Was it the Me-263? A larger version of the 163.

I've read somewhere that German Me 262 pilots exceeded Mach 1 in 1945.

Guessing here, but I would say the Me-262. "Q"

....hmmm, I'm kinda hopin' it's the 262........actually, to be more accurate....I'm hoping it' was accomplished in "1945" !.........

Come on Merlin..........cough it up

Tread.

DFS glider?

Ah... I'm thinking maybe the Ta-183 Huckebien?

BV-249 Natter

DFS 346 rocket-glider (russian name: Samoylot 346)

cheers

Philip

Hi there

Yep! Philip's nailed it! Ollie was maybe thinking of the same aircraft, but the DFS produced many gliders, so we needed the specific type.

Well done Philip!... your turn with a question

All the best

Rowan

That's what I meant!

LOL! Ollie - I was going to ask you to clarify which DFS aircraft you meant when Philip nipped in with the full answer! Ahh... life can be harsh sometimes...

All the best

Rowan

What was the first battleship to be lost to a guided weapon. Bonus points if you can tell me the date and the deployment aircraft and the name of the weapon.

cheers

Philip

Hi Philip

I don't know if it was the first victim, but the battleship Roma must have been an early one; it was sunk by Dornier 217K-2s of III. KG 100 based at Marseilles on Sept 9 1943 using Fritz X anti-shipping missiles.

All the best

Rowan

Spot on! YOu got it. As you said the battleship Roma was sunk by Fritz Xs. Plus you got the date and the aircraft! Your turn now!

cheers

Philip

Hi again

Here's a hopefully straightforward one... what US warplane was produced in the greatest numbers? Bonus brownie points if you can say how many were built.

All the best

Rowan

There you go Tom - a pint of Armorama's finest!

Sources vary as to the numbers - some say 18,188, or 19,203 including spares. Anyway, that was only the "bonus" bit, so your turn with a question.

People would go wild if I dived straight and let the cat out of the bag, so I'll stay well out of this one.

Merlin, Tom - You guys are really playing with this little Peanut Special.

Okay,

The F4F and FM Wildcat series.

Brian

Continuing with the F4F Wildcat Theme. In 1942 Navy fighter squadrons VF-9, VF-41 VGF-26 and
VGF-29 were engaged in a major battle and after three days of fighting were victorius.

1. Name the Campaign?
2. Who were they fighting? (it wasn't the Japanese)
3. How many air to air victories did F4F pilots claim?
4. How many F4F's were lost in combat?

bf443 - Off of the Wasp ?