Bingo! Great job tomtom! You're up.

What was the first American fighter to exceed 500 mph in level flight.

XP-80

http://www.edwards.af.mil/gallery/html_pgs/fight2.htm

"The first example of America's second jet fighter prepares for its first flight at Muroc Flight Test Base on Jan. 8, 1944. Famed designer Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson is to the right of the airplane in stocking cap and overcoat. The dark green and gray aircraft, nicknamed "Lulu-Belle," was literally designed around the British-built de Havilland H.1 Goblin engine. A one-of-a-kind airframe, the XP-80 was smaller than all subsequent P-80 models. This was the first American aircraft to exceed 500 mph in straight and level flight."

You are right. Looks like this is a contest between you and me?

You have the floor, Cooler King.

Looks like it TomTom. Here is my question:

Who was the first to bomb Berlin in WWII?

The Very First Bomb Dropped By The RAF On Berlin During WWII Killed The Only Elephant In The Berlin Zoo. First British air raid on Berlin. Sept 3, 1940

Nope.

You know, the first German bomb dropped on Russia during World War II killed only an elephant at the Leningrad zoo. Coincidence or conspiracy against elephants?

Aug 25/26, 1940 - First British air raid on Berlin.
source: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar...ne/ww2time.htm

Sorry, that is incorrect. The key word in there is the first British air raid.

On August 7-8 Russian Naval DB-3 Bombers hit Berlin.
source: http://admiral.centro.ru/balt02.htm