Trivia anyone?

[Ratzki]

Just doing some reading here at home and have come across some stuff:

1)What was the name of the un-armed plane that recorded a German kill by shooting down a Fieseler Storch in 1945? It was the only German plane shot out of the sky by a handgun.

2)Who, in the naval intelligence of the British Admiralty, was the assistant to Admiral J. Godfrey?

3)Who was named Father to All Men Overseas by the National Father's Day Committee in 1944? This entertainer logged more miles then did Bob Hope while entertaining the troops.

4)Which U.S. plane was known as the Flying Prostitute?

5)Where in France were the 1st shots fired by Allied airborne soldiers on D-Day? What nationality were they?

[Bertram]

Just doing some reading here at home and have come across some stuff:

1)What was the name of the un-armed plane that recorded a German kill by shooting down a Fieseler Storch in 1945? It was the only German plane shot out of the sky by a handgun.

2)Who, in the naval intelligence of the British Admiralty, was the assistant to Admiral J. Godfrey?

3)Who was named Father to All Men Overseas by the National Father's Day Committee in 1944? This entertainer logged more miles then did Bob Hope while entertaining the troops.

4)Which U.S. plane was known as the Flying Prostitute?

5)Where in France were the 1st shots fired by Allied airborne soldiers on D-Day? What nationality were they?

I'll answer a couple of those::cool:

1) An L-4 Cub - "In regards to the duel of two spotter aircraft doing battle during the last days of WW2, Cornelius Ryan wrote of the incident in his book Last Battle (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684803291/wilk4-20). While enroute to scout the area around Berlin Lts. Duane Francies and William Martin, in the last "dogfight" between Americans and Germans in WW2, took on a Fieseler "Storch" under pistolfire from their L-4 Cub, forced the Storch to crash land and its two occupants to be captured by an American troop convoy which had watched the action from below.

4)B-26 - Widow-Maker; The Flying Coffin; B-Dash-Crash; The Flying Prostitute; The Baltimore Whore (The last two because it had no visible means of support; "Baltimore" because the Martin Company was located there.)

[The Hooded One]

Here's another question: why is Bertram answering trivia questions when he should be sending me a turn? :mad: :blab: :clown: :laugh: :laugh:

[Ratzki]

Well, Bertram you are 2 for 2. Must have been quite a dogfight with those two guys hung out the window plunking away with .45 Colts, I wonder who was laughing the hardest during the encounter.

[KGPanzerschrecK]

Probably the German pilot as he landed his plane. You'd have to give credit where credit was due and give congrats to the crazy .45 toting cowboys.

BTW, ive read about this story as well and the version i heard was that the American plane landed and the pilot and observer captured their counterparts they just shot down. Its funny how stories like these get spun out of control. Im assuming of course the one i read isnt true. You never know though....:nuts:

[Ratzki]

The info. that I have is that the American pilot and observer did land their plane and capture the German crew. I do wonder how much of stories like these take a shape all their own, after telling and retelling several times over a few pints of beer they do stand a good chance of wondering from the factual account.

[KGPanzerschrecK]

I did some checking with some friend of mine and they have confirmed, at least in their books as well, that they landed and captured them. Pretty wild stuff if its true. :eek:

[Ratzki]

I take it there may be some hints in order:

#2-This man would later base fictional character on his experiences.

#3- Initials are J.B.

#5- They were British, from the 6th Airborne.

[michammer]

I take it there may be some hints in order:

#2-This man would later base fictional character on his experiences.

#3- Initials are J.B.

#5- They were British, from the 6th Airborne.

Just came across this thread.

2. Peter Fleming?

3. Haven't got a scooby.

5. John Howard's D company of the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry.

[KGPanzerschrecK]

I thought maybe it was some obscure mine clearing team or group of frogmen/commando types disabling mines on the beach or something like that. I knew about the Ox & Bucks and Spam & Jam and all that. Oh well, LOL. :rolleyes: :)

[Bertram]

I'm pretty sure #3 is Jack Benny.:cool:

[Ratzki]

1)What was the name of the un-armed plane that recorded a German kill by shooting down a Fieseler Storch in 1945? It was the only German plane shot out of the sky by a handgun.

2)Who, in the naval intelligence of the British Admiralty, was the assistant to Admiral J. Godfrey?

3)Who was named Father to All Men Overseas by the National Father's Day Committee in 1944? This entertainer logged more miles then did Bob Hope while entertaining the troops.

4)Which U.S. plane was known as the Flying Prostitute?

5)Where in France were the 1st shots fired by Allied airborne soldiers on D-Day? What nationality were they?


1) The name of the Piper Cub was Miss Me
2)The personal assistant was Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming
3)It was American entertainer Joe E. Brown who travelled over 150,000 miles while entertaining the troops. http://www.defendingliberty.com/Page4.html
4)It was the Martin B-26
5)Shots were fired at the Caen Canal and Orne River bridges. The fight lasted about 15 minutes and favoured the Allies.


I'll keep my eyes peeled for any other interesting tidbits I might run across.

[KGPanzerschrecK]

Did you know that the first German bomb dropped on Leningrad during WWII killed the Zoos only Elephant? :eek:

[Ratzki]

Poor elephant!