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1. Which air force had the curious mix of Messerschmitt Bf.109s, Hawker Hurricanes, Dornier Do.17s and Bristol Blenheims in its inventory at the same time?
2. What was Romania's only fighter aircraft of indigenous design during WWII?
3. How many types of national markings did the Slovaks use during the war?
4. In 1939, a Spitfire was on its way to Poland for evaluation by the Polish Air Force.
5. Which two nations' air forces employed the obsolete Hawker Fury biplane fighter in combat during the war?
6. The RAF airbase at Habbaniyah defended itself successfully with a collection of obsolete training aircraft against constant attacks by aircraft of which air force in May 1941?
7. Although rejected for service with the German Luftwaffe, which two air forces employed the Heinkel He.112 fighter in combat during the war?
8. The most modern fighter the Norwegian Air Force had available with which to defend against the German invasion was the Gloster Gladiator biplane.
9. Apart from the Germans, which other two European air forces employed a 'swastika-style' design as their national markings during the war?
10. The Bulgarian Air Force pitted biplanes against the USAAF.
11. Was the highest-scoring non-German fighter ace from the Axis nations - an Italian, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovakian, Bulgarian or Croatian?
12. Most of the aerial victories by Bulgarian Air Force fighter pilots were gained against the USAAF.
13. Which air force employed both the Spitfire and the Focke-Wulf Fw.190 at the same time?
14. Which aircraft was an operational failure for the German Luftwaffe, but was a success with the Hungarian Air Force?
15. Which air force was known as Zrakoplovsto Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska in the language of its own people?
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