1D 1.11 Flashcards
Air War in the Pacific
In early 1941, which former Air Corps Tactical School Instructor organized the American volunteer group known as the “Flying Tigers” to aid Nationalist China against Japanese invaders?
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Claire Lee Chennault
Which groups, famous for the shark mouths painted on their Curtis P-40 Warhawks, amassed 286 confirmed victories and lost only 12 pilots before being disbanded in July 1942?
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The Flying Tigers
The Japanese forces appeared invincible during the first six months of conflict, and America needed a strong offensive strike against the Japanese to boost sagging morale. What raid inflicted little damage, but shocked Japanese military leaders while cheering the American public?
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The Doolittle Raid
Who did a war correspondent nickname “Johnny Zero,” after shooting down at lease one Japanese enemy aircraft on his first mission as a B-26 crew member?
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Corporal John D. Foley
The song “Johnny Got a Zero” and commercial items such as “Johnny Zero” watches and boots were all named for which American War Hero?
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Corporal John D. Foley
Who became an Army Air Force LEGEND after being decorated 8 times for heroism, including personal recognition by Generals MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Doolittle?
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Corporal John D. Foley
What battle, fought 4-8 May 1942, marked the first naval battle fought entirely by air?
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The Battle of Coral Sea
In which battle, fought 4 June 1942, did United States Navy pilots sink four Japanese carriers and turn the tide of the war in the Pacific?
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The Battle of Midway
What strategy caused the Fifth Air Force (attached to the Southwest Pacific Theater under Genera Douglas MacArthur’s command) to fly second string a/c out of primitive bases, while struggling to overcome a low resource priority level and a 10,000-mile supply chain across New Guinea toward the Philippines?
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The “Europe First”
In July 1942, Major General George C. Kenney assumed command of the Fifth Air Force, Southwest Pacific Theater! What innovation did Kenney encourage Maj Paul “Pappy” Gunn to do to create deadly attack planes?
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Mount quad .50-caliber machine guns in the nose of A-20 and B-25 a/c!
What was the hazardous World War II military air operation for transporting supplies across the Himalayas called?
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Flying the “Hump”
Air Transportation Command crews, flying C-46s and C-47s braved perilous weather conditions to deliver ___ tons of supplies to Chinese and American forces?
- Bonus, Enterprise Architect William H. Tunner developed many mx and cargo-handling techniques that proved INVALUABLE during the ___
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650,000 tons
*Berlin Airlift
In which operation did the 1st Air Commando Group use unconventional air warfare to help British “Chindit” forces to conduct long-range penetration missions against the Japanese?
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Operation Thursday
Which group demonstrated air power could support unconventional warfare any time, any place, by conducting the first helicopter combat rescue?
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1st Air Commando Group
With a pressurized crew compartment, remotely controlled guns, and new radial engines, the B-29 was an a/c of unprecedented size and capability. What operation used B-29s out of bases in India and China to carry out strategic bombing of Japanese force?
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Operation Matterhorn
Who drastically altered B-29 tactics by ordering low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive machine guns, reduced fuel loads, and increased bomb loads, to avoid the jet stream and high-altitude engine problems?
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Major General Curtis E. LeMay
What specially modified a/c from the 393rd Bombardment Squadron, a component of the 509th Composite Group, delivered the first operational atomic bomb?
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B-29s
What was the name of the a/c piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, that dropped a uranium bomb over Hiroshima, destroying nearly five square miles of the city and killing 80,000 people on 6 Aug 1945?
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Enola Gay
On 6 Aug 1945, the Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped a uranium bomb over Hiroshima; What was this bomb known as?
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“Little Boy”
What was the name of the a/c commanded by Major Charles W. Sweeney that released a plutonium bomb on Nagasaki o 9 Aug 1945?
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Bockscar
The Bockscar, piloted by Major Charles W. Sweeney, released a plutonium bomb on Nagasaki on 9 Aug 1945. What was the name of this bomb?
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“Fat Man”
What day did the Japanese government surrender World War II?
1.11.12
14 Aug 1945
