STARTGAME=Get ready for the Challenge!|Prepare for the Challenge!|Ready for the Challenge? BUZZEDIN=NAME responded first.|NAME rings in first.|NAME was quickest. CHECKANSWER=Stand by, NAME ...|Checking your answer ...|One moment please ... WRONGANSWER=Sorry, that's not right.|Wrong answer, NAME|No, that is incorrect. RIGHTANSWER=That's correct, NAME!|NAME, you got it!|You've answered correctly! NOONEBUZZED=No one responded.|No one responded.|No one responded. OUTOFTIME=Sorry, time has expired.|Sorry, you're out of time.|Time is up, NAME! GAMEOVER=(Check your score)|(Check your score)|(Check your score) WINNER=Well done, NAME.|Good job, NAME|Nice work, NAME Question 1 Which type of engines were used on all production versions of the Messerschmitt 262A-1a? Choices BMW 003 Jumo 004 He S 011 Mk 108 Answer b Question 2 Which of the following Luftwaffe units was NOT equipped with the Messerschmitt 262? Choices JG 26 JG 7 JV 44 NJG 11 Answer a Question 3 The majority of the Arado 234s flown operationally carried what type of defensive armament? Choices None MG 151 cannon Mk 108 cannon MG 131 cannon Answer a Question 4 Which of the following late-war Luftwaffe aircraft was NOT powered by turbojet propulsion? Choices He 162 Volksjaeger Me 262 Schwalbe Ar 234 Blitz Me 163 Komet Answer d Question 5 Which three of the following accoutrements indicated a subsequent award of the Knight's Cross or Ritterkreuz (pick 3)? Choices Oak Leaves Wreath Swords Diamonds Silver Pips Crossed batons Answer acd Question 6 Oberst Johannes Steinhoff flew with which two of the following Me 262 units (pick 2)? Choices Kdo Nowotny JG 7 EJG 2 JV 44 EKdo 262 NJG 11 Answer bd Question 7 What powerplant arrangement was selected for production versions of the Heinkel He 162 Volksjaeger? Choices 1 BMW 003 engine 2 BMW 003 engines 1 Jumo 004 engine 2 Jumo 004 engines Answer a Question 8 Which of the following identifiers was NOT associated with the Messerschmit 262 series airplane? Choices Silber Schwalbe Sturmvogel Viermot Turbo Projekt 1065 Answer d Question 9 Major Wolfgang Spate flew the first operational Me 163 Komet mission on 14 May 1944. Which of the following was true about that flight? Choices Plane was painted red Skid failed to extend Developed a fuel leak Shot down by P-47s Answer a Question 10 Operational two-place Me 262 nightfighter variants were known by which designation? Choices Me 262B-1a Me 262B-2a/U3 Me 262B-1a/R1 Me 262B-1a/U1 Answer d Question 11 Name the two special fuels that were used in the Messerschmitt 163 Komet (pick 2)? Choices C-stoff R-stoff J-2 Special K T-stoff Zyklon B Answer ae Question 12 What was Adolph Galland's actual rank while he served as the squadron commander of JV-44? Choices Kommodore General der Jagdflieger Generaloberst Generalleutnant Oberst Fliegermarschall Answer d Question 13 True or False: American pilot Charles A. Lindbergh flew a captured Messerschmitt 262 during postwar flight evaluations in the U.S. Choices True False Answer b Question 14 Which of the following Luftwaffe jet units scored the most combat "kills," second only to Jagdgeschwader 7? Choices Kampfgeschwader (J) 54 Erprobungskommando 262 Jagdverband 44 Jagdgeschwader 1 Kampfgeschwader 51 Kommando Nowotny Answer c Question 15 On what date was Major Walter Nowotny (presumably) killed in action near Hesepe? Choices 22 October 1944 8 November 1944 27 November 1944 15 December 1944 Answer b Question 16 Which Luftwaffe commander spoke for the "mutineers" during the Kommodores' confrontation in Berlin with Reichsmarschall Goering on 19 January 1945? Choices Eduard Neumann Gunther Lutzow Johannes Steinhoff Erich Hohagen Adolph Galland Answer b Question 17 In what year did former Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Kurt Welter die in an automobile accident? Choices 1949 1957 1963 1977 Answer a Question 18 Which of the following German prototype aircraft reappeared after the war as the American Bell X-5? Choices Ju 287 Me P.1101 Ho IX V3 Go 229 Answer b Question 19 The cyclic rate of fire for the Mk 108 30mm cannon was approximately how many rounds per minute? Choices 440 550 660 770 Answer c Question 20 How many aerial victories were credited to the Messerschmitt 163 Komet while it was in service with Jagdgeschwader 400 (7/44-4/45)? Choices 10 36 29 76 Answer a Question 21 The Heinkel 162 went "from the drawing board to first flight" in how many days? Choices 47 74 138 183 Answer b Question 22 Which of the following aircraft was technically the world's first turbojet airplane, having first flown on 27 August 1939? Choices He 178 He 280 Me 262V1 Me P.1065 Answer a Question 23 Which high-speed prototype of the Messerschmitt 262 incorporated a tail-mounted Walter 509 A-2 rocket engine? Choices Me 262A-3a Me 262C-1a Me 262C-2a Me 262V13 Answer b Question 24 Who were the four highest-scoring Luftwaffe JET Aces of the Second World War (pick 4)? Choices Hermann Buchner Rudolf Sinner Heinz Bar Walter Nowotny Kurt Welter Franz Schall Answer acef Question 25 Which popular III./EJG 2 Ace went by the tactical callsign "Buzzard 1"? Choices Heinrich Ehrler Geor-Peter Eder Heinz Bar Gordon Gollob Walter Schuck Franz Koster Answer c Question 26 Which of the following JV 44 pilots earned the nickname "the Jetrammer" after twice destroying his Me 262 in separate ramming incidents. Choices Eduard Schallmoser Gerhard Barkhorn Gottfried Fahrmann Klaus Newmann Answer a Question 27 On his final mission against B-24 Liberators over Achmer, Major Walter Nowotny radioed which of the following just prior to his death? Choices For the Fatherland! I am burning! My God! The engines have quit! My canopy is jammed! Answer b Question 28 How many rockets made up the standard complement of an R4M-equipped Messerschmitt 262 (with both racks full)? Choices 15 24 30 48 Answer b Question 29 Which of the following refers to the National Socialist swastika that was painted on the tail of all Luftwaffe aircraft? Choices Balkenkreuz Hakenkreuz Ritterkreuz Eisernkreuz Answer b Question 30 What was the bore diameter of the Rheinmetall Borsig Mk 108 cannon installed in the Messerschmitt 262? Choices 20mm 30mm 40mm 50mm Answer b Question 31 Which of the following two weapons are most commonly associated with the Messerschmitt 262A-1a (pick 2)? Choices MG 151 cannon Mk 108 cannon MG 131 cannon R4M rockets Answer bd Question 32 What was the cross-sectional measurement of the R4M rocket fitted to the Messerschmitt 262? Choices 45mm 50mm 55mm 60mm Answer c Question 32 Which of the following aircraft was NOT a late-war contemporary of the Messerschmitt 262 fighter? Choices Ta 152 Do 335 Ar 234 He 112 Answer d Question 33 The operational service life of the Junkers Jumo 004B engine was approximately how many hours? Choices 25 50 75 100 Answer a Question 34 Early versions of which two of the following aircraft employed a jettisonable wheeled dolly for takeoff and an extendable "skid" for landing (pick 2)? Choices Ar 234 Me 163 He 162 Ba 349 Answer ab Question 35 Which of the following Luftwaffe super aces served as the officer in charge of transport vehicles in Jagdverband 44? Choices Gerhard Barkhorn Erich Hartmann Gunther Rall Walter Nowotny Answer a Question 36 In what year did former Luftwaffe Oberstleutnant Heinz Bar die in a civilian aircraft accident? Choices 1949 1957 1963 1977 Answer b Question 37 True or False: Following his Messerschmitt 262 test flight, Erich Hartmann described the experience "as though angels were pushing." Choices True False Answer b Question 38 Name the USAAF Colonel charged with the American mission to capture flightworthy examples of the Messerschmitt 262 in 1945? Choices Eric Brown Harold Watson Robin Olds Malcolm Seashore Answer b Question 39 True or False: Leipheim, Munich-Riem and Giebelstadt all served as a primary airfields for Messerschmitt 262 operations. Choices True False Answer a Question 40 Which of the following JV 44 pilots was called "Graf" by his colleagues? Choices Franz Stigler Wilhelm Herget Herbert Kaiser Walter Krupinski Answer d Question 41 What was the name of the half-tracked motorcycle used as a tow vehicle for the Messerschmitt 262 and other Luftwaffe aircraft? Choices Fliegkampfen Fliegerwagen Kettenkrad Kubelwagen Answer c Question 42 What was the bore diameter of the Rheinmetall Bk 5 cannon as evaluated on Messerschmitt 262 V-083? Choices 40mm 45mm 50mm 55mm Answer c Question 43 A "charging fox" appeared on the squadron emblem of which of the following Messerschmitt 262 units? Choices KG(J) 54 JV 44 KG 51 JG 7 Answer d Question 44 A Totenkopf -- or "death's head" -- insignia appeared on the squadron emblem of which of the following Messerschmitt 262 units? Choices KG(J) 54 JV 44 KG 51 JG 7 Answer a Question 45 The "Kette" attack formation adopted by JV 44 consisted of how many aircraft? Choices 2 3 4 6 Answer b Question 46 Which of the following was a Czechoslovokian Avia-built clone of the Messerschmitt 262A-1a? Choices S-99 S-92 CS-99 CZ-92 Answer b Question 47 Which two Luftwaffe jet aircraft worked in concert during the aerial bombing campaign against the Bridge at Remagen (pick 2)? Choices Ar 234 Me 262 He 162 Go 229 Answer ab Question 48 The R4M rocket launching racks mounted beneath the wings of the Messerschmitt 262 were constructed of what material? Choices Wood Steel Magnese alloy Bakelite Answer a Question 49 Which of the following abbreviations makes reference to the German State Ministry of Aviation? Choices RWM Ob.d.L. RLM DLH Answer c Question 50 A "Rotte" formation by definition consisted of how many fighter aircraft? Choices 1 2 3 4 5 6 Answer b Question 51 A night fighter group was identified by what abbreviated designation? Choices KG (J) ZGR SAG EJG NJG EKdo Answer e Question 52 What did the slang term "Jabo" refer to in Luftwaffe circles? Choices Recon aircraft Fighter-bomber Night fighter Fast bomber Answer b Question 53 Which of the following personal markings was associated with Major Walter Nowotny's Messerschmitt 262? Choices Green heart Red spade Black diamond Gray maltese Answer a Question 54 Which of the following aircraft designs was a vertically launched, semi-expendable, rocket propelled, target defense interceptor? Choices Me 163 Komet Ba 349 Natter He 162 Volksjaeger Fi 103 Reichenberg Answer b Question 55 Allied bomber formations were typically intercepted as they flew within what speed range? Choices 150-200mph 200-250mph 250-300mph 300-350mph Answer b Question 56 Which of the following first flew against Britain on 13 June 1944? Choices V-1 V-2 Fw 190D-9 Me 410 Answer a Question 57 Germany's "Ace of Aces," Erich Hartmann was credited with how many aerial kills? Choices 352 275 254 220 Answer a Question 58 The last recorded dogfight in the ETO took place between which two aircraft? Choices Me 262/P-51 Ta 152/P-47 Piper Cub/Fiesler Storch Me 109K/P-38 Answer c Question 59 The so-called "suicide pilots" of the Luftwaffe were assigned to which unit? Choices Kdo Brandenburg KG 300 SonderKdo Elbe Verband Greim Answer c Question 60 Which company developed and manufactured the Jumo 004 engine? Choices Heinkel Messerschmitt Blohm und Voss Junkers BMW Diamler Answer d Question 61 The term "Heimatschutzer" literally means what? Choices Home Defense Fighter High Performance Fighter High Altitude Fighter Fast Attack Fighter Answer a Question 62 True or False: Most nightfighter missions in the Me 262 were flown with the two-seat (B-1a/U1) variant. Choices True False Answer b Question 63 Which of the following men was NOT an Me 262 test pilot? Choices Fritz Wendel Ludwig Hofmann Karl Baur Gerhard Caroli Answer d Question 64 How many original (Luftwaffe) Me 262 jets survive today? Choices 4 5 6 7 8 9 Answer e Question 65 In which of the following cities would you NOT find an original Me 262 today? Choices Johannesburg, South Africa Munich, Germany Zurich, Switzerland Canberra, Australia Washington D.C. (USA) Cosford, England Answer c Question 65 The Nakajima J9Y1 Nikka was a reduced-scale version of which advanced German aircraft? Choices Messerschmitt 262 Messerschmitt 163 Heinkel 162 Arado 234 Answer a Question 66 "Wilde Sau" or Wild Boar referred to a innovative method of night fighting devised by whom? Choices Hajo Hermann Heinz Bar Kurt Welter Wilhelm Herget Answer a Question 67 True or False: The "Revi" was a reflector gun sight used on the Messerschmitt 262. Choices True False Answer a Question 68 Who was the SECOND most successfulo Me 262 night fighter Ace of World War 2? Choices Karl-Heinz Becker Kurt Welter Hajo Hermann Gordon Gollob Answer a Question 69 Which of the following locations was a highly secret experimental test facility? Choices Lechfeld Giebelstadt Rechlin Leipzig Answer c Question 70 Which of the following aircraft frequently flew protective cover missions over Me 262 airfields? Choices Fw 190D Me 109K Ta 152 He 162 Answer a