Knowledge Quiz for Warbird wiz
11-21-2018, 04:53 AM
1. I've had the honor of meeting this person (Not a clue, I know, just a humble brag!)
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
11-21-2018, 02:11 PM
1. I've had the honor of meeting this person (Not a clue, I know, just a humble brag!)
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
9. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929.
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
9. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929.
11-22-2018, 02:17 PM
1. I've had the honor of meeting this person (Not a clue, I know, just a humble brag!)
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
9. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929.
10. He was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.
Let's have some guesses, friends. I feel all alone here!
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
9. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929.
10. He was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.
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11-22-2018, 08:30 PM
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11-25-2018, 07:57 AM
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1. I've had the honor of meeting this person (Not a clue, I know, just a humble brag!)
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
9. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929.
10. He was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.
Let's have some guesses, friends. I feel all alone here!
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.
7. He was Canadian.
8. He taught Howard Hughes how to fly the Vickers Viscount turboprop airliner.
9. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929.
10. He was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.
Let's have some guesses, friends. I feel all alone here!
Answer: George Bayliss Lothian George Bayliss Lothian was born on November 1909 at Vancouver, where he attended school. He commenced flying at the Aero Club of British Columbia in 1929, and then joined the staff of the newly opened Vancouver Airport for a year. Until 1936 he flew locally as a commercial pilot and instructor, and with Canadian Airways as a flying-boat pilot and crewmember.When Trans Canada Airlines was formed in 1937, he became one of their first pilots and a member of a small group who pioneered the Rocky Mountain route between Lethbridge and Vancouver. In 1941 he was seconded from TCA to the North Atlantic Ferry Command, delivering bombers from Montreal to the United Kingdom, across the North Atlantic Ocean. He became the first Canadian pilot to complete 100 air crossings of the North Atlantic. He became check pilot and eventually chief pilot of this unit, returning to Trans Canada after the war. In 1952 he was named Director of Flight Standards for Trans Canada Air Lines, (later Air Canada). As senior pilot on the North Atlantic he won the trans-Atlantic speed record three times and completed his career with over 1,000 Atlantic crossing. He was named chairman of the International Air Transport Committee for Pilot Training and Flight Standards. When he retired from Air Canada in 1968 he had logged over 21,000 as pilot in command of many different piston and jet transport aircraft. He reluctantly gave flight instruction in the Vickers Viscount airliner to Howard Hughes. After retirement he accepted the post of chief of the International Civil Aviation mission to Katmandu, Nepal from 1968-1973. He died February 13, 2000. He was inducted into Canadas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973 with this inscription; His inspired leadership in ocean flying despite adversity, the sharing of his exceptional aviation skills with others willing to learn, his unswerving demand for perfection in all who served under his command, bred a most superior grade of airman and resulted in outstanding benefit to Canadian aviation.
11-25-2018, 02:17 PM
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11-25-2018, 04:14 PM
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11-26-2018, 03:25 AM
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Morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
11-26-2018, 09:18 AM
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An excellent answer, Sparky; but not where we're headed. Your thought process is right on the money, so keep trying. And here's a bonus clue, and an afternoon clue, to aid your search. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
11-26-2018, 02:09 PM
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Evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
11-26-2018, 06:18 PM
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What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
11-27-2018, 04:26 AM
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Neither of the Douglas', Sparky; but you've earned a bonus clue in addition to our normally scheduled morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11-27-2018, 06:38 AM
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Sorry, FlyerInOKC; not the Comet or any of its derivatives. But you do get a bonus clue for your efforts. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
11-27-2018, 10:14 AM
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Afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
11-27-2018, 02:41 PM
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Evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
11-28-2018, 03:03 AM
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Morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
14. A new aircraft that had a lot in common with our subject aircraft.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
14. A new aircraft that had a lot in common with our subject aircraft.
11-28-2018, 10:26 AM
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Afternoon clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
14. A new aircraft that had a lot in common with our subject aircraft.
15. Such as a similar appearance, fuselage and the same engines.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
14. A new aircraft that had a lot in common with our subject aircraft.
15. Such as a similar appearance, fuselage and the same engines.
11-28-2018, 03:31 PM
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Evening clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
14. A new aircraft that had a lot in common with our subject aircraft.
15. Such as a similar appearance, fuselage and the same engines.
16. Actually, a whole family of aircraft were based upon one or another variant of the original bomber aircraft.
What warbird do I describe?
1. This aircraft was the first of its type.
2. It was a development of a commercial aircraft.
3. And the commercial aircraft was based upon a bomber.
4. And our subject aircraft was, in fact, sometimes used as a bomber.
5. Although that was not its designed purpose.
6. Less than 100 were built.
7. Although it delivered valuable service to its owning country.
8. And it took part in a military operation considered to be the first of its type in history.
9. It was somewhat ungainly in appearance; although not unwarrantedly so.
10. Used only by the owning country.
11. Twin engine.
12. It served for only a handful of years before being replaced by a new aircraft.
13. A new aircraft based upon the same civilian aircraft as our subject aircraft.
14. A new aircraft that had a lot in common with our subject aircraft.
15. Such as a similar appearance, fuselage and the same engines.
16. Actually, a whole family of aircraft were based upon one or another variant of the original bomber aircraft.