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Luftwaffe Bombers Trivia Quiz

A test on your knowledge of the razor's edge of the Blitzkrieg, the bombers of the Luftwaffe.

A multiple-choice quiz by experten45. Estimated time: 6 mins.

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experten45

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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97,145

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The JU-87 "Stuka" was not a pretty site to look at, all the less so when it was hurtling towards you at an 80 degree angle, but it was not pleasant to hear either. It had a siren on its port landing gear. What was the nickname the crews gave this device? Hint

The Horns of the Reich

The Trumpets of Victory

The Sirens of Jericho

The Trumpets of Jericho

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Question 2 of 10

2. This out-of-date bomber was used for high altitude reconaissance by Germany for a short period of time after the Battle of Britain. Which was it? Hint

Junkers 88P

Junkers 86R

Dornier 217N

Dornier 23R

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Question 3 of 10

3. Germany shortly before WWII is commonly believed to have had little interest in long range heavy bombers, but in fact it had one of the largest supporters of long range bombers from the get-go. Who was he? Hint

Ernst Udet

Ernhard Milch

Kurt Student

Walter Wever

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Question 4 of 10

4. Many medium bombers that Germany had were converted into night fighters when the need arose. Which of those was unpopular with its crews? Hint

Junkers 88

Dornier 217

Messerschmitt 110

Junkers 188

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Question 5 of 10

5. The He-177 was a great aircraft when it worked. What was one of the things the RLM (Reichsluftministerie) did that caused the 177 to go from a great bomber to a great disaster? Hint

Demands that the He-177 be built out of wood

Underpowered BMW 132 Bramo engines

Demands that poor french engines power the He-177

Elimination of the evaporative cooling system

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of the three German Battle of Britain bombers could carry the most tonnage, and which could carry the least over a short distance? Hint

Junkers 88, Junkers 87

Dornier 215, Dornier 17

Dornier 215, Heinkel 111

Heinkel 111, Dornier 17

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is the only bomber in World War II to have a top speed of over 460mph, what was it? Hint

Junkers 388K

Arado 232

Arado 234

Heinkel 111P

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Junkers 287 was the intended replacement for the aging Stuka in 1944. With forward swept wings, two Junkers 003 turbojets and something interesting captured from the Americans, the JU-287 would have been a formidable ground attack/bomber aircraft. What was the American "contribution"? Hint

Norden bombsights off of B-17's

Guns off of P-51D fighters

Landing gear taken off B-24's

Rockets of P-47 wing racks

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ground attack was a field of bombers in which the Germans excelled. Convinced that more armour was necessary to protect the pilots of ground attack aircraft Henschel came up with the HS-129, what was its nickname? Hint

The flying tank

armoured Panzer destroyer

the flying assualt gun

The flying armoured car

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Germans had originally decided to build one carrier known as the Graf Zeppelin. What were the two types of aircraft that were designed to be based on the carrier? Hint

Fi-167, Ju-87C

Ju-87T, Bf-109L

He-115B, Bf-110E

Fi-282, Do-215

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The Trumpets of Jericho

The Stuka when diving on targets rarely achieved a 90 degree dive angle. The added strain on the pilot and airframe were not worth the miniscule increase in accuracy, usually a 75 to 85 degree angle was all that was needed.

2. This out-of-date bomber was used for high altitude reconaissance by Germany for a short period of time after the Battle of Britain. Which was it?

Answer: Junkers 86R

The JU-86 flew at altitudes of over 40,000 feet, the Germans thought that it was untouchable, even though it had a maximum speed of around 200mph at those altitudes. The British gave the Germans a rude awakening when a specially modified Spitfire IX climbed up to the German aircraft and put a few holes in it. The Ju-86 got away but operations were curtailed shortly thereafter.

Answer: Walter Wever

Wever died a couple of years before the war began and the concept of heavy bombers died with him, dive bomber proponents now had the floor.

4. Many medium bombers that Germany had were converted into night fighters when the need arose. Which of those was unpopular with its crews?

Answer: Dornier 217

The Dornier was one of the few night fighters in Germany that was unpopular with its crews. It was sluggish in the climb, could not turn very well, and lacked the speed of the 88 or the 110.

5. The He-177 was a great aircraft when it worked. What was one of the things the RLM (Reichsluftministerie) did that caused the 177 to go from a great bomber to a great disaster?

Answer: Elimination of the evaporative cooling system

The He-177 would have been a great aircraft if only the RLM minded its own business. The elimination of the evaporative cooling system combined with the demand that the B-17 sized bomber make medium dive angle attacks doomed the He-177. With the added weight of structural strengthening, the aircraft was slowed to around 338mph, still very fast for a heavy bomber.

However, the absence of the cooling system caused many inflight fires, in fact the gearing system of the engines seem to have been designed to fail. Oil from the gearing system frequently dripped onto very hot engine surfaces causing even more fires.

6. Which one of the three German Battle of Britain bombers could carry the most tonnage, and which could carry the least over a short distance?

Answer: Heinkel 111, Dornier 17

Most may think that the JU-87 could carry the least amount of ordnance over a short distance, as it had only one engine. This was not the case, however, the JU-87 could carry upwards of 2,200lbs of bombs (B-2) over a short distance, ableit, very short.

The fast Dornier could manage just over 1,700lbs, the Junkers 88 could carry ~2,200lbs of bombs, while the hefty Heinkel could carry more than 5,000lbs of bombs.

7. This is the only bomber in World War II to have a top speed of over 460mph, what was it?

Answer: Arado 234

The Arado 232 was a sturdy well-armed transport, the Heinkel 111P was the predecessor to the Battle of Britain 111s, and the Junkers 388K was a high speed late war variant of the Junkers 88 with a top speed of 398 mph.

Answer: Landing gear taken off B-24's

The Junkers 287 was not without diffuculty however. The reverse swept wings required a very large amount of structural strengthening and this was overcome just as the war was ending. The B-24 landing gear was good for the rudimentary field that the Germans were relying on in the latter years of the war.

Answer: The flying armoured car

The Hs-129 was a small armoured box with a wings, lots of guns, and two engines. This aircraft did Soviets huge amounts of damage out of proportion to their number. At Kursk they destroyed over 400 Soviet tanks!

10. The Germans had originally decided to build one carrier known as the Graf Zeppelin. What were the two types of aircraft that were designed to be based on the carrier?

Answer: Fi-167, Ju-87C

The last biplane that the Germans planned to have in their frontline squadrons was the Fiesler 167 torpedo bomber, like most torpedo bombers it was tough, but aside from that it was also maneuvorable and fast (compared to the Fairey Swordfish of Britain). The Ju87C was a carrier model of the Ju87B model that was standard issue in the Luftwaffe in 1939-1941.

Source: Author experten45

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