Nick's Aviation Photoquiz

Answers to Previous Questions

Here are the answers to the previous quizzes with the most recent at the top. Be sure to check out the High Score Table to see where you are!

August 2001 Quiz Answer

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Airbus A310-304

Obviously this was an Airbus, but deciding which model caused some difficulty for quite a lot of you. This particular style of Airbus winglet is carried by series 300 A310s.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andy Alexander, Keith Anderson, Warren Anderson, Christopher Bodlak, Mike Bowsher, Steve Carlson, David Carter, Andrew Cox, Gary Dumbrell, Peter Gatehouse, Larry Graham, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Benny Jørgensen, Markku Kiiski, Garry Lakin, Dave Martin, Kamil Pankuch, Graham Peterson, Frank Safranek, Mark Saxon, Stuart Smith and John Watson.

July 2001 Quiz Answer

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Boeing F-15I Strike Eagle

A trio of Israeli F-15Is were the undisputed stars of this year's excellent Waddinton airshow. Here the one in the flying display gets airborne. Many of you guessed correctly, those that didn't mainly went for Su-27 or MiG-29.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andrew Abbott, Lee Adcock, Keith Anderson, Ben Ash, Ashley Bailey, Paul Beston, Christopher Bodlak, Ivan Bullen, Ouria Canaff, David Carter, Arpino Elio, Stuart Gowans, Larry Graham, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Benny Jorgensen, Emilio Lafuente, Garry Lakin, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, Jasper Mullenders, Colin Norwood, Rouneau Patrik, Darren Pritchard, Frank Safranek, Joeri Sarens, Stuart Smith, Andreas Szemeliker, Massimo Tessitori, Kevin Webb, Sven Weber and Wang Zhong.

June 2001 Quiz Answer

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Fairey Firefly AS5

The big radiator intakes, set forward of the wing leading edge, were obviously easy to identify given by the number of correct answers!

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Lee Adcock, Steve Allen-Shinn, Keith Anderson, Ashley Bailey, Paul Beston, Michael Blakesley, Benn Britton, Ivan Bullen, Don Cameron, John Cameron, David Carter, Andrew Cox, Jan G de Buur, Peter Gatehouse, Stuart Gowans, Larry Graham, Michael Hall, Mark Handley, Dave Hill, Benny Jorgensen, Kari Koski, Joseph Lalor, Mike Lennard, David Lumbard, John Lundgreen, Colin Marshall, Steve McDonald, Melanie Mckay, Philip Moore, Steve Moses, Henrik Norgaard, Kamil Pankuch, Kevin Pettmen, Keith Quixley, Peter Richardson, Mark Russell, Frank Safranek, Glenn Salisbury, Stuart Smith, Massimo Tessitori, Gerry van Dyk, Peter Whitfield and Phil Woolf.

May 2001 Quiz Answer

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Airbus A300B4-203

The clues to this one were the upward sloping windows indicating it was an A300 or A310, and the dorsal spine which indicates it is a first generation A300.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andy Alexander, Keith Anderson, Stewart Goldsmith, Larry Graham, Lee Hodgkinson, Hans Høgh, Benny Jørgensen, Faique Khan, Emilio Lafuente, Garry Lakin, Colin Marshall, Paul Michaels, Bob Morales, Gilles Panunzi, Mark Saxon, Ron Smith, Stuart Smith and Kevin Webb.

April 2001 Quiz Answer

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General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark

Loads of people thought this was an F-14! But no, it's an F-111F on finals to Fairford during a deployment in 1995. The crew reported suspected wheel-brake problems so decided to deploy the emergency arrester hook in case they couldn't stop before the end of the runway. After touchdown the hook dragged along the runway surface producing a shower of sparks, but as far as we could tell it easily stopped before reaching the end of the runway so the hook wasn't needed in the end.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Roli Buechler, Luis Corado, Carl Crabb, Nicholas Davis, Noel Giddings, Larry Graham, Graham Haynes, Hans Høgh, Benny Jørgensen, Philip Moore, Joeri Sarens, Stuart Smith, Peter Starling, Massimo Tessitori, Bruno Vanclee and Devin Wilkins.

Answer to the March 2001 Quiz

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Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel HT2

I made this one too easy eh? The few incorrect entries were for Bell or other Eurocopter types.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andrew Abbott, Andy Alexander, Keith Anderson, Anders Annerfalk, Holger Bernau, Nathan Broomhall, Damien Burke, David Carter, Marshall Carter, Owen Cheverton, Tony Cooke, Lex de Kort, David Fleming, Noel Giddings, Larry Graham, Graham Haynes, Leon Hills, Hans Høgh, Arthur Hubers, Benny Jørgensen, Doug MacDonald, Thomas Mann, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Colin Norwood, Dave Paull, Keith Quixley, Peter Riches, Toni Ristolainen, Ron Smith, Stuart Smith, James Smokey, and Timothy Whitehouse.

Answer to the February 2001 Quiz

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Tupolev Tu-154M

Lots of correct entries this month. There were quite a few incorrect guesses as well - most of them for other Tupolev types.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Anders Annerfalk, Holger Bernau, Simon Bratschi, James Cade, Don Dennis, Noel Giddings, Hans Høgh, benny Jørgensen, Markku Kiiski, Garry Lakin, Dave Martin, Steve May, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Grant Newman, Kamil Pankuch, Keith Quixley, Ron Smith, Stuart Smith, Kit Spackman, Herbert van Hulten, Kevin Webb and Andrew Wilson.

Answer to the January 2001 Quiz

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Piaggio P.166DL-3

I couldn't resist using this head-on shot of a P.166! A good few of you guessed correctly as usual, but a few high-scoring regulars plumped for DHC4 Caribou, which is understandable.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Holger Bernau, Simon Bratschi, Robert Brevitt, David Carter, Noel Giddings, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Benny Jørgensen, Garry Lakin, Luiz Longo, Paul Michaels, Kamil Pankuch, Keith Quixley, Dave Robins, Claes Sköld, Keith Wardell and Andrew Wilson.

Answer to the December 2000 Quiz

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Lockheed EC-130E Hercules

The underwing mounted antenna is an obvious recognition feature for those that know! Plenty of you did know as well.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Ashley Bailey, Benn Britton, Ivan Bullen, David Carter, Andrew Cox, Nicholas Davis, Matthew Easton, Dave Fleming, Jade Gore, Graham Haynes, Tony Hazel, Hans Høgh, Marcin Kaczmarczyk, Kari Koski, Garry Lakin, Dave Lumbard, Lauwers Maarten, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Kamil Pankuch, Chris Reed, Dave Robins, Joeri Sarens, Mark Saxon, Ron Smith and Kit Spackman.

Answer to the November 2000 Quiz

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Douglas DC-8-62

The clean wing leading edge and engine pylons were the big clues here, as was the airline livery. Plenty of people got it correct, but a lot did not - quite understandable as the DC-8 had a multitude of engine nacelles, some of which look completely different from these, even on other series 60 aircraft. As you can probably guess, the most common incorrect answers were for the 707 or Convair 880/990.

This month's winners:

Keith Anderson, Anders Annerfalk, Holger Bernau, Simon Bratschi, David Bromley, Steve Cambers, David Carter, Nicholas Davis, Lex de Kort, Matthew Easton, Dave Fleming, J. Foreman, Rory Geoghegan, Larry Graham, Jack Gryskiewicz, Steven Hatton, Chris Haxton, Graham Haynes, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Benny Jørgensen, Garry Lakin, Maarten Lauwers, Luiz Longo, Brian Maddison, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Mark Saxon and Stuart Smith.

Answer to the October 2000 Quiz

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C-20A Gulfstream III

I thought this one would cause some problems, but many of you still got it correct. Anybody know what the spike extending from the tailcone is for? I guess it is some kind of antenna. Somehow I guess it is not a MAD sting for anti-submarine missions :)

This month's winners:

Keith Anderson, Simon Bratschi, David Carter, Matthew Easton, Chris Evans, Paul Gold, Larry Graham, Graham Haynes, Emilio Lafuente, Wijgert IJlst, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Paul Osborne, Mark Saxon, Rob Wakefield.

Answer to the September 2000 Quiz

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Hawker Hunter T7

Well, yes, it does look like another A-6, but it is actually a Hunter T7. Three times as many people went for A-6 as their answer compared to those that went for the Hunter. I wasn't trying to trick you all, honest!

This month's winners:

Andy Alexander, Darby Allen, Bernard Bacon, Ashley Bailey, Holger Bernau, Jim Bohannan, Ivan Bullen, Damien Burke, Chris Evans, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Jonathan Jackson, Benny Jørgensen, Dave Lumbard, Paul Michaels, Craig Ogden, Paul Osborne and David Womby.

Answer to the August 2000 Quiz

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Grumman EA-6B Prowler

Rather easy eh? Most of you got it right. A couple of people plumped for the EF-111A Raven though. Talking of which, we may yet see them back in service! There is concern over the availability of Prowlers in sufficient numbers to carry out their task in times of conflict, and one option is to reactivate a bunch of Ravens. Here's hoping :)

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andy Alexander, Keith Anderson, Ashley Bailey, Robert Beechy, Holger Bernau, Massimo Bianchi, Petr Bravenec, Ivan Bullen, David Bumpus, Steve Cambers, David Carter, Owen Cheverton, Giovanni Colla, Andrew Cox, Paul Gold, Sean Green, Graham Haynes, Tony Hazel, Danie Heath, Roman Hlavac, Hans Høgh, Wijgert IJlst, Jonathan Jackson, Benny Jørgensen, Emilio Lafuente, Garry Lakin, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Philip Moore, Darren Pritchard, Frank Safranek, Joeri Sarens, Mark Saxon, Geoff Smith, Stuart Smith, Thierry Tack, Bob Vance, John Wolfe, Stefan Wurwal.

Answer to the June 2000 Quiz

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North American F-100D Super Sabre

The discoloured jetpipe caused by the afterburner gave this away as an F-100 Super Sabre.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Richard Bell, Holger Bernau, Ivan Bullen, John Corbally, Tom Davis, Gene DiGennaro, Paul Gold, Jack Gryskiewicz, Graham Haynes, Marcus Herbote, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Wijgert IJlst, Jonathan Jackson, Marcin Kaczmarczyk, Garry Lakin, Dave Martin, Paul Michaels, Kamil Pankuch, Darren Pritchard, Justin Roberts, Frank Safranek, Kit Spackman, Massimo Tessitori, Jens Van Hecke, Mike Zoeller.

Answer to the May 2000 Quiz

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Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 3B

A fair few of you worked out that this was a Trident 3B - the smaller booster engine at the top and the old British Airways blue at the bottom being the main clues. This particular airframe is used for fire training at London-Stansted.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andy Alexander, Keith Anderson, Clive Banks, Simon Bratschi, Jon Carr Farrelly, Andrew Cox, Nicholas Davis, Neale Garside, Andy Lancefield, Larry Graham, Garry Lakin, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Greg Smith and Mark Turner.

Answer to the April 2000 Quiz

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General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon

The number of correct answers showed that this month's quiz was rather more difficult than last month's! The biggest clue was probably the blue discolouration providing a hint of tailpipe, together with the unusual angle of the airbrake itself.

This month's winners:

Andy Alexander, Ivan Bullen, A. Hakan Atik, Wijgert IJlst, Darren Pritchard, Joeri Sarens

Answer to the March 2000 Quiz

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SEPECAT Jaguar GR1

Oops, this one appears to have been even easier than last month's! You're only making it more difficult for yourselves you know...

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Andy Alexander, Said Aminov, Keith Anderson, Sandro Antonello, Erkka Autio, Zoltan Balogh, Lennart Berns, Ivan Bullen, David Bumpus, Damien Burke (who had no excuse not to get it, seeing as he was standing next to me when I took the shot!), Owen Cheverton, Pascal Cholin, Andrew Cox, Lex de Kort, Gene DiGennaro, Liam Doyle, Matthew Easton, Larvol Emmanuel, Antonio Evoli, Paolo Frison, Charles Gangi, Paul Gold, Matthew Gomes, Sean Green, Joe Helou, Marcus Herbote, Dave Hill, Leon Hills, Hans Høgh, Wijgert IJlst, Jonathan Jackson, Benny Jørgensen, Craig Kane, Emilio Lafuente, Garry Lakin, David Lumbard, Daniel Marshall, Dave Martin, Patrick Martin, James Maupin, Steve McDonald, John Meneely, Paul Michaels, Andrew Mitchell, John Nicholls, Henning Norreris, Colin Norwood, Paul Osborne, Kamil Pankuch, Jean-Paul Pelteret, Darren Pritchard, Dave Robins, Antonio Carlos Sales da Silva, Joeri Sarens, Gregory J. Shaw, Andrew Smith, Roger Steele, Massimo Tessitori, Bernd Wagegg, John Young.

Answer to the February 2000 Quiz

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Sikorsky MH-53J Super Jolly

Not too difficult eh? Quite a few of you got this, the intake filter of an USAF Super Jolly. Most of the wrong entries were close, suggesting things such as the intake manifold of a Puma. Many H-53 variants have carried this style of filter, so I have accepted all H-53 variants as correct answers.

This month's winners:

Indrek Aavisto, Lennart Berns, Massimo Bianchi, Robert Brevitt, Ivan Bullen, Pascal Cholin, Andrew Cox, Gene DiGennaro, Barney Dunkin, Larry Graham, Marcus Herbote, Dave Hill, Jonathan Jackson, Dave Lumbard, Steve McDonald, Paul Michaels, Paul Osborne, Kamil Pankuch, Simon Pouard, Darren Pritchard, Paul Riley, Dave Robins, Joeri Sarens, Allan Schwartzenberger, Paul Sexton, Bill Wilson, John Young.

Answer to the January 2000 Quiz

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Antonov An-2T Colt

Well, that was easy wasn't it? A record 64 of you got it right!

This month's winners:

Andy Alexander, Adolfo Alfonzo, Keith Anderson, Erkka Autio, Lennart Berns, Massimo Bianchi, Pal Biegelbauer, Simon Bratschi, Robert Brevitt, Frank Bullitt, Peter M Burns, Damien Burke, Ross Carroll, Gwynn Clark, Andrew Cox, Nicholas Davis, Karl De Dobbelaere, Gene DiGennaro, Terry Dunn, David Fleming, Magnus Fridsell, Andrew Gillatly, Paul Gold, Larry Graham, Jack Gryskiewicz, Tony Hazel, Niels Hillebrand, Leon Hills, Hans Høgh, Oliver Holmes, Rob Hubbard, Wijgert IJlst, Jim Jolly, Benny Jørgensen, Garry Lakin, Luiz Longo, Dave Lumbard, Mario Maia, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, Jason McDowell, John Meneely, Paul Michaels, Shalom Mor, Bryan Morrissey, Joe Olmo, Paul Osborne, Kamil Pankuch, Dave Radomski, Toni Ristolainen, Dave Robins, Mark Russell, Dan Simonsen, Claes Sköld, Ron Smit, Neil Swinton, Massimo Tessitori, Vertteuil Thierry, Andy Vanderheyden, Edward Ward, Gerben Wessels, Jonthan Wigs, Bill Wilson and John Young.

Answer to the December 1999 Quiz

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

Another nice easy airliner question! The distinctive flightdeck window layout identifies it as a Douglas jetliner, the sloping roofline identifies it as a DC-10 or MD-11 (yeah, i would have accepted the latter).

This month's winners:

Tim Ainsworth, Anders Annerfalk, Andrew Barton, Jacopo Bassanello, Ardell Bourgeois, Simon Bratschi, Robert Brevitt, Frank Bullitt, Kevin Bunn, Paul Gold, Jack Gryskiewicz, Wijgert IJlst, Luiz Longo, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, John Meneely, Paul Michaels, Dave Robins, Alberto Trevisan, Andy Vanderheyden and John Young.

Answer to the November 1999 Quiz

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de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C Canopus

Not too difficult was it! I could not resist using this shot of a wonderful aeroplane. A heavy shower had preceeded its display during the 1994 IAT at Fairford, and the thrust reversers made a good attempt at clearing the standing water! What a wonderful sight.

This month's winners:

Tim Ainsworth, Andy Alexander, Keith Anderson, John Baker, Lennart Berns, Simon Bratschi, Frank Bullitt, Damien Burke, Les Bushell, Andrew Cox, Nicholas Davis, Lex de Kort, Gene DiGennaro, Richard Flagg, Paul Gold, Christian Hauser, Marcus Herbote, Dave Hill, Hans Høgh, Rick Kent, Garry Lakin, Joseph Lalor, Luiz Longo, Andrew Martin, Dave Martin, Steve McDonald, John Meneely, Paul Michaels, Paul Osborne, Kamil Pankuch, Dave Robins, Mark Russell, Glenn Surtees, Lassi Tolvanen, Jan Tuma, Jens Van Hecke, Adrian Watts and John Young.

Answer to the October 1999 Quiz

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British Aerospace 146-300

A little bit easier this month! The landing gear doors on 146s/RJs are quite distinctive, the portion of engine being a further clue.

This month's winners:

Tim Ainsworth, Lennart Berns, Simon Bratschi, Steve Carlson, David Fleming, Paul Gold, Larry Graham, Dave Hill, Hans Hogh, Garry Lakin, Luiz Longo, Dave Martin, Paul Michaels, Grant Newman, Kamil Pankuch, Dave Robins, Ian Simkin and Andy Vanderheyden.

Answer to the September 1999 Quiz

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Ilyushin Il-96-300

Told you it was tricky! Seven of you managed to work out that this is an Ilyushin 96, some specifically saying it is President Yeltsin's personal transport. The dorsal aerials and the Russian colours on the winglet are the clues.

This month's winners:

Keith Anderson, Simon Bratschi, Wijgert IJlst, Garry Lakin, Kevin McLaughlin, Paul Michaels and Kamil Pankuch.

Answer to the August 1999 Quiz

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Hawker-Siddeley Dominie T1

Back to an easy one this month! The Dominie T1 is the RAF's navigation trainer version of the HS125, given the series 200 designation by the manufacturer and recalling a name previously given to a previous generation of de Havilland twin (the Dragon Rapide). The prominent red colour and the narrow diameter of the engine air intake (typical of the engines fitted to early biz-jets) provide the clues in the picture. Almost everyone who got it wrong opted for some other kind of biz-jet.

This month's winners:

Tim Ainsworth, Andrew Cox, Owen Cheverton, Mark Edley, Larry Graham, Dave Hill, Hans Hogh, Martin Holik, Wijgert IJlst, Benny Jorgensen, Garry Lakin, Steve McDonald, Paul Osborne, David Paull, Jim Riach and Dave Robins.

Answer to the July 1999 Quiz

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Westland Wyvern TF1

Rather an obscure one, I must admit, but I thought the exhaust stack and RN colouring might enable more of you to get this one. Please note I could have made this one a lot more tricky by choosing to show only the top of the folded wings ... but I am not as nasty as that Damien Burke and his Sea Hawk quiz photo from a couple of years ago.

This month's winners:

Tony Hazel, Steve McDonald and Mark Russell.

Answer to the June 1999 Quiz

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WSK PZL-104 Wilga 80

Shall we just say this is a "distinctive" aircraft? Mighty fine at slow flying and very powerful by all accounts though, so do not laugh at it! The distinctive undercarriage enabled quite a few of you to get this one correct.

This month's winners:

Bernard Bacon, Lennart Berns, Paul Carabott, Gene DiGennaro, Larry Graham, Tony Hazel, Marcus Herbote, Rob Hubbard, Benny Jorgensen, Garry Lakin, P J Macguire, Grant Newman, Henning Norreris, Martin Osbaldeston, Simon Perkins, Dave Robins, Ian Shelton, Bill Wilson and Wijgert Ylst.

Answer to the May 1999 Quiz

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Lockheed L1329 JetStar 2

Most entrants spotted the twin engine mounting, and therefore found it pretty easy to work out it is a JetStar. Must be great to have your own four-engined jet transport. Most of the incorrect entries were for biz-jets of various types.

This month's winners:

Simon Bratschi, Larry Graham, Jack Gryskiewicz, Shawn Harrington, Marcus Herbote, Hans Hogh, Graham Holmes, Dave Jefferys, Benny Jorgensen, Garry Lakin, Paul Michaels, Simon Perkins, Owen Troy, Paul T.J. Wiegman and Jonathan Woodwark.

Answer to the April 1999 Quiz

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Aerospatiale SA365N Dauphin 2

Yup, it was a Dauphin not a Gazelle or Commanche! Most entrants spotted that this was a fenestron tail rotor assembly pioneered by Aerospatiale, but identifying exactly which model it belonged to proved to be more difficult.

This month's winners:

Antonio Albarracin, Simon Bratschi, Simon Brooke, Denzil Charles, Marcus Herbote, Wijgert Ijlst, Fabian Lujan, Paul Michaels, Paul Osborne, Simon Perkins, Mark Russell, Jacob Teckemeier and Ken Wiberg.

Answer to the March 1999 Quiz

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General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark

Corr, this one brings back memories. Memories of a sky-full of 'swingers' above Lakenheath and Upper Heyford. Sadly the latter only houses unwanted new cars these days, but at least the Strike Eagles continue to entertain at the 'heath. This particular 'F is pictured over the lights at Lakenheath on 22 February 1990.

This month's winners:

Flash Baldwin, Robert Beechy, Georg Bergweiler, Simon Brooke, Jonathan Bryon, Matt Crowle, Larry Graham, Marcel Grand, Tony Hazel, Patrick Martin, Simon Perkins, Hsaiang-lei Tsai and Steve Wood

Answer to the February 1999 Quiz

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Dornier Do-28D-2 Skyservant

Ah yes, much easier, especially after last month's :) This particular shot was taken at the Lakenheath airshow in August 1991. Sadly Lakenheath does not hold airshows any more, neither does it hold Excalibur exercises. Happy days...

This month's winners:

Anders Annerfalk, Erkka Autio, Bernard Bacon, Karel Blahous, Simon Bratschi, Damien Burke, Paul Fransen, Paul Gold, Seb Gray, Tony Hazel, Hans Hogh, Garry Lakin, Gerwin Meijer, Paul Michaels, Simon Perkins, Dave Robins, Kit Spackman, Dave Taskis and Ian Woodrow.

Answer to the January 1999 Quiz

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British Aircraft Corporation/Dee Howard 1-11-2400

I agree this one was difficult. Very difficult! Only one of these aircraft was built; or rather converted. The port RR Spey engine of this BAC 1-11-400 was replaced with a high bypass ratio RR Tay in a development programme for re-engining of 1-11s. This was done by Dee Howard and the aircraft redesignated as the 1-11-2400. It was that full designation I was looking for. This aircraft was displayed at Farnborough in 1990 but sadly Dee Howard terminated the programme before certification, allegedly in no small part due to the reluctance of British Aerospace to supply engineering data as they feared re-engined 1-11s would hamper sales of the 146/RJ line of regional jets. A testimony to the strength of the 1-11 design me thinks.

I can report that only three people got the answer exactly right. Those who simply entered 1-11 do not get a point I am sorry to say, as I clearly stated in the question that I needed type and variant. Other guesses included a variety of small rear-engined airliners such as Fokker F28 and McDonnell Douglas MD87 and the odd biz jet.

This month's winners:

Jim Jolly, Benny Jorgensen and Paul Michaels.

Answer to the December 1998 Quiz

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North American T-39A Sabreliner

Hehehe, caught loads of you out with this one :) Not an aircraft you would really expect to see in a camouflage scheme, this T-39 served for many years as a flight checker aircraft in Europe. It is seen here at the 1990 Air Tournament International at Boscombe Down.

This month's winners:

Lennart Berns, Damien Burke, Paul Gold, Tony Hazel, Hans Hogh, Andrew Penny, Chris Reed and Chris Swan.

Other guesses were all understandable, the commonest being C-141 along with various other biz-jets used by the military. My memory was perhaps hazed with new year's spirit and Damien did get it correct on his first attempt, not second as I previously stated. Sorry Damien! You get the point, which narrows the gap between you and Ozzie to 3 points.

Answer to the November 1998 Quiz

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Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear

Perhaps I made this one too easy - 28 of you got it right!. The contra-rotating props only caught one person out (he guessed at a Shackleton).

This month's winners:

Zoltan Balogh, Lennart Berns, Christopher Bodlak, Robert Brevitt, Jonathan Bryon, David Bumpus, Steven Crutchley, Scott Dufford, Alasdair Ewen, Paul Gold, Marcel Grand, Tony Hazel, Mike Howles, Wijgert IJlst, Bas Jansen, Don Jones, Benny Jorgensen, Brian E. Kidd, Garry Lakin, Will Marshall, Craig Martin, Patrick Martin, Henning Norreris, Paul Osborne, Cora Overweg, Chris Reed, Peter Alan Shepard and Claes Skold.

Answer to the October 1998 Quiz

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Shorts SC5 Belfast

Yeah, this was a tough one. It showed too - of all the entries I received only two were correct. Quite a few of you were close with Bristol Britannia which has a similar cockpit window arrangement, and interestingly the Belfast's wing is based on that of the Britannia.

This month's winners:

Garry Lakin and Paul Osborne.

Answer to the 20th September 1998 Quiz

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Boeing 747SP-Z5

Lots of people got the 747 bit and that's what I was looking for. Good thing I didn't ask for the exact model as a lot of you went for a USAF E-4B (command post 747-200) which also has a satcom fairing just aft of the hump like this United Arab Emirates Royal Flight aircraft does.

This month's winners:

Lennart Berns, Christopher Bodlak, Robert Brevitt, Damien Burke, Russ Hodgkins, Garry A Lakin, Craig Martin, Bryan Morrissey, Paul Osborne, Chris Reed and Sergio Tapia.

Answer to the 6th September 1998 Quiz

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Lockheed P-3C Orion

Bit of a trick question as I thought some people would go for the refuelling probe line of attack and they did! It was in fact the MAD boom of this Netherlands Navy Orion flying a dirty pass at the 1996 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.

This month's winners:

Tom McGhee, Paul Osborne, Dave Robins, Mike Tighe and Joris van Boven.

Answer to the 23rd August 1998 Quiz

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Armstrong-Whitworth Meteor NF11, Jet Heritage

Dead easy! The framed canopy was a give-away.

This month's winners:

Lennart Berns, Bob Brevitt, Damien Burke, Gill Hands, Dave Hill and Paul Osborne.

Answer to the 9th August 1998 Quiz

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Japan Air Self Defence Force Boeing 747-47C

Another quite tricky one; the big clue being the red "rising sun" roundel.

This month's winners:

Craig Martin, Paul Osborne and Chris Reed.

Answer to the 27th July 1998 Quiz

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SAAB JAS39 Gripen 04 at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, September 1992

Definately more tricky judging by the lower number of responses. The big clue was the blue and yellow markings on the leading edges of the canard and wing - the colours of the Swedish flag and roundel.

This month's winners:

Rob Hendriks, Rick Kent, Gary Lakin and Anders Rehnberg.

Answer to the 12th July 1998 Quiz

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Gloster Meteor F8 WH364 at the Kemble Open Day, 31st May 1998

Yes, the star of the very first gate guard quiz is the star of the very first photoquiz! No longer on the gate at Kemble, but part of the great collection owned by various organisations at the place. Shame it doesn't fly...

This month's winners:

Mark Bewick, Damien Burke, Paul Crawley, Gill Hands, Rick Kent, Craig Martin, Bryan Morrissey, Paul Osborne, Simon Perkins, Chris Reed, Mike Stannard and Mike Tighe.

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