Google Quiz

[The Mad Collector]

That should be the Northrop Alpha 2 NC942Y, of the Northrop Aircraft Corporation. Is it

If it is, and that looks highly likely having looked the plane up, well done Crys , then to answer the other half of the question it was used by TWA.

[Tonyblack]

That should be the Northrop Alpha 2 NC942Y, of the Northrop Aircraft Corporation. Is it

It certainly is! It even says "Northrop Aircraft Corporation" on the side of the plane in the picture.

They flew with TWA: Transcontinental & Western Air, which later became know as Trans World Airlines. I was fascinated by the Wiki which describes the service they had between San Francisco and New York that required 13 stops and took 23 hours.

If you've ever played the computer game, Medal Of Honor - Underground, you'll see one of these that gets sent to an airstrip in North Africa to rescue the hero at the end of a level.

[Tonyblack]

It's been a while since anyone posted on this so:

Why did American military aircraft markings go from this:



To this, during World War 2?:

[Who's Wee Dug]

Same colours as the RAF or superstitous about it being a bull to aim for.

[Tonyblack]

No not that.

[The Mad Collector]

Looked too Japanese (rising sun flag) so they were shooting their own side ?

Not that I would ever suggest that the Americans went in for shooting thier own planes down

[Tonyblack]

That's right! The RAF also got rid of the centre red spot from their planes fighting in South East Asia Command for the same reason.

[The Mad Collector]

yeesh, that was said mainly as a joke, I didn't know it was true

Those trigger happy Yanks.

[The Mad Collector]

Beyond them all being authors the following people have one common link, what is it?
Agatha Christie
Susan Ertz
Ernest Hermingway
Eric Linklater
André Maurois
Compton Mackenzie
Beverley Nichols
Dorothy L. Sayers
Mary Webb
E.H. Young

[Tonyblack]

I'm pretty sure I know that one, so I'll see if someone else knows before I say anything.

[Who's Wee Dug]

They never got married.

[The Mad Collector]

No, I know Christie was married twice

Tony, drop me a PM with your answer then at least I can confirm if you are right

[Tonyblack]

PM sent.

[Jinx]

They were all born in the 19th Century?

[The Mad Collector]

True Jinx but not what I'm after as that would apply to tens of thousands of writers. There is something that links these 10 writers and these 10 alone. By the way Tony has the right answer but is sportingly letting this round play on for a few days if needed.

When checking this I found to my surprise that Hemmingway and Linklater were both born in 1899 I thought they were earlier than that as both were very well known by the 1920's.