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Answers to Previous Competitions

Here are the correct answers to the monthly competitions we've had so far:

Competition 1 - Identify the Aircraft Type:

Lancaster Hurricane Chipmunk
F-117 MiG-29 A-10
Vampire Tornado F-16A(M)

Competition 2 - Identify the Country:

Bahrain Zimbabwe Laos
Serbia & Montenegro Portugal Ecuador
Jamaica Uruguay Slovenia

Competition 3 - Identify the Aircraft Type:

B-29 He 111 Gannet
F-111 Firefly Su-27
AH-64 Apache A-4 Skyhawk C-130 Hercules

Competition 4 - 9 Questions about No.9 Squadron:

What aircraft type did No.9 Squadron fly at the start of World War Two?
Wellington
Which delta-winged bomber did the unit fly in the 1960s and 1970s?
Vulcan
What is the current base of No.9 Squadron?
RAF Marham
What aircraft type was No.9 Squadron flying at the end of World War Two?
Lancaster
Which famous warship was attacked by No.9 Squadron in 1944?
Tirpitz
What kind of animal is on the squadron badqe?
Bat
What was the name of the special 12,000 lb bomb used in World War 2?
Tallboy
What aircraft type does No.9 Squadron currently fly?
Tornado
In what year was No.9 Squadron first formed?
1914

Competition 5 - Identify the Aircraft Type:

Tiger Moth VFW-614 E-2 Hawkeye
HAL HJT-36 Bell 206 Tu-22M Backfire
Skyvan Dornier Do 28 F4U Corsair

Competition 6 - 9 First Flights:

17 December 1947
Boeing B-47
20 July 1951
Hawker Hunter
15 April 1952
Boeing B-52
27 May 1958
F-4 Phantom II
27 September 1964
BAC TSR-2
2 March 1969
Concorde
27 July 1972
F-15 Eagle
20 January 1974
F-16
10 March 1978
Mirage 2000

Competition 7 - Identify the WW1 Aircraft Type:

Bristol F.2b Fighter Fokker E.III SPAD XIII
B.E.2c Spwith 1½ Strutter Vickers Vimy
Fokker D.VII S.E.5a Breguet 14

Competition 8 - 9 WW2 First Flights:

6 November 1935
Hawker Hurricane
19 May 1936
PBY Catalina
21 December 1936
Junkers Ju 88
1 June 1939
Focke Wulf Fw 190
24 February 1940
Hawker Typhoon
26 October 1940
P-51 Mustang
25 November 1940
D.H. Mosquito
26 May 1942
P-61 Black Widow
15 June 1943
Arado Ar 234

Competition 9 - Identify the Helicopter Type:

Kaman SH-2 Seasprite Kamov Ka-26 Kamov Ka-50
Agusta A 129 Mangusta Sikorsky S-58 Westland Sea King
Westland Puma Westland Lynx Piasecki H-21 Shawnee

Competition 10 - 9 Inter-War First Flights:

17 December 1935
Douglas DC-3
31 December 1933
Polikarpov I-16
18 June 1932
Dewoitine D.500
22 February 1925
D.H.60 Moth
17 May 1927
Bristol Bulldog
25 June 1919
Junkers F13
20 March 1932
Boeing P-26
29 March 1934
Sikorsky S-42
22 December 1930
Tupolev TB-3

Competition 11 - Guy Gibson:

What type of aircraft did Guy Gibson fly during the
famous 'Dambusters' raid of 16/17 May 1943?
Avro Lancaster B.III Special


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