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Re: WWII Forums Quiz Part VII
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12 yrs old..........and nobody could tell. Hmmm.
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I thought the same thing. I have never seen his picture though so I can't tell. When I was 15 and working at McDonalds(who didn't when they where 15) I had a guy come in who looked like he had to be no younger than 25. I inquired to his age after a very nice elderly lady paid for his food. As it turned out the guy was 14.  Just goes to show you really can never tell.
And by the way I'm 23 and I look like I'm about 15.
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And by the way I'm 23 and I look like I'm about 15.
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When you're 40, you'll be happy that you look younger than you are, trust me.
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I'm 56 and I'm a mess!
Okay... quick, easy one here....
...what was the first jet airplane in squadron service?
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Re: WWII Forums Quiz Part VII
Me 262
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March 17th, 2008, 04:23 PM
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Gotcha!
Nope, not the 262 .... it surprised me, too.
HINT: Not combat, but 'Squadron Service'
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Interesting. What is the definition of 'Squadron service'?
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I took it to mean '..assigned to an operational, combat squadron', not a transitional or training unit.
Just for the record, I've seen it mentioned in numerous sources, and it's always worded as '...squadron service'.
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EDIT: According to this site, the ME-262 became 'operational' in October, '44.
The aircraft I'm referring to entered 'squadron service' in July, '44 (but never saw 'plane to plane' combat)
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Stupid me
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Hmm. Ok. There were at least two geschwaders of ME 262s. JG7 and the famous JV44. But I now see the timeline you posted. So I Guess those don't count. I'll stick to stuff I know.......................like Stugs!
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Gloster Meteor?
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Gloster Meteor?
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The rest of the Meteor Is entered RAF squadron service beginning in July 1944 with RAF Number 616 Squadron. The Meteor I was no faster than contemporary piston-engine fighters at high altitude, but unlike them it retained its speed at low altitude, and so was pressed into service to intercept German V-1 flying bombs that summer. (from Air Vectors - Gloster Meteor)
yer go, Jeff.
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that was a WAG on my part.
Give me a minute or 12 to think up a Q.
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What was the last Japanese capital ship built outside of Japan?
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Jump on it, Mike.
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Where and when was the first time American forces were subjected to a Japanese bonzai charge?
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Nope
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Re: WWII Forums Quiz Part VII
Attu Island in the Aleutians - led by Captain Yasugo Yamazaki of the Special Naval Landing Force (Marines) on May 29, 1943.
sources vary, but somewhere between 1,000 and 2,500 Japanese attacked..... 28 survived.
I can't for the life of me imagine anything more violent and terrifying than trying to fend off a determined suicide attack.
Scary stuff.
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Back to you, Lou
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O-o-o-o-kay.....
What American General, upon being told that he might not be awarded a commission after his graduation from West Point (due to a knee injury), seriously considered (and wrote away for information about) moving to Argentina and becoming a gaucho?
....that's right.... a gaucho.... a horse ridin', bolo swingin' 'Rider of the Pampas!'
Good grief!
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