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| Trivia
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| (1) Which was the first 100th BG crew to complete a tour of duty? |
| (2) When was "Black Week"? |
| (3) Which of the following was a target during "Black Week"? |
| (4) Who was the first Commanding Officer of the 100th Bomb Group? |
| (5) What was the date and target of the 100th's first combat mission in the ETO? |
| (6) What was the date and target of the 100th's last combat mission in the ETO? |
| (7) Who was the pilot of Piccadilly Lily |
| (8) What was the name of the aircraft that was involved in the "gear down" incident? |
| (9) The 100th flew relief missions after the end of hostilities. What were these missions called? |
| (10) Who was the pilot that crashed into Draper's barn with the Red Cross girls? |
| (11) What crew brought the famous donkey back from North Africa? |
| (12) Refer to question #11. What was the donkey's name? |
| (13) The 100th received Distinguished (Presidential) Unit Citations for what missions? |
| (14) Which was the only crew to return from the Munster mission of 10 October 1943? |
| (15) In 1943, the average life of an 8th Air Force B-17 crew was how many missions? |
| (16) Which of the following was one of the first 100th aircraft destroyed in action? |
| (17) Refer to question #16. Who was the pilot? |
| (18) How many times did Lt. Col. John Bennett serve as commander of the 100th Bomb Group? |
| (19) How many aircraft did the 100th lose over Berlin on 8 Mar 44? |
| (20) What was the name of "Cowboy" Roane's aircraft? (2 correct answers) |
| (21) Who was the 418th Bomb Squadron's Engineering Officer? |
| (22) How many aircraft did "Big Frank" Valesh bring back damaged? |
| (23) Who was in charge of Group Engineering? |
| (24) Who in the Group was awarded the first Distinguished Service Cross? |
| (25) Which member of the 100th owns his very own B-17 today? |
| (26) Who was the first Commanding Officer of the 351st Bomb Squadron? |
| (27) How many combat missions did the 100th fly? |
| (28) How many 100th aircraft were destroyed in action? |
| (29) How many enemy aircraft were destroyed by the 100th? |
| (30) Who were the pilots involved in the famous "Piggy Back" incident? |
| (31) Thorpe Abbotts was the 100th's home in England. What was the station number? |
| (32) In September 1943, what was the normal crew compliment of a B-17? |
| (33) In March 1945, what was the normal crew compliment of a B-17? |
| (34) What crew position did the regular Co-Pilot occupy when a Command Pilot was on board? |
| (35) Which 100th pilot was the first to crash land on English soil with no crew injuries? |
| (36) Which 100th BG aircraft took the most damage and still landed safely? |
| (37) Refer to question #36. Who was the pilot? |
| (38) Who flew with the 100th and later wrote "Twelve O'clock High" and "Strategic Air Command"? |
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(38) What well known 100th pilot began his flying career with the
Royal Canadian Air Force? |
| (39) Which 100th pilot is thought
to be the first 8th Air Force pilot to nurse a B-17 back on just one
engine? |
(40) Six men in the 100th received the Distinguished Service Cross.
For which mission were three of these medals awarded |
| (41) Refer to the question above
(#40). Who were these three men? |
(42) A 100th BG pilot flew the
Enola Gay after the war. Who was this airman?
Hint: He was original 100th and arrived in England as CP on the
Glenn W. Dye crew. |
| (43) How many copilots of the
original 100th successfully completed 25 combat missions? |
| (44) Which was the last crew lost
by the 100th BG (10 Apr 44 - Burg-bei-Magdeburg)? |
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