Aircraft Quiz No. 117

[Doug Robertson]

1. Name the very first pure jet aircraft to operate from an aircraft carrier.

2. Operating from what aircraft carrier?

3. Date of very first aircraft carrier flight of this pure jet aircraft?

4. What was the huge world event on the very day AfTER the quiz event?

Note: Piston-Jets such as the Ryan Fireball do NOT count here.

This may be one of my tougher quizzes- prove me wrong!

[Helicopterfriend]

01. De Havilland/English Electric - Sea Vampire powered by a Hartford H-1 turbojet, Piloted by Capt Erik "Winkle" Brown

02. HMS Ocean

03. 1945-12-03

04. On 1945-12-04 by a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves the US
participation in the United Nations which had been established on 1945-10-24

[Doug Robertson]

Congratulations! Well, all right answers except my info states that first pure jet De Havilland Vampire made its first flight operating from an aircraft carrier H.M.S. Ocean the day before Germany surrendered World War II, on December 3, 1945. This sticks with Aviation.

I consider this quiz done. Now I have to provide another thought provoker.