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C47

adavis

Next clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Transport.

3) Designed for both military and civilian usage.

4) Served with the airforces of three nations.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

adavis

Next clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Transport.

3) Designed for both military and civilian usage.

4) Served with the airforces of three nations.

5) Less than 100 built.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

SrTelemaster150

C-46?

Top_Gunn

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Vickers Vimy & Vernon? (Shot in the dark; not sure about the three nations part.)

adavis

Next clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Transport.

3) Designed for both military and civilian usage.

4) Served with the airforces of three nations.

5) Less than 100 built.

6) Some examples equipped to carry machine guns and bombs.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

zippome

Lockheed Hudson?

Thanks,
Zip

adavis

Next clue:-

1) Twin engine.

2) Transport.

3) Designed for both military and civilian usage.

4) Served with the airforces of three nations.

5) Less than 100 built.

6) Some examples equipped to carry machine guns and bombs.

7) Desgined to operate from small fields.

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

Ernie P.

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How about the Twin Pioneer? It seems to fit all the clues. Thanks; Ernie P.


The Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer was a British STOL transport aircraft built by Scottish Aviation Ltd during the 1950s. It was designed with both civil and military operators in mind. It was conceived as a twin-engined version of the Pioneer light transport, requiring "an area only 30m (99ft) by 275m (902ft) in which to operate." 91 were built and used by 3 Air Forces and civil operators in 21 countries.
The RAF used it largely in the Middle and Far East, especially in Borneo and Malaya


Powered by two Alvis Leonides 531 radial engines, the Twin Pioneer was a high-wing cabin monoplane with a triple fin and rudder assembly and fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The prototype Twin Pioneer, registered G-ANTP, first flew at Prestwick Airport on 25 June 1955. Flight trials proved that the aircraft had a very short landing run and the aircraft was displayed at the September 1955 Society of British Aircraft Constructors Show at Farnborough.

Three pre-production aircraft were built for trials, and sales and demonstrations.

In 1958, the 33rd aircraft was used as a prototype for the Series 2 with Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340 radial engines which had been ordered by Philippine Air Lines. A Series 3 aircraft was also developed to use the improved Alvis Leonides 531 radial engine.

adavis

Twin Pioneer is correct - Over to you...

Best Regards,
=Adrian=

Ernie P.

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Thank you, Sir. Good question. Time for a pilot question. Thanks; Ernie P.



Question: What warbird pilot do I describe?


Clues:

(1) He once did a split S in a four engine bomber.

JohnnyS

Gordon B. Robertson?

Ernie P.

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<drum roll> And Gordon B. Robertson it is! JohnnyS, you have to tell us how you were able to get that question from a single clue. Did you read his book? I thought this one would run a while, but you hit it right out of the box. Take it away, JohnnyS. Thanks; Ernie P.


Gordon Bennett Robertson, Jr. was a WWII B-29 pilot. Although originally trained as a fighter pilot, he was transitioned as a bomber pilot. He initially served as an instructor, but was ultimately sent to the 29th Bomb Group on Guam. He flew on the first Tokyo low level night incindiary raid, and also on the longest (in time) bombing mission of WWII, 18:12. During the Tokyo raid, his plane was caught in the updrafts of the fires below, and was flipped on its back. Rather than trying to roll out the four engine bomber, he did a split S to right the aircraft. He hit over 400 MPH doing the maneuver.

Robertson actually did his full 35 mission tour; but his last scheduled mission was the night/morning of the atomic bomb mission to Hiroshima. His book, "Bringing the Thunder", covers his career; and talks about the unbeleivable courage of Sergeant Henry E. "Red" Erwin, and the events surrounding his award of the Medal Of Honor. That's a separate story, and one well worth reading. I strongly recommend his book to any one interested in the bombing campaign over Japan.

JohnnyS

My google-fu is strong. Seriously, I googled "bomber split s". The first link was:

http://www.wordnik.com/words/split-S

This included a quote from the book "Whirlwind" (Simon and Schuster) that read as follows: β€œIn a maneuver more suited to a fighter, he allowed the huge bomber to fall nose-first through the bottom half of a loop, completing a split-S maneuver that compressed the crew into the seats under the onerous foot of gravity’s elephant.”

Next, I googled β€œIn a maneuver more suited to a fighter, he allowed the huge bomber to fall nose-first through the bottom half of a loop, completing a split-S maneuver that compressed the crew into the seats under the onerous foot of gravity’s elephant." (without the quotes) and the second link was:

http://books.google.ca/books?id=LjHY...phant.&f=false

This included the name "Gordon B. Robertson"

And there you go.



Ernie, would you mind going again? I have a very busy schedule over the next couple of days and I won't have time to do a proper job. If not, please let's just have anyone proceed with whatever they think is interesting.

Thanks!!

Ernie P.

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JohnnyS;

I always have a few questions in reserve. I'll post one in a few. Dang; Google is making it difficult to stump you guys. Thanks; Ernie P.

Ernie P.

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Again with the aviators. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least one ace category.

Ernie P.

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An early morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

Ernie P.

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A late morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

(3) He flew fighters.

Ernie P.

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Afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

(3) He flew fighters.

(4) Noted for scoring victories rapidly.

deatonbt

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

-Brian

Ernie P.

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Late afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

(3) He flew fighters.

(4) Noted for scoring victories rapidly.

(5) He was a very skilled pilot. So skilled, in fact, that he spent most of his war as an instructor.

Ernie P.

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Evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

(3) He flew fighters.

(4) Noted for scoring victories rapidly.

(5) He was a very skilled pilot. So skilled, in fact, that he spent most of his war as an instructor.

(6) He got into combat rather late in the war; but nevertheless, made his mark.

Ernie P.

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Sorry; didn't see this earlier. No, not Schnaufer; though that was a good guess. Here's a late night clue as a reward. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

(3) He flew fighters.

(4) Noted for scoring victories rapidly.

(5) He was a very skilled pilot. So skilled, in fact, that he spent most of his war as an instructor.

(6) He got into combat rather late in the war; but nevertheless, made his mark.

(7) He scored more than one victory per mission for his first several missions.

Ernie P.

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Morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.


Question: What warbird ace do I describe?

Clues:

(1) His name is today at the very top of at least ace category.

(2) He scored victories at night, in addition to daylight victories.

(3) He flew fighters.

(4) Noted for scoring victories rapidly.

(5) He was a very skilled pilot. So skilled, in fact, that he spent most of his war as an instructor.

(6) He got into combat rather late in the war; but nevertheless, made his mark.

(7) He scored more than one victory per mission for his first several missions.

(8) He deliberately rammed one opponent.

deatonbt

Kurt Welter

- Brian