Picture Quiz

... hmm. how about whoever gets the last one?

also since no one has guessed since last night the nickname of the company was "Iron Works"

 

That just makes it too easy with Google.

Number Three is the F6F Hellcat. Number Five is the F4F Wildcat.

The search turned up this useful site: UsCockpits.com

I guessed the Mustang without having to look it up, though.

 

that is where I got the pictures actually.

I knew that was gonna make it easy.

okay your turn

 

What's the the book?

 

looks like a German user guide with specifications on a particular vehicle... most likely a panzer... it translates something like.. (with the very little german i know)

with 2 fingers you can :

switch to 700 horse power
60 ton steering
45 street things ?? (not sure)
20 things ?????? again,, not sure what that means)
4m under water driving ..

But anyway my guess is that it's a training manuel or user guide of a German tank (panzer) for the troops in training.

It's probably the beginning of the book, gives the reader the belief that it's so easy to use, only need 2 fingers...

 

Very good, Sunny.

I was looking for the name of the book, but if you can just name the vehicle you'll win.

 

Manual for a German Tiger I tank.

Weight: 60 tons
Max road speed: 45 km/hr
Max off-road speed: 20 km/hr

 

Yes. It's the Tigerfibel, or "Tiger Booklet".

Your turn!

 

Where is this photo taken and what is the story behind it?

 

It seems to be the tail gun of an early model B-17, but beyond that I'm stumped.

 

You're on the right track. What in this picture seems out of the ordinary?

 

Hmm, the two men have different uniforms, but perhaps they aren't just from different services. Is one of them Russian? That might indicate one of the long-range bombing missions that took off in England and landed in the USSR.

Bingo! A web search gets the photo's caption: "Operation FRANTIC. Lt. Vorokev, of the Soviet Air Force, inspects the tail gunners position of SSgt Thomas Summers B-17 Flying Fortress."

Part of Operation FRANTIC, which evidently involved shuttle flights of Fortresses and Liberators on the route UK-USSR-Italy-UK.

 

Right on!

your turn.

 

Duplicate

 

What was this ship's role in the war?

 

Looks like it might have something to do with the arctic convoys?

 

No ... but that is ice in the picture. Think of cold places ...

 

Norway?

 

Getting warmer ... (figuratively speaking)

In other words, yes, you've got the country right. Now you need the ship's name and its significance.

 

That looks like the Altmark... (the Altmark incident)

It was a supply ship carrying captured british sailors from ships that the Graff spee sank from the battle River Plate. It was sailing on Norwegion waters when it was intercepted by the British. When inspected they forund the british POW's.. Because it was a supply ship, they let her go.. minus the british sailors, of course.