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USAAF Fighters of WWII: No.1 Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with fighter planes of the USAAF which took part in WWII.

A multiple-choice quiz by ABW. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ABW

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,465

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3050

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which company manufactured the P-35? Hint

Martin

Republic

Seversky

Lockheed

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the Curtiss P-36 fighter named in the RAF service? Hint

Mohawk

Blackhawk

Warhawk

Skyhawk

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the designation of the photo-recon version of the Lockheed P-38 fighter? Hint

F-6

FP-38

RP-38

F-5

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was special about the Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter? Hint

It had a nose wheel

The engine was located behind the cockpit

All these are correct

It had a gun firing through the propeller shaft

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the P-400 fighter? Hint

A version of the P-40 fighter

A version of the P-39 fighter

An experimental fighter design

The 400th plane produced in the P-40 production line

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did the canopy of the Bell P-39 open? Hint

The canopy was fixed. The pilot pilot entered the cockpit through a side door in the fuselage

It slid backwards

Hinged sideway

There was no canopy - it had an open cockpit

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Question 7 of 10

7. How did the RAF designate the Curtiss P-40 supplied to them? Hint

Mohawk

Tomahawk

Kittyhawk

Tomahawk & Kittyhawk

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the Republic P-43 fighter? Hint

Thunderbolt

Apache

Lancer

Warhawk

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Question 9 of 10

9. There was a P-47 with a liquid cooled engine.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the standard armament of the Republic P-47? Hint

6 or 8 .50" machine guns

4 - 20 mm cannons

2 - 20mm cannons

4 - .50" machine guns & 2 - 20mm cannons

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which company manufactured the P-35?

Answer: Seversky

The Seversky company was founded and managed by the ex-Russian Alexander P. de Seversky. The P-35 was the first all metal, closed cockpit and retractable landing gear in the Army Airforce. The P-35 saw combat in the Philippines in the beginning of WWII.

Republic was the company that evolved from Seversky following the reorganization of the company due to financial problems. These problems cauased Alexander de Seversky to leave the company. This reorganization caused the name change to Republic.

2. What was the Curtiss P-36 fighter named in the RAF service?

Answer: Mohawk

The British used to give real names to aircraft in use in the RAF (and has continued to do so). Therefore each plane in service in the RAF has a name and not a designation like P-36, P-40 etc.

The Warhawk was the USAAF name for the Curtiss P-40E and later models in its service. Blackhawk is the name of the helicopter in US armed forces and other foreign air forces. The Skyhawk is the name of the Douglas A-4 attack plane and also the name of a Cessna light plane.

3. What was the designation of the photo-recon version of the Lockheed P-38 fighter?

Answer: F-5

During WWII photo-recon aircraft were designated F-X (X is a number). After the war those planes were designated by adding the letter "R" before the fighter or bomber designation. Thus the RF-4 was the photo-reconn version of the Phantom. Other photo-recon planes were designated in a similiar way.

4. What was special about the Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter?

Answer: All these are correct

The P-39 was unique in these 3 aspects, especially the engine behind the cockpit. All these facts are also true for the Bell P-63 which was developed from the P-39.

5. What was the P-400 fighter?

Answer: A version of the P-39 fighter

This designation was given to P-39 planes ordered by the RAF and were rejected by the British. They were accepted into USAAF service and served mainly in the Pacific. They are not identical to the P-39, therefore they were given this designation.

6. How did the canopy of the Bell P-39 open?

Answer: The canopy was fixed. The pilot pilot entered the cockpit through a side door in the fuselage

The door opened like a door in a car.

7. How did the RAF designate the Curtiss P-40 supplied to them?

Answer: Tomahawk & Kittyhawk

The Tomahawks were equivalent to earlier P-40 models. The Kittyhawk name was assigned by the British to P-40 versions from P-40D and later.

8. What was the name of the Republic P-43 fighter?

Answer: Lancer

The P-43 was the forerunner of the P-47 Thunderbolt. It was not so successful, but was ordered by the Army in order to keep the production line open until the P-47, which evolved from the P-43, was ready for production.

9. There was a P-47 with a liquid cooled engine.

Answer: True

It was the XP-47H (the "X" indicates it was only experimental). There were only 2 planes of that model. It had a 2,500hp Chrysler 16-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine.

10. What was the standard armament of the Republic P-47?

Answer: 6 or 8 .50" machine guns

It was one of the heaviest armaments on a single seat fighter plane during WWII.

Source: Author ABW

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