Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 29, 2006 22:46:04 GMT 12
Here's a quiz to get you thinking, and hopefully start some interesting discussion....
Ohakea Quiz
1) On which date did the first pupil pilot training at No. 3 SFTS, RNZAF Station Ohakea, go solo? Who was he? And what did he later go onto become (by 1950)?
2) When did work commence to lay Ohakea’s concrete runway, and why?
3) Which little known squadron formed at Ohakea on the 9th of March 1942?
4) On which date did the first aircraft take off from the concrete runway at Ohakea?
5) On which date did the first P-40E Kittyhawk arrive at RNZAF Ohakea?
6) On the 15th of April 1942, a unit took up residence at Ohakea to man the new anti-aircraft defence system. Who was the unit?
7) What was the nickname of No. 2 Camp, which was opened nearby Ohakea to accommodate extra personnel during the war?
8) Which famous squadron reformed at Ohakea post war flying Hudsons, and then was renamed soon after to No. 75 Squadron?
9) In 1950, what aircraft type was No. 14 Squadron operating?
10) By 1953 the RNZAF had established the Fighter Ground Attack Wing ‘based’ at Ohakea. This included six squadrons. What were the six squadrons and who was in overall command of the Wing?
11) When No. 14 Squadron was sent to Cyprus, what was the name of the squadron’s normal base there?
12) And where else was it detached to for a period during it’s period in Cyprus (clue, not in Cyprus itself)
13) In February 1953, what five aircraft types were on strength with No. 42 Squadron at Ohakea?
14) At the big Ohakea Air Force Day airshow in 1964, the aircraft of how many nations were present? And which ones?
15) At the 1950 Ohakea ‘Visitor’s Day’ on the 16th of September 1950, there was one unusual aircraft in the ‘static’ park. What was it, and what occurred that was unusual about it?
Ohakea Quiz
1) On which date did the first pupil pilot training at No. 3 SFTS, RNZAF Station Ohakea, go solo? Who was he? And what did he later go onto become (by 1950)?
2) When did work commence to lay Ohakea’s concrete runway, and why?
3) Which little known squadron formed at Ohakea on the 9th of March 1942?
4) On which date did the first aircraft take off from the concrete runway at Ohakea?
5) On which date did the first P-40E Kittyhawk arrive at RNZAF Ohakea?
6) On the 15th of April 1942, a unit took up residence at Ohakea to man the new anti-aircraft defence system. Who was the unit?
7) What was the nickname of No. 2 Camp, which was opened nearby Ohakea to accommodate extra personnel during the war?
8) Which famous squadron reformed at Ohakea post war flying Hudsons, and then was renamed soon after to No. 75 Squadron?
9) In 1950, what aircraft type was No. 14 Squadron operating?
10) By 1953 the RNZAF had established the Fighter Ground Attack Wing ‘based’ at Ohakea. This included six squadrons. What were the six squadrons and who was in overall command of the Wing?
11) When No. 14 Squadron was sent to Cyprus, what was the name of the squadron’s normal base there?
12) And where else was it detached to for a period during it’s period in Cyprus (clue, not in Cyprus itself)
13) In February 1953, what five aircraft types were on strength with No. 42 Squadron at Ohakea?
14) At the big Ohakea Air Force Day airshow in 1964, the aircraft of how many nations were present? And which ones?
15) At the 1950 Ohakea ‘Visitor’s Day’ on the 16th of September 1950, there was one unusual aircraft in the ‘static’ park. What was it, and what occurred that was unusual about it?
