Nice try but not correct

Wow.
2 whole days and my question is still up for grabs!
I had a feling it would be a good one

Google is worth billions of dollars and they can't give me one cent worth of info on Fg Off G.Sinclair.

I'll take a guess. He was the first RAF pilot to get a confirmed kill in WWII?

Hermon

He was the first to crash a Spit.


(I found this on battleofbritain.net in his obituary. He died last June at 88).

Uhh, but that was in August 1938. Sorry, no other ideas. Perhaps the first commander to lead a convoy escort.

Hi all.
Gaborka,,Im going to give you this one.
Fg Off G Sinclair was the first pilot to write off a production Spitfire. Bet he was Mr Popular!!
The Spit was K9792 and while making his very first landing the stub axle of the port wheel sheared and the Spit flipped over onto its back.
The pilot was unhurt.
There is a photo of this incident on page 56 of the March 2006 edition of Aeroplane Monthly.
Well done!

I forgot to mention,,,
This happened on Nov 3rd 1939

Hi Guys,

Great one, Lampie!

Next time it's my turn, I got a stumper!

In my source it was Aug. 16, 1938. But it is fine with me anyway.

Okay, so here is something for you guys, who think some wretched DeHavillands and Avros were obscure :-)



So, what is this?

Is it some kind of CR.42 varient?
Looks very similar except the coweling and "razor back" fuselage.

Hermon

No! :-) It is not Italian.

Hi all!

If you look at the bottom wing, you can see it has Hungarian markings.

Jean-Luc

SHHHH! I've been 3 hours now on Google trying to find the answere Jean-Luc. If you give it away I'll fly to France and pull your hair out. :-)

I'm going to find the answere or die trying.
Hermon

Hi Hermon!

Try Fokker C.V.D/U Furricane F.102

Jean-Luc

I'm sure if I'd have had another hour or two I'd have found it................ :-)

Hermon

At least I saved you one or two hours for modeling! :-)

Jean-Luc

Jean-Luc, great job!
This plane was an one-off conversion - or better, a lone prototype, to mate a streamlined fuselage to the old Fokker CV.D-s. It proved that apart from an increased speed it badly affected landing and handling characteristics, so only this one had beed converted. It flew unarmed, and was used to transport mechanic crew and stock material among airfields (it had three seats).

Your turn! Give us something REALLY difficult, not like this one...

Hi all!

Everytime I think my question will last for days, it is answered a few minutes later... but I can try!

Question:
When did the German lost their first Messerschmitt Bf 110 over France... and what did happen?

Jean-Luc

Hi Jean-Luc

Right here goes!

The 110 was in fact stolen on the 10th may 1939 by two brothers, Xaver and Franz Ottil and was to be flown to a secret French airfield for evaluation. Unfortunately, possibly because of bad weather the 110 hit the ground near Villers-sous- Chalamont, killing the Ottil brothers in the process.......at least I think that's what happened!

Harri

Hi Harri!

Bravo!!!

I thought this one would last a few hours more... :-) In fact the Bf 110 crash landed exactely one year before the beginning of the "Bataille de France". The "Zerstörer" was feared by the French Military and they found that "solution" to take a closer look at the plane.

Your turn Harri!

Jean-Luc

Thanks Jean-Luc

Okay here we go. Probably a simple one this....
What is it?



I don't think this one will go on for long, but anyway have a go everyone!

Harri

It looks like a Boeing P-26 Peashooter on diet! :-)

Jean-Luc

:-) very good jean-Luc! I take it that's not your final answer?! :-)

Harri

Hi Harri

Is it the Vickers Jockey in it's redesigned form with a Jupiter engine?

All the best

Rowan

Well done Rowan!

I didn't know if that one might have lasted a bit longer but you got it!

It's over to you sir..........

Harri