| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1206 Registered: 5-2003 |
A true story from World War II: After dropping their bombs on Italians in North Africa, British bombers continued to fly over their target for several hours. They did this even though they were out of bombs and could be shot down by the enemy. Why? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 776 Registered: 8-2005 |
Was it to keep the enemy pinned down? | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 776 Registered: 12-2007 |
Reconnaissance? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 58 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did the Italians know the British were out of bombs? Was there something preventing the British from landing? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1208 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was it to keep the enemy pinned down? Reconnaissance? Did the Italians know the British were out of bombs? Was there something preventing the British from landing? No to all. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1209 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was it to keep the enemy pinned down? Reconnaissance? Did the Italians know the British were out of bombs? Was there something preventing the British from landing? No to all. | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 779 Registered: 8-2005 |
Could the bombers have left if they wanted to? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 61 Registered: 7-2009 |
The Italians did not know that the British were out of bombs. Did the British know that the Italians did not know the British were out of bombs? Were the British using this knowledge to their advantage? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2002 Registered: 1-2007 |
Anything to do with estimating the amount of damage their bombs had caused? Or simply confirming that targets had been hit? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1210 Registered: 5-2003 |
Could the bombers have left if they wanted to? Yes. The Italians did not know that the British were out of bombs. Did the British know that the Italians did not know the British were out of bombs? Were the British using this knowledge to their advantage? Anything to do with estimating the amount of damage their bombs had caused? Or simply confirming that targets had been hit? No to the rest. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 65 Registered: 7-2009 |
Were they continuing to fly over their target so that they wouldn't have to go fight at another location? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1212 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were they continuing to fly over their target so that they wouldn't have to go fight at another location? No. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 75 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was the reason they continued to fly over their target to be able to do something? Or to avoid doing something? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1214 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the reason they continued to fly over their target to be able to do something? This. Or to avoid doing something? | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2009 |
Do you always have to be in an airplane to do what they were doing? Or another aircraft? Has what they were doing ever been done outside of wartime? Often been done? Did the entire crew want to do what they were doing? Did the entire crew participate in "the action"? Were they doing something fun? Were they waiting for someone? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1215 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do you always have to be in an airplane to do what they were doing? Not necessarily, but it helps. Or another aircraft? Some other aircraft would work, but not all. Has what they were doing ever been done outside of wartime? I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. Often been done? I doubt it. Did the entire crew want to do what they were doing? b{Irrelevant.} Did the entire crew participate in "the action"? Not everyone was needed. Were they doing something fun? No. Were they waiting for someone? Yes. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1216 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do you always have to be in an airplane to do what they were doing? Not necessarily, but it helps. Or another aircraft? Some other aircraft would work, but not all. Has what they were doing ever been done outside of wartime? I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. Often been done? I doubt it. Did the entire crew want to do what they were doing? Irrelevant. Did the entire crew participate in "the action"? Not everyone was needed. Were they doing something fun? No. Were they waiting for someone? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 448 Registered: 11-2008 |
Do you have to be airborne to do what they were doing? Were they waiting for other planes/aircraft? Were they waiting for an ally/enemy? Did they need to burn the fuel before landing? | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2009 |
Was it more dangerous to leave than to stay? Was the reason they stayed because of something that was going on inside the plane? Was the reason they stayed because of something that was going on outside of the plane? Would the "average man" have made the decision to stay under the same circumstances? Were they firing their guns at something? Were they dropping something else? Propaganda? Did all of their equipment work? Was their plane damaged? | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 8 Registered: 8-2009 |
Were they waiting for new orders? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1217 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do you have to be airborne to do what they were doing? Yes. Were they waiting for other planes/aircraft? No. Were they waiting for an ally/enemy? Yes. Did they need to burn the fuel before landing? No. Was it more dangerous to leave than to stay? Yope. Was the reason they stayed because of something that was going on inside the plane? No. Was the reason they stayed because of something that was going on outside of the plane? Yes. Would the "average man" have made the decision to stay under the same circumstances? Yes. Were they firing their guns at something? No. Were they dropping something else? No. Propaganda? No. Did all of their equipment work? Yes. Was their plane damaged? No. Were they waiting for new orders? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 449 Registered: 11-2008 |
Were they waiting for an ally? An enemy? Whoever they were waiting for was to approach by air? By land? By the sea? The activity which was going on outside of the plane: Was it on the ground? In the air? On the sea? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1218 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were they waiting for an ally? This. An enemy? Whoever they were waiting for was to approach by air? By land? This. By the sea? The activity which was going on outside of the plane: Was it on the ground? This. In the air? On the sea? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 450 Registered: 11-2008 |
Were they waiting for ally troops to arrive? If so, to protect them? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1219 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were they waiting for ally troops to arrive? Yes. If so, to protect them? No. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 84 Registered: 7-2009 |
Were they waiting for their allies to bring them new supplies? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 454 Registered: 11-2008 |
Were they waiting to provide them (ie the allies) with some information? Was it daylight? Relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1220 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were they waiting for their allies to bring them new supplies? No. Were they waiting to provide them (ie the allies) with some information? No. Was it daylight? No. Relevant? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 456 Registered: 11-2008 |
Did they provide light to the ally troops? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1221 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did they provide light to the ally troops? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 458 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was whatever they intended rather psychological than physical? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1223 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was whatever they intended rather psychological than physical? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 460 Registered: 11-2008 |
Were they trying to impress the enemy? If so, by showing off they were many? Was there some trick involved? Religion relevant? Superstitions? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1224 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were they trying to impress the enemy? No. If so, by showing off they were many? No. Was there some trick involved? You could say that, yes. Religion relevant? Superstitions? No to both. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 461 Registered: 11-2008 |
Let us see... did they want the enemy to assume something? When hovering above the area... were they just flying, or was there another activity involved? Light relevant? Sound relevant? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 781 Registered: 8-2005 |
Is the sound of the aircraft relevant? or the lights? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1225 Registered: 5-2003 |
Let us see... did they want the enemy to assume something? Yes. When hovering above the area... were they just flying, or was there another activity involved? No. Light relevant? Yes. Sound relevant? Yes. Is the sound of the aircraft relevant? Yes. or the lights? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 462 Registered: 11-2008 |
Was the sound meant to deter the enemy? To indicate the position of the aircraft? | ||
| Martinfg (Martinfg)
New member Username: Martinfg Post Number: 784 Registered: 8-2005 |
was the sound of the aircraft used to cover the noise the advancing troops were making? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1226 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the sound meant to deter the enemy? To indicate the position of the aircraft? No to both. was the sound of the aircraft used to cover the noise the advancing troops were making? Correct. ************** Spoiler ************** This happened just before a surprise attack at dawn. To keep the Italians from hearing the British tanks that were sneaking up on them in the dark, aircraft were used to drown out the sound of the tank engines. | ||
| Natanz (Natanz)
New member Username: Natanz Post Number: 11 Registered: 8-2009 |
Nice one | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 464 Registered: 11-2008 |
Thanks for this puzzle! |
