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Trivia Question #2: P-40B Powerplant

Nathan Waddell — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:08:31 +0000

Q: The P-40B Tomahawk IIa was perhaps most made famous in its use by the American Volunteer Group, better known as the “Flying Tigers”. What engine make and model powered the Curtiss P-40B Kittyhawk/Tomahawk and how much horsepower did it generate?

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Trivia Quiz: WWII American Aircraft

Nathan Waddell — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:43:11 +0000

I found a fun World War II American Aircraft trivia quiz and wanted to share it with all of you. It only takes about five minutes to complete and afterwards it provides your score and the correct answers as well as explanations of each.

I was astounded to find I did not score as highly as I expected, attaining a score of 13/20 (though one answer I still do not completely agree with). Give it a whirl and post your resulting score in the comments section. I have a feeling several of you will do better than I did. Anyway, it’s all in good fun. Good Luck!

Trivia Question #1: P-51 Mustang Prototype

Nathan Waddell — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:49:02 +0000

Q: The P-51 Mustang is one of the most successful and famous warplanes of all time with over 15,000 built. What was the North American Aviation designation for the initial prototype which eventually became the P-51 Mustang?

Please post your answers in the comment section. The correct answer will be posted in one week.