Air Force History Flashcards
In June 1907, who was told by his commanding officer that he and Private Joseph E. Barrett were going to learn to repair and inflate balloons?
Corporal Edward Ward
Helpful Hint: “Ward” you please repair and inflate my balloons?
The Statue of Liberty stands atop Fort Wood on Liberty Island in New York Harbor—what was this piece of land called back in June 1907?
Bedloes Island
Helpful Hint: She stands on a “bed-of-toes”
Note: Fort Wood was an active military installation as well
What job did Corporal Edward Ward hold prior to being assigned to the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Wood on Liberty Island in New York Harbor?
A railroad signal man
Who learned to repair and inflate balloons with Corporal Edward Ward back in June 1907 with the U.S. Army Signal Corps at Fort Wood on Liberty Island in New York Harbor?
Private Joseph E. Barrett
Helpful Hint: Think of blowing up balloons for a party at a “bar” called Barrett
Who recorded the first successful and useful balloon reconnaissance mission for the Army?
John La Mountain, a freelance civilian (2.2)
Helpful Hint: Picture a balloon snagged atop of a “mountain” ridge
When was the first successful and useful balloon reconnaissance mission for the Army recorded?
On 31 July 1861 (2.2)
Who, on 31 July 1861, rose to 1,400 feet and, commanding a view 30 miles in radius, informed Major General Benjamin Butler that Confederate strength around Hampton, Virginia, was weaker than originally thought
John La Mountain (2.2)
Helpful Hint: From the “mountain” tops he saw the Confederate forces
Who interviewed Lowe before the War Department provided Lowe $250 for balloon demonstrations, including the transmission of a telegraph message from aloft?
President Abraham Lincoln (2.2)
Who did President Abraham Lincoln interview before the War Department provided him $250 for balloon demonstrations, including the transmission of a telegraph message from aloft?
Lowe, an old rival of La Mountain (2.2)
Helpful hint: Lowe got the government “contract” over La Mountain
What happened to Lowe in August 1861 just before Lowe demonstrated how a balloon could effectively direct artillery fire by telegraph?
A Confederate battery fired upon Lowe and his craft—both he and his balloon craft escaped unharmed (2.2)
When did Lowe demonstrate how a balloon could effectively direct artillery fire by telegraph?
In August 1861 (2.2)
In 1896 who built a 14,000 cubic foot silk balloon and later in 1897 enlisted and was tasked to ready the balloon for Signal Corps service?
William Ivy Baldwin and his wife (2.2)
What was the name of the balloon used during the Spanish-American War at the battle of San Juan Hill?
Santiago (2.2)
Since when was a balloon detachment part of the U.S. Army in some kind of way?
Since the Civil War (2.2)
What increased in terms of society after the Wright brothers flew their heavier than- air contraption at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903?
Public enthusiasm for all things aeronautical (2.2)
