QUIZ: The Few.

[Spitfire]

A belgian pilot

This is the short and sad story of one of the unsung heroes from the Battle of Britain:
August 26, 1940:
Plane damaged in attack by ME109. Plane returned to base. Pilot unhurt. Plane repairable.
September 4, 1940:
Plane damaged in combat with ME109. Forcelanded following mid-air fire caused by damagede clycol tank. Pilot unhurt - aircraft damaged but repairable.
September 15, 1940:
Flying with a new squadron - Plane severely damaged by ME109 during attack on DO17s over Ashford.
Plane exploded over East Stour farm, Chilham.
No trace of pilot.

Who was the pilot?

 

[Smithy]

That'll be P/O Albert van den Hove d'Ertsenrijck.

 

[Spitfire]

Well done, mate!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Wonder where you get it from?

 

[ethanedwards]

I'll get my coat...........

 

[Smithy]

Got lucky with that one as he's in the Osprey history of 43 Sqn which I was looking at recently.

Just don't ask me to pronounce it!

 

[Spitfire]

Smithy, you just pointed me in the direction of yet another book, I simply must have! And I am in desperate need of a new bookcase too!!

 

[PADDY]

Red Leader Soren...

My goodness that avatar really shows a trimmed down you!! You must be off the good wine and cigars Or have the 109's been giving you a hairy time recently

Just to say 'again' - GREAT THREAD...!!!

 

[Spitfire]

The wonders of photoshop, Paddy.
Can even make me look like a drawing.

Better get back to something familiar...changing avatar...NOW!

 

[Smithy]

Here's one...

Which Battle of Britain ace (5 or more confirmed aerial victories) had a father who won a posthumous VC during WWI with the RFC, and was subsequently buried next to his father at the family estate after being killed during the Battle?

Hopefully this won't be too, too hard.

 

[Spitfire]

Just a wild guesse. The only one I can come up with is:

F/lt W.H. Rhodes-Moorehouse of 601 Squadron.

The father was the first airman to win a VC in WWI

 

[Smithy]

Bang on the money Soren :eusa_clap

 

[Spitfire]

A tricky one...

A young WAAF was driving a tractor among the Hurricanes at Debden during Battle of Britain.
The young pilot Dennis Wisler through some sand in the engine, just for a laugh. She did not find it funny at all!!!

Later they got engaged and she trained to be a plotter.

Shortly after he was killed. She was at the plottertable that novemberday 1940 and overheard the dogfight over a convoy in which Dennis Wisler died.

What is the name of the WAAF?

 

[Smithy]

Edith Heap. There's a rather nice picture of her in Kaplan and Collier's "The Few" if memory serves.

 

[Spitfire]

Smithy, you are just too good. Right on target!!!!!:eusa_clap

OK what was the name of her dog then???lol lol

 

[Spitfire]

A Spitfire named after her son.

During the Battle of Britain a young pilot failed to return from a mission.
His mother - who had allready lost a daughter and a son in the war - together with the pilots wife started a fund in order to "buy" a Spitfire bearing the pilots name.
What was the name of the pilot?

 

[Smithy]

Soren, that'll be the Shepley presentation Spitfire, named after Doug Shepley of 152.

 

[Spitfire]

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
You are in a league all by yourself, Smithy!
I give up...

 

[Smithy]

Don't do that! Just a lucky guess mate

 

[Spitfire]

Like the golfer said when the journalist called his whole in one a strike of luck.
"Year, it's funny really. The more you practise, the luckier you get!"

 

[Spitfire]

OK then. How about this one...

Second cousin to Neville Chamberlain.
605. "County of Warwick" Squadron.
What's the Flying Officers name?