Yup

Like I said, a bit on the easy side.

Over to you Dance.

Thanks Sillius.

Ok a nice easy one for my 300th picture question, who's this?

Hans Joachim Marsaille?

No sorry JSG, not a fighter jockey.

I know. I am sooo. stupid. It's Rudel

Looks like Rudel to me. (A little sun bleached.)

Hans-Ulrich Rudel it is, take it away Waldo. JSG.

Edit: Fikkin forum, I could swear JSG's 2nd answer was not there when I answered to Waldo.

So it's over to you JSG, sorry Waldo just too late.

Ta! Dance. I was a bit confused myself there.

Serves me right for jumping in initially with what I thought was the answer before engaging brain.(I am a Luft Fan an'all).

Anyways question.

What was coincidental? about Russias first Op. Missions with the DB-7 (A-20).

Clue?

It is to do with other Allied Bomber Ops.

Totally stumped, can't find much detail on the first Soviet Boston op's (even if they were the biggest user) either in my 'A-20 Boston at War' by Willian.N.Hess or my 'A-20 Havoc In Action' by Jim Mesko, they both just mention Soviet details are sketchy. Google so far has not helped much, I'll keep trying though

OK Big clue to help searches.

First Soviet missions were flown with 2 VAs 244 BAD and 8 VAs 221 BAD. With first missions flown on 26/29th June and 1st/4th of July '42.

Hope this helps.

No luck, you got me

No probs.

The coincedence. purely was that the Soviets were just starting their First Ops against the Germans with the A-20. Just as the Americans of the 15th bombardment Squadron started the First U.S. bombing Raids on occupied Europe and also using the A-20.

Soviet/and coincedence side of question was taken from "Black Cross. Red Star" Vol 3.

With U.S. Part backed up.

http://www.militaryfactory.com....asp?aircraft_id=186

Ok? An easier one.

Which?Fighter during it's development and usage was powered by engines from 3 different manufacturers? (I am thinking of one but there may be more)

Wouldn't of got that last one in a million years without the aforementioned book, will have to go to the library for that one or hope I luck out at a car boot sale, I'm not paying the prices I've seen quoted for it.

As for the new question, 109?

Hawker Tempest

Naiper Sabre, Rolls Royce Griffon, Bristol Centaurus?

This could get down to what pre-dates what, the 109 had Rolls Royce Kestrels (if we are including development), Junkers Jumo 210 and Daimler Benz 600 onwards

I knew I would throw up a few possibilities as soon as I posted this one.

I was thinking of the FW.190 operational usage with BMW in the A series. Junkers jumo in the D series and Daimler-Benz with the Ta152C.

However if you include engine fitment of all installations the 109 is correct. Whereby you could also add the BMW.139 as fitted to the V21 as the 109x

http://www.xs4all.nl/~tozu/me109/family/109X.htm

BTW. Vol3 of "BlackCross Red Star" is the cheapest of the series. It is Vol.1 that commands Silly prices.

These are good reads, as an accompaniament to IL2.

I give it to Dance.

Oh dear. I maybe catching the quiz bug again.

Thanks for the leniency JSG. Old quizzers are always a welcome sight, the more the merrier so glad you've been bit again

As I'm now three sheets to the wind and somewhat tired, nothing complicated, a cockpit.. name the plane.

Sorry for the lack of clues thus far, my ISP has been a pain today and I haven't been able to get on line.

Clue:

An early F4U?