British Aircraft Models Trivia Quiz

Answer:

Both the Camel and the Pup were biplanes designed by the Sopwith Aviation Company and saw service in World War I.

The Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon, and Tempest were piston-engined fighter aircraft that served in the RAF during World War II and afterwards, with both the Tempest and Spitfire serving into the 1950s.

The Mosquito was built entirely of wood and was used as a multi-role aircraft from World War II into the 1950s.

The Fairey Swordfish, a biplane torpedo bomber, was considered to be obsolete when World War II began, but had great success against German and Italian shipping during the war.

The Avro Lancaster was a British four-engined heavy bomber that saw extensive service in World War II.

The Gloster Meteor was the first Allied jet fighter to see service in World War II and served into the 1970s.

The Harrier was the first successful aircraft to take off and land vertically and served as a fighter with the Fleet Air Arm from the 1960s until 2006.

The Hawker-Siddeley Buccaneer was a jet-powered naval strike aircraft that served from the late 1950s into the 1990s.

The De Havilland Vampire was a jet fighter used by both the RAF and Fleet Air Arm in the 1950s and 1960s.

A product of a consortium of aircraft manufacturers from Germany, Italy, and Britain, the Tornado is a multirole aircraft introduced in the late 1970s and still in service, though the RAF retired it in 2019.

The Avro Vulcan was a je- powered strategic bomber in service with the RAF from 1956 until 1984.

The incorrect answers are two modern American jet fighters (Eagle and Tomcat); a World War II Japanese fighter (Zero); a World War II German dive bomber (Stuka), and a French jet fighter (Mirage).