Q.1
In equal tenth place in the list of World War One aces, with 54 victories, was the Canadian, Major Donald MacLaren. He was never injured in combat but missed the final few weeks of the war after breaking his leg doing what?
  • Wrestling with a member of his squadron
  • Falling out of his aeroplane
  • Skiing whilst on leave
  • Playing football against a British squadron
Q.2
The German with the third highest number of victories was Oberleutnant Erich Löwenhardt who downed 54 enemy aircraft. He was the youngest of the top ten aces. How old was he when the war broke out?
  • Fourteen years old
  • Fifteen years old
  • Sixteen years old
  • Seventeen years old
Q.3
The leading African ace, also with 54 victories, was Flight Lieutenant Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor of South Africa. He was noted for his diminutive height. How tall was he?
  • Five feet and one inch tall
  • Five feet and two inches tall
  • Five feet and three inches tall
  • Five feet and four inches tall
Q.4
The second-highest scoring British ace was Major James McCudden with 57 victories. He was the most decorated of British airmen with how many medals to his name?
  • Three medals
  • Five medals
  • Seven medals
  • Nine medals
Q.5
The top ace of the Royal Naval Air Service was Canadian, Air Vice Marshal Raymond Collishaw, who brought down 60 enemy aircraft. He also flew in the Second World War, for which branch of the Royal Air Force?
  • The Desert Air Force
  • The Jungle Air Force
  • The Ocean Air Force
  • The Arctic Air Force
Q.6
The leading British ace was Major Mick Mannock, who brought down 61 enemy aircraft. Mannock always carried what item with him inside his cockpit?
  • A rabbit's foot
  • A revolver
  • A four-leafed clover
  • A shotgun
Q.7
Oberleutnant Ernst Udet was the second-highest ranking ace on the German side, with 62 victories, gained in only two years of fighting. How did he earn his living in the decade after the war ended?
  • He was a tight-rope walker
  • He was an airline pilot
  • He was a juggler
  • He was a stunt pilot
Q.8
The Canadian, Air Marshall Billy Bishop, was the leading ace of the British Empire with 72 victories. On his final mission Bishop added how many downed aircraft to his total?
  • One aircraft
  • Three aircraft
  • Five aircraft
  • Seven aircraft
Q.9
The top ace on the Allied side during the war was Colonel R Fonck, who brought down a total of 75 enemy aircraft. Which country was he from?
  • France
  • America
  • Great Britain
  • Russia
Q.10
The most successful and most famous of the flying aces of World War One was the German pilot, Baron Manfred Von Richthofen. His Albatros aeroplane was painted a particular colour, earning Richthofen what nickname?
  • The Black Baron
  • The Purple Baron
  • The Red Baron
  • The Green Baron
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