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I am Rod Hull

I am Rod Hull

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Anyone been to Duxford,love that place ,my 9 year old went a few weeks ago with the school and loved it.well worth a visit.

My Grandad is still alive at 92 and worked on Stirlings bombers during the war great 4 engine machines.

About 11/12 years ago, brilliant :thumbup:

Stealth Bomber

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Deucalion

Deucalion

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No prize, but a Heinkel HE111.

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What about this? A harder one I think.

Here are a few bonus questions if anyone is interested.

1. What was unusual about the construction of the airframe of this aircraft?

2. Who invented the airframe design?

3. A later Vickers aircraft used the same airframe construction and was linked by the names of the two aircraft. What's the link?

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I don't know what it is, although I think I've seen it before.

As for the others, is it the lattice design, was it invented by bouncing bomb man Barnes Wallis, and was it the Wellington? I know that doesn't answer the question properly, but it's the best I can do

It's a Vickers Wellesley which was the Duke of Wellington's name (Arthur Wellesley) before he was titled the Duke of Wellington. So there's the link. It is a lattice design which was called 'geodetic' construction and it was invented by Barnes Wallis.

Good job! Your question now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodetic_airframe

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It's a Vickers Wellesley which was the Duke of Wellington's name (Arthur Wellesley) before he was titled the Duke of Wellington. So there's the link. It is a lattice design which was called 'geodetic' construction and it was invented by Barnes Wallis.

Good job! Your question now.

http://en.wikipedia....odetic_airframe

I think I get half marks at best, remind me never to attempt a pub quiz that you put on.

I'm not sure I can think of anything remotely as challenging, but here's one.

Everyone knows that the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire formed the backbone of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain, but at the outbreak of the battle, the RAF had a third all metal monoplane fighter at its disposal. What was it, and what made it unusual?

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I am Rod Hull

I am Rod Hull

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I think I get half marks at best, remind me never to attempt a pub quiz that you put on.

I'm not sure I can think of anything remotely as challenging, but here's one.

Everyone knows that the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire formed the backbone of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain, but at the outbreak of the battle, the RAF had a third all metal monoplane fighter at its disposal. What was it, and what made it unusual?

The Boulton Paul Defiant ? Nightfighter?

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