldn't resist when I saw where it was going. I probably won't be that sneaky, but not because I wouldn't like to be! Great quiz, Ernie.
I think it was mainly the "daredevils", those who couldn't shake the addiction to adrenalin, who flew in that civil war. Afterwards, they kept tempting fate until fate took them. Congratulations to seeing through my attempt at misdirection; thanks for the compliment, and I look forward to your question. Thanks; Ernie P.
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Looking for the name of a pilot.

1. A well-known pilot who has one of his country's "first pilot to ..." achievements and also one of its "only pilot to ..." accomplishments, both very impressive.
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Today's clue.

Looking for the name of a pilot.

1. A well-known pilot who has one of his country's "first pilot to ..." achievements and also one of its "only pilot to ..." accomplishments, both very impressive.

2. Fighter pilot.

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