Why is he flying it????

The tail number looks to be 124585 so that would be 41-24585 which was the first B-17 captured by the Germans. The DL-XC id would mean that it is being flown to find out what it can do. Then it was flown around to airbases to show German pilots where the weak point were.

Later it was transfered to KG200 and changed to A3-AE.

Otherwise known as B-17F-27-BO "Wulf Hound", late of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303d Bomb Group.

Kirk gets 1/2 a cookie, gunter gets the other half PLUS a glass of milk!

'NOTHER QUESTION:

The Fi 103, while fast, was not impervious to being brought down before reaching the designated target. What methods were used?

British intelligence used a "Double Cross System" to provide the Germans false information on trajectories so that they would not hit the cities. Allies also bombed the launch sites and employed proximity fuses on their aa guns to help hit the fast moving V-1s. The Allies also developed a fire control radar to counter the V-1s.

You forgot this method:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lying_Bomb.jpg
By moving one's wingtip under the offending object's wingtip would cause the offending object to tip away, thus tumbling the gyro and causing said offending object to fall down and go boom. 150 Wing RAF was used specifically for this task, as machine gunning the offending object could produce rather disastrous results to one's own aircraft.

But I feel generous, Jester, so you get the whole cookie.

'NOTHER QUESTION:

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...orcal_147a.jpg
What is this and for what purpose?

A dust mop! Now go clean your room! :)

Dat ain't no stinkin' swab, ya gob! You call yourself a sailor???? Give them crackerjacks back! You don't deserve them.

hahahah....how about a gun barrel cleaner?

Here's the pitch.... <SWISH> ... swing and a miss, STEEEERIKE TWO!

HINT: It's on the rigging.

Would that be a Dog Vane? If so it was placed on a mast to see which way the wind was a blowing.

No, not a dog vane.

This is a BAGGYWRINKLE, anti-chafing gear on the rigging to prevent the sail from being worn through by friction.

Good question, huh?

'NOTHER QUESTION:

During the buildup for D-Day, the amount of men and material in England was colossal. So much so, that it was joked that these were the only things keeping England from sinking into the sea. What were "these?" Pix, pls.

:D

http://www.kathyamen.net/journal/images/balloon.jpg http://www.skylighters.org/roof/balloons1.jpghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4...alloon_300.jpghttp://www.ssplprints.com/lowres/43/main/47/125876.jpg

Pretty smug, aren't you, Torplexed??? Well, sir, here's yer cookie AND a glass of milk. You're pretty good at deciphering my questions.

By D-Day, about 3000 of those gasbags had been produced. A Barrage Balloon Battery was equipped with 45 balloons. The purpose was to deter low-level aircraft. Most were over England, although some were in use at Normandy. Germany used very few, but they did have effective counter-measures in effect. Even the doodle bugs weren't bothered by the balloons because cable cutters had been built into the wing's leading edges.

'NOTHER QUESTION:

Who/what is/was Pluto??? (Careful, there are multiple answers and I want the main ones!) (There are far too many minor ones.)

The name of Squid's first stuffed animal?? :yeah:

If only we could send you to a Marching Party, Jester.