No.
OK then another clue.
He was British. He worked for various firms in the 30s, 40s and 50s. These include the Hawker Aircraft Company, Hawker Siddeley and the British Aircraft Corporation. He was knighted in 1953. He died in 1966.
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No.
OK then another clue.
He was British. He worked for various firms in the 30s, 40s and 50s. These include the Hawker Aircraft Company, Hawker Siddeley and the British Aircraft Corporation. He was knighted in 1953. He died in 1966.
Beachey?
I'm 90% sure of my answer, so I pose one:
Who am I? I was a member of the Continental Congress as well as the Pennsylvania Assembly, the Stamp Act Congress, and later the Constitutional Congress and the Delaware Constitutional Congess. Even so, I did not sign the Declaration of Independence because I was very opposed to American Independence, and hoped for reconciliation with the UK.
Edmund Burke??????:sweatdrop:Quote:
Originally Posted by KukriKhan
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Originally Posted by KukriKhan
I was amazed when I first discovered that the bloke who designed the Hurricane also designed the Harrier jump jet. Outstanding.
No, but I have to grant at least half-credit for that answer, since both Burke and my guy argued from their respective seats (Burke in Parliament, Mr X from the Continental Congress) AGAINST war between the UK and her colonies, and FOR reconciliation, based on what both saw as the fundamental "English-ness" of the 13 colonies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaius Septimus Severus
Good answer, but incorrect.
Finding and researching Sir Sydney was quite a challenge, and in the process, I learned more about early aviation than I ever knew. Thanks for that. :bow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Insane Apache
John Dickinson
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Ko-rec-ta-mun-do, cowboy. Dickinson did do his duty, serving in militias despite his loyalist views.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
Your turn.
I dropped out of West Point.
I was Commisonied as a Colonel
2 Counties in the south are named after me
I was massacered with my men
George Armstrong Custer?
EDIT: Just looked him up on Wikipedia (after I answered); he seems to qualify: graduated from westpoint, was a lieutenant (omg....i spelled that right on the first try!!!) colonel at his death, and lost al his men at little bighorn. and i'm sure there are some counties named after him.
NopeQuote:
Originally Posted by Prussian Iron
oh man! and here I was smugly thinking I would get some sort of jumbled response back like:
"Bu..how did you....uuh.....PI..your.....turn... *checks computer for viruses that have to do with "Prussian"*"
:P
oh hey, did you know that James Fannin is that guy that answers your question?
Colonel James Fannin ~:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Prussian Iron
Your turn PI
:D
In this battle, Marie Pierre Koenig successfully delayed the enemy invasion of Libya for 16 days before retreating, inflicting heavy casualties on the invaders.
Name the battle, the war, the enemy forces, and the enemy commander.
Battle of Bir Hakeim, WW2, axis, General Erwin Rommel.
please
yep. your turn samofrome.
Where did the wings of a spitfire come from( the curved shape) and how many times did it win a race?
seagull.
no, it came from a plane.
P-40 Warhawk????(Their Wings look familliar)Quote:
Originally Posted by Samofrome
could be, but not really what I had in mind,
this plane won the Schneider Trophy in 1934
The Supermarine S.6B? But I don't think that won in 1934.
well done, there was two, and you got one
your turn.
During the Battle of Berlin, two Soviets burst into this German general's headquarters and killed four of his staff. He proceeded to kill one with a pistol and the other with a knife. Who was he?
jesus.....that guy must've been a badass............
uhh.......
it's not Himmler is it?
Nope. To my recollection, he was not a Nazi.
a WWII german general...who isn't nazi? that's.......hmm.....
Himmler wasn't really a general anyways.
Now, of all people you would assume to be nazis, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb would be top of the list. The guy was apparently an ardent critic of it.
As for my answer, it would be Hasso von Manteuffel.
If it's accepted, anyone else can go in my place.