WW2 Trivia
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:30 last edited by
In 1942, this B-17 heavy bomber pilot dropped the first American bomb on occupied Europe.
History has largely forgotten him for this act.
But history has remembered him for a different event.
Who is he?
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In 1942, this B-17 heavy bomber pilot dropped the first American bomb on occupied Europe.
History has largely forgotten him for this act.
But history has remembered him for a different event.
Who is he?
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:35 last edited by
I know but I cheated.
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:36 last edited by jon-nyc
Paul Tibbets?
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:38 last edited by
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:39 last edited by
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:39 last edited by
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
Paul Tibbets?
Correct.
Wow. The beginning and the end, eh?
(McGovern flew B24s, btw)
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:44 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:44 last edited by
Paul Warfield Tibbets. Now that’s a badass middle name.
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@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:45 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Enola Bi?
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@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:45 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Flying Fortress.
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@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:46 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Google reveals it, of course.
But that, as well as the name of his regular plane were both (as 89th says) "badass."
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:47 last edited by
How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 -
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Enola Bi?
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:48 last edited by@89th said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Enola Bi?
Nope.
Tibet's plane was Red Gremlin, but that's not the plane he flew on the mission, nor did he fly with his regular crew. He flew another B-17 and was not given publicity for the mission at the time.
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:50 last edited by
Kidding, obv. Yeah I know the name but only via wiki.
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@89th said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Enola Bi?
Nope.
Tibet's plane was Red Gremlin, but that's not the plane he flew on the mission, nor did he fly with his regular crew. He flew another B-17 and was not given publicity for the mission at the time.
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:50 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@89th said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@jon-nyc said in WW2 Trivia:
It was a guess. George had guessed McGovern or I probably would have myself.
We can make it harder...What was the name of the B-17?
Enola Bi?
Nope.
Tibet's plane was Red Gremlin, but that's not the plane he flew on the mission, nor did he fly with his regular crew. He flew another B-17 and was not given publicity for the mission at the time.
The plane Tibbets flew was Butcher Shop.
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How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:50 last edited by@nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:
How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4A.
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@nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:
How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4A.
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:52 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:
How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4A.
Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.
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wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:53 last edited by
I took GK's picture standing next to Clonel Tibbets' airplane.
At least I think I probably did, I've taken a lot of peoples' picture there. They all kind of blend together after a while. Maybe D4 took it, or maybe she was in it too.
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@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:
How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4A.
Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.
wrote on 22 May 2020, 01:53 last edited by@nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@nobodyssock said in WW2 Trivia:
How many Uboat servicemen out of 4 survived WWII?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4A.
Correct. Which translates to me that 3 out of 4 subs never saw the surface again. Much respect for any sailor who opted for this type of service.
That's really an amazing statistic.
"Hans, we wish you to enlist in our U-Boat fleet. There's a 75% chance that you will not survive. Sign here...."
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
