The big weekend quiz

The RAF Benevolent Fund is a charity providing support to serving and ex-serving RAF personnel and their families. Try out this fascinating quiz supplied by the Fund

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity, providing practical, financial and emotional support to RAF personnel, veterans and their partners and dependants.

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1. Up to how many troops can a Chinook carry?

A. 30 troops

B. 55 troops

C. 62 troops

2. Which actor played Barnes Wallis in the film The Dam Busters?

A. Michael Redgrave

B. Richard Todd

C. John Mills

3. What year were the RAF Falcons formed?

A. 1951

B. 1961

C. 1971

4. What year was the Guinea Pig Club formed?

A. 1931

B. 1937

C. 1941

5. Which frontline aircraft did Flight Lieutenant Jo Salter, the first female fast-jet pilot, fly in 1994?

A. Panavia Tornado

B. Dakota

C. Lancaster

6. In which year did Her Majesty The Queen become patron of the Fund? A. 1955

B. 1948

C. 1952

7. What was the codename for the bouncing bomb dropped during the Dambusters Raid?

A. Down-drop

B. Upheaval

C. Upkeep

8. What year was the Bomber Command memorial unveiled?

A. 2013

B. 2012

C. 2009

9. Who commanded 617 Squadron during the Dambusters Raid?

A. Douglas Bader

B. Guy Gibson

C. Ralph Cochrane

10. Which of these celebrities served in the Royal Air Force?

A. Sir Bruce Forsyth B. Les Dawson C. Russ Abbott

11. Which of the following was once parachuted out of a Beverley transport aircraft into the Malaysian jungle to deal with a rat problem?

A. Mouse traps

B. Rat poison

C. Cats

12. Aeronautical engineer RJ Mitchell has long been credited as the sole designer of the Spitfire but what did he originally want to call the aircraft?

A. Scorpion B. Shrew C. Sparrow

13. Finish the line in the well-known speech by Winston Churchill which paid tribute to the air crews fighting the Battle of Britain? Never in the field of human conflict….

A. “...was so much owed by so many to so few”

B. “…was so much lost by so many” C. “…was so much given by so few”

14. Who founded the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund?

A. Hugh Grant

B. Hugh Trenchard

C. Hugh Dowding

15. Which children’s author served as a fighter pilot during the Second World War? A. Dr Seuss

B. C.S. Lewis

C. Roald Dahl

16. What does the code word ‘Angels’ refer to?

A. Height

B. Speed

C. Ammunition

17. Faith, Charity and Hope were all names of what, during the Siege of Malta?

A. Tanks

B. Aircraft

C. Supply ships

18. The Lancaster bomber was used in more than 156,000 sorties during the Second World War. How many crew members were required on board?

A. Five

B. Nine

C. Seven

19. Where is the RAF’s furthest base from the UK?

A. Ascension Island

B. Cyprus

C. The Falkland Islands

20. The Voyager is twice the size of a Lancaster bomber but what length is its wingspan?

A. 55m

B. 65m

C. 60m

21. What is the longest-running airlift in the RAF’s history?

A. Operation Coral

B. Operation Vigour C. Operation Cheshire

22. Which aircraft is often referred to as the ‘Mighty Hunter’?

A. Nimrod

B. Vulcan

C. Hurricane

23. What year was the RAF Benevolent Fund formed?

A. 1925

B. 1919

C. 1935

24. Which RAF station did Tom Cruise film an airborne stunt for Mission Impossible 5?

A. RAF Odiham

B. RAF Cosford

C. RAF Wittering

25. In addition to the Dams raid of May 1943, the Lancaster is also well known for sinking which German battleship in November 1944?

A. Bismarck B. Scharnhorst C. Tirpitz

26. During the Battle of Britain, which day in August 1940 became known as the ‘Hardest Day’?

A. 18 August

B. 20 August

C. 24 August

27. During the Blitz, which UK city was bombed for 57 consecutive nights?

A. Manchester

B. London

C. Birmingham

28. What is the motto of the Royal Air Force?

A. Per ardua ad astra – “Through adversity to the stars”

B. Ad astra per aspura – “To the stars – the hard way”

C. Attingere caelum digito – “Touch the sky with a finger” 29. The Dambusters of 617 Squadron are possibly the most famous RAF Squadron ever. From which base did they launch that famous raid?

A. RAF Scampton

B. RAF Waddington

C. RAF Biggin Hill

30. During the Battle of Britain, where was the Battle of Britain bunker based?

STALWART: A 27 Squadron Chinook operating out of RAF Odiham sporting a paint scheme for the helicopter’s 40th anniversary.

A. RAF Abingdon B. RAF Bawdsey C. RAF Uxbridge Memorial to the 55,573 Bomber Command airmen lost during war.

A Supermarine Spitfire fighter being readied for action during the Battle of Britain.

A gargantuan RAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster thunders off the runway.

RAF pilots show their skill with some impressive formation flying.