The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

Discussions on all (non-biographical) aspects of the Luftwaffe air units and general discussions on the Luftwaffe.
Post Reply
Rob Stuart
Member
Posts: 1200
Joined: 18 Apr 2009, 01:41
Location: Ottawa

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1501

Post by Rob Stuart » 25 Aug 2014, 02:10

Leutnant Franz von Werra with Simba, the mascot lioncub of the II/JG 3.

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1502

Post by Maxschnauzer » 25 Aug 2014, 03:26

You are correct, Rob. The one that got away himself.

Have at it!
Cheers,
Max


Rob Stuart
Member
Posts: 1200
Joined: 18 Apr 2009, 01:41
Location: Ottawa

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1503

Post by Rob Stuart » 26 Aug 2014, 04:04

Thanks Max.

Okay, next question: Which Luftwaffe fighter pilot claimed the most victories between 1 September 1939 and 9 May 1940?

User avatar
Polar bear
Member
Posts: 2543
Joined: 25 Sep 2010, 16:49
Location: Hanover, Lower Saxony

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1504

Post by Polar bear » 26 Aug 2014, 10:04

hi, Rob,

Helmut Lent (is he a fighter or destroyer ace, by your definition ?) ?

greetings, the pb
Peace hath her victories no less renowned than War
(John Milton, the poet, in a letter to the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652)

Rob Stuart
Member
Posts: 1200
Joined: 18 Apr 2009, 01:41
Location: Ottawa

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1505

Post by Rob Stuart » 27 Aug 2014, 00:51

pb, by "fighter pilot" I mean the pilot of any day or night fighter, including the ME-110, but the answer is not Lent.

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1506

Post by Maxschnauzer » 27 Aug 2014, 01:11

HelloRob,
Was it Werner Mölders?
Cheers,
Max

Rob Stuart
Member
Posts: 1200
Joined: 18 Apr 2009, 01:41
Location: Ottawa

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1507

Post by Rob Stuart » 27 Aug 2014, 02:38

Bingo! Air Aces, by Christopher Shores, says that Mölders claimed 10 enemy aircraft destroyed during the period I mentioned.

Your turn again.

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1508

Post by Maxschnauzer » 27 Aug 2014, 10:04

Thanks Rob.

An aircraft marking question:
This unit 's aircraft briefly sported this emblem until the High Command ordered its removal:
image a.jpg
image a.jpg (21.51 KiB) Viewed 406 times
What was the unit and why was it's insignia banned?
Cheers,
Max

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1509

Post by Maxschnauzer » 29 Aug 2014, 03:27

A little clue:
Attachments
image 3.jpg
image 3.jpg (45.6 KiB) Viewed 373 times
Cheers,
Max

User avatar
John Hilly
Member
Posts: 2618
Joined: 26 Jan 2010, 10:33
Location: Tampere, Finland, EU

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1510

Post by John Hilly » 29 Aug 2014, 17:42

Your hint drove me into this:
Ju-87 A-1 "Antons" of the Legion Condor used that bowler hat with umbrella.
Stuka.jpg
http://falkeeins.blogspot.fi/2010/11/stukas-in-spain-junkers-ju-87-antons-in.html
Stuka.jpg (34.85 KiB) Viewed 355 times
This picture of "29-3" shows the aircraft displaying one of the first emblems seen on Condor Stukas comprising a bowler hat pierced by an umbrella. This apparently refers to the 'civilian' nature of the mission - the 'volunteers' of the Condor Legion were considered civilians (during the transfer from Germany by ship, personnel wore civilian clothes), despite taking part in acts of war. In the event the emblem in question did not satisfy the German High Command who ordered its removal. Why?
I couldn't find answer to that!

With best, J-P :milwink:
"Die Blechtrommel trommelt noch!"

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1511

Post by Maxschnauzer » 30 Aug 2014, 00:25

You are correct, J-P! The only reason I can think of for the emblems being scrubbed was that the High Command didn't have much of a sense of humor when it came to their "official" politically correct explanation being made fun of by professional airmen who knew better.

Now your question.
Cheers,
Max

User avatar
John Hilly
Member
Posts: 2618
Joined: 26 Jan 2010, 10:33
Location: Tampere, Finland, EU

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1512

Post by John Hilly » 30 Aug 2014, 13:25

Thanks!

I'm actually and by no means an expert on Luftwaffe, so my question is an easy one.

Whose plane is this?
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3.jpg
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3.jpg (50.28 KiB) Viewed 312 times
With best, J-P :milwink:
"Die Blechtrommel trommelt noch!"

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1513

Post by Maxschnauzer » 30 Aug 2014, 15:05

Would that be the FW 190 of Hans Hahn by any chance J-P?
Cheers,
Max

User avatar
John Hilly
Member
Posts: 2618
Joined: 26 Jan 2010, 10:33
Location: Tampere, Finland, EU

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1514

Post by John Hilly » 30 Aug 2014, 15:36

Certainly Max.
Hans "Assi" Hahn, II/JG 2

Photo: http://www.one16thtiger.com/C_B%201_48_FW190A3.html

Back to you!

J-P :milwink:
"Die Blechtrommel trommelt noch!"

User avatar
Maxschnauzer
Financial supporter
Posts: 6000
Joined: 24 Jan 2014, 08:36
Location: Philippines

Re: The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

#1515

Post by Maxschnauzer » 31 Aug 2014, 01:11

Thank you J-P,

Here comes a softball. Only 27 heroes were awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit goldenem Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten.
He was one of them:
image (3).jpg
image (3).jpg (111.05 KiB) Viewed 283 times
Cheers,
Max

Post Reply

Return to “Luftwaffe air units and Luftwaffe in general”