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Olham; The feelings, emotions and inquisitiveness you express is something we all can relate to. I wonder if you still have those two models. I know some old items from my youth evoke old memories whenever I look at or handle them. The mind is an amazing storehouse of information which is easily indexed by these items resulting in immediate recall. Thanks for the dissertation sir!

Ok, Here is a very interesting one for you. Again it is about a Canadian Ace Pilot who flew for 73 Sqn. He was shot down by German Ace Justus Grassman 28 July 1918. What significant event in his life occurred in October 1918. What role did he play in WWII.

Major Roderic Stanley Dallas of RFC-40 was reputed to have flown over the German aerodrome at La Brayelle where he dropped a pair of boots and a message saying something like "if you won't come up here and fight, here are a pair of boots for work on the ground". He then bombed and strafed some ground crew. On his way home he bumped into two enemy aircraft, shooting down one Alb DV. This is all according to Royal Air Force Communiques 1918 (Communique no 5, page 56). I believe this happened in May of 1918.

Yes Welcome Baldric! You are in for some major fun sir.....if WOFF let's you live long enough!!

From the angle of the photograph I can see a little of the Snipe heritage forcast. Is it just me?

Your the man! Lou!! Now I will go off and find more info on the SPAD A aircraft. I thought the tail looked SPADish but couldn't find the craft on the net.

Gavagai; I tried your suggestion above and got the following: Sorry, you don't have permission for that! [#10870] We could not find the file specified

Corsaire, you picked a good one! I am not familiar with this craft and have drawn a blank searching for it. I will duly back down and await my education from the others. Cudos on your choice!.

And the direction it is coming from in the briefing as well.

Welcome to the scrambled egg club Olham, That is part of the reason it took me so long to post this quiz question. I couldn't remember all the details and hd to look it up again!

corsaire. you nailed it. I pass the torche to you. I thought for sure it would take longer. You guys are good!

So it seems. Stonewall is not typically one of those places that draws tourists.

I'm Impressed Lou. You must later divulge how you came by that knowledge!

Someone please tell me how to scale back the size of these pictures so you don't have to scroll right and left. Thanks

Sorry for taking so long to get this one together. I have been out all day. So here goes. This will again be about Canadian Pilots in WW1. This pilot was born in Stonewall, Manitoba and earned the Victoria Cross but was not an Ace. 1) Tell me where he solo'd and after how many hours. 2) What type of aircraft was his first kill. 3) What Sqn was he with when he earned the VC. 4) What are the details of the deed on 27 Mar 1918, that earned him the VC Best Regards;

Corsaire; you taught me so new facts

Hey Olham ..... did I win the quiz?

The DII had a Tevis and Braun Radiator in the upper wing and the upper wing was lowered 14 inches and moved slightly forward for better visibility. OEFFAG built a 185 HP Daimler version. I believe LVG also built some DII's The OAW had a larger and more rounded rudder OOPs forgot the last question: The Austrians had stronger engines and two stabilizer bars on the lower wings to resist warping and wing breakage. Hope I got it all!

You got it! In answer To Olham, I was just answering the request for someone to fill in in his absence. best regards

In Olham's absence I will jump in with a quiz. Who was the brash pilot who, on Christmas Day, 1917, was part of an unauthorized attack against a German airfield, and who reportedly threw a printed card out of the plane that read "Merry Christmas". He was a flying ace forgotten to history until recent years!

Olham; think of it as rudder in opposite direction of ailerons in a turn! (left turn, left aileron, right rudder). You probably do it instinctively and just don't know the term.