On 15 September 1940, known as the Battle of Britain Day, an RAF pilot, Ray Holmes of No. 504 Squadron RAF rammed a German bomber he believed was going to bomb the Palace. Holmes had run out of ammunition and made the quick decision to ram it. Holmes bailed out. Both aircraft crashed. In fact the Dornier Do 17 bomber was empty. It had already been damaged, two of its crew had been killed and the remainder bailed out. Its pilot, Feldwebel Robert Zehbe, landed, only to die later of wounds suffered during the attack. During the Dornier's descent, it somehow unloaded its bombs, one of which hit the Palace. It then crashed into the forecourt of London Victoria station. The bomber's engine was later exhibited at the Imperial War Museum in London. The British pilot became a King's Messenger after the war, and died at the age of 90 in 2005. COUNT 10
QSN1 What is the date of the Battle of Britain Day? ANS1 15 September 1940 QSN2 What did Ray Holmes think the German pilot was going to bomb? ANS2 the Palace QSN3 What type of airplane was the German craft Holmes rammed into? ANS3 Dornier Do 17 bomber QSN4 After the war what did Holmes become? ANS4 King's Messenger QSN5 What year did Ray Holmes die? ANS5 2005 QSN6 What is September 15, 1940 known as? ANS6 the Battle of Britain Day QSN7 What did Ray Holmes believe the German pilot was targeting? ANS7 the Palace QSN8 What did Holmes do to stop the German Plane? ANS8 ram it QSN9 What type of aircraft was the German Plane? ANS9 Dornier Do 17 bomber QSN10 When did Holmes die? ANS10 2005