Topic: WW2 Trivia 8

MightyMacbeth · November 15th, 2005

ok

here goes

"What was the first jet plane"

tomtom22 · November 15th, 2005

Messerschmitt developed the first operational jet fighter, the Me 262, proving to be significantly faster than conventional propeller-driven aircraft.

The Cooler King · November 15th, 2005

I believe it was the Heinkel He 178.

tomtom22 · November 15th, 2005

OK MacBeth, who is right?

MightyMacbeth · November 15th, 2005

ehhh you ^ Tommy boy

tomtom22 · November 16th, 2005

What was the first American aircraft designed specifically as a radar-equipped night fighter used in World War II?

IAmFighter · November 16th, 2005

P-61 Black Widow

The Cooler King · November 16th, 2005

Just to set the record straight...

http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/HEINHE-178.htm

"Just one week before the outbreak of World War II, Germany flew the world's first jet aircraft. That plane was the Heinkel He-178 which, had its development been pushed, might have altered the course of history."

tomtom22 · November 16th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by IAmFighter

P-61 Black Widow

You are correct. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-61_Black_Widow

You get to ask the next question.

IAmFighter · November 16th, 2005

Which American aircraft carrier was the ship in which the famous Doolittle Raid was launched, and during what later campaign was she lost?

Note: You need the answer to both parts of this question to get it completely right.

November 15th, 2005	Post 71
MightyMacbeth ICBM Gear	ok here goes "What was the first jet plane" __________________ ~when a man does his best, what else is there? Gen.George S.Patton

November 15th, 2005	Post 72
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	Messerschmitt developed the first operational jet fighter, the Me 262, proving to be significantly faster than conventional propeller-driven aircraft. __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

November 16th, 2005	Post 77
IAmFighter Centurion	P-61 Black Widow __________________ \"The advance of hope in the Middle East requires new thinking in the region. By now it should be clear that authoritarian rule is not the way of the future it is the last gasp of a discredited past. Democracy is their goal and terrorists themselves have reason to fear.\" ~President George W. Bush Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army. ~Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings.

November 15th, 2005	Post 73
The Cooler King Godfather Gear	I believe it was the Heinkel He 178.

November 15th, 2005	Post 74
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	OK MacBeth, who is right?

November 15th, 2005	Post 75
MightyMacbeth ICBM Gear	ehhh you ^ Tommy boy

November 16th, 2005	Post 76
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	What was the first American aircraft designed specifically as a radar-equipped night fighter used in World War II?

November 16th, 2005	Post 78
The Cooler King Godfather Gear	Just to set the record straight... http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/HEINHE-178.htm "Just one week before the outbreak of World War II, Germany flew the world's first jet aircraft. That plane was the Heinkel He-178 which, had its development been pushed, might have altered the course of history."

November 16th, 2005	Post 80
IAmFighter Centurion	Which American aircraft carrier was the ship in which the famous Doolittle Raid was launched, and during what later campaign was she lost? Note: You need the answer to both parts of this question to get it completely right.