discussion Xmas Quiz...Spot the famous aviator!

[stona]

Here's a nice photo, but whose the man on the left? He was very famous at the time.



The others are Willy Messerschmitt, Fritz Wendel, Lilly Stromeyer (Messerschmitt's future wife) Hermann Wurster and Willy Stor.

Cheers

Steve

 

[spanner570]

Is it Charles Lindberg?......(spelling?)

 

[Guest]

Franz von Werra...

Or Johannes Neumann...

 

[stona]

Give Ron a banana!

Picture taken on 19th October 1938 at Berlin-Staaken. Lindbergh was supposed to fly a Bf 109 but there was a French military pilot (Detroyat) present and the Germans didn't want to let him fly the 109 and felt they would have to if Lindbergh was allowed to. Very polite, the Germans. They didn't want to offend the French pilot, but would be happy to occupy his country eighteen months later! The Frenchman told the Germans that the French had already tested a Jumo powered Bf 109 captured in Spain, but they still wouldn't give him a go.

Lindbergh finally got to fly a 109 at Rechlin two days later.

Cheers

Steve

 

[spanner570]

Well wadd'a ya know, I've actually won summat!

Thanks Steve, I'll p.m you my address so you can send me my prize, which I'm led to believe is a 1/24th aircraft kit. Thus enabling me to join in the fun come Jan.1st.

All the Best for 2015,

Ron

 

[Guest]

So here is another one. You Ron are of course excluded from any bananas but you can answer.

Steve it would be a surprise if you did not get it.

 

[Guest]

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[Guest]

This has to be answered in 10 minutes as i know some of your are utter cheats and will search the net

Laurie

 

[stona]

You got me Laurie...I might have to google it

Cheers

Steve

 

[Ian M]

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

"High Flight" Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee RCAF killed 1941

Am I getting warm?

 

[stona]

Magee has a moustache in photos I've seen of him!

Steve

 

[Ian M]

In the pictures I have seen he had really thick glasses...

Oh hang on a minute, that was Magoo. My bad.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

OK it is Captain Sir Geoffrey De Havilland. of Mosquito fame.

You now all me a banana.

Laurie

 

[stona]

I should have got him!

I've sent all my bananas to Ron

Here's an easy one, a suave young Leutnant circa 1917.



Cheers

Steve

 

[spanner570]

Herman the German Goering

 

[Guest]

Yes Ron correct. I looked at the face for about a minute and then realised who it was.

Looks quite a cheeky character there.

Laurie

 

[john i am]

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[stona]

He was a very good pilot then

Steve

 

[Guest]

Biggles in the Baltic

 

[Ian M]

Dick Darstadly