Changing Nature Of Air Warfare

Question 0

What were the German dive bombers?

Answer 0

Stukas

Question 1

What was the German Airforce?

Answer 1

Luftwaffe

Question 2

Before D-Day, where did the Allies bomb?

Answer 2

Normandy hinterland

Question 3

Where was Hitler convinced the D-Day invasion would take place?

Answer 3

Calais

Question 4

When did the Germans bomb Warsaw?

Answer 4

September 1939

Question 5

When was the destruction of Rotterdam?

Answer 5

May 1940

Question 6

What was the codename for the German invasion of Britain?

Answer 6

Operation Sealion

Question 7

When was the Battle of Britain?

Answer 7

The summer of 1940

Question 8

When did Germany begin a full scale raid on the south east of England targeting radar and sector stations?

Answer 8

13th August

Question 9

On the 18th August why did the Luftwaffe target airfields in the south east?

Answer 9

To try and destroy the British fighter planes

Question 10

When did Britain get lucky during the Battle of Britain?

Answer 10

7th September

Question 11

Why did Britain get lucky during the Battle of Britain?

Answer 11

Hitler diverted the Luftwaffe to the bombing of London

Question 12

When did the Luftwaffe try to bomb London in daylight?

Answer 12

15th September

Question 13

How many planes did they lose during the daylight bombing of London?

Answer 13

56 planes

Question 14

When did Hitler postpone the invasion of Britain?

Answer 14

17th September

Question 15

Why was radar so effective?

Answer 15

It ensured that the British fighter planes could intercept German attacks

Question 16

What did the sector stations do?

Answer 16

Direct the fighter planes

Question 17

What are the two British fighter planes?

Answer 17

The Hurricanes and Spitfires

Question 18

What was the German fighter plane?

Answer 18

Messerschmitt 109

Question 19

Why was the Battle of Britain important?

Answer 19

It prevented a German invasion and was a morale booster for the British public

Question 20

From September 1940 what was the bombing of Britain called?

Answer 20

The Blitz

Question 21

What was the aim of the blitz?

Answer 21

To destroy the morale of the British people and to seriously disrupt production and communication

Question 22

When was London bombed?

Answer 22

From 2nd September to 2nd November every night, they continued to May 1941

Question 23

What was the damage in London?

Answer 23

Over 15000 were killed and 250000 made homeless

Question 24

When was Coventry's worst attack?

Answer 24

On 14th November 1940

Question 25

At Coventry how many incendiary bombs were used?

Answer 25

30000

Question 26

How long did it take Coventry to return to production?

Answer 26

Within five days

Question 27

How many bombers attacked Liverpool on 3rd May 1941?

Answer 27

500 bombers

Question 28

What was the damage in Belfast?

Answer 28

1000 were killed and 150000 were made homeless

Question 29

When was Glasgow attacked?

Answer 29

13-14th March 1941

Question 30

What was the damage at Glasgow?

Answer 30

500 were killed, hundreds injured and almost 12000 houses destroyed

Question 31

At Plymouth what was the main target?

Answer 31

The royal dockyards at Devonport

Question 32

When did the Plymouth raids start and end?

Answer 32

From early 1941 to the 30th April 1944

Question 33

At Plymouth how many bombings were there?

Answer 33

59 bombing attacks

Question 34

What was the damage at Plymouth?

Answer 34

1172 people were killed and 4448 were injured

Question 35

When did Hitler call off the Blitz?

Answer 35

May 1941

Question 36

Why was the Blitz called off?

Answer 36

The Luftwaffe was needed for the invasion of the Soviet Union

Question 37

What weapons were used during the second blitz

Answer 37

The V-1 and V-2 missiles

Question 38

What was the V-1?

Answer 38

A flying bomb which came down when it ran out of fuel

Question 39

How many V-1's reached Britain?

Answer 39

6000

Question 40

How many people died as a result of V-1's?

Answer 40

20000

Question 41

What was the weakness of the V-1?

Answer 41

The Allies could intercept these bombs

Question 42

Why was the V-2 more dangerous?

Answer 42

It was very fast and could not be shot down travelling at 4000 kmph

Question 43

How many V-2's hit London?

Answer 43

500

Question 44

How many died as a result of V-2's?

Answer 44

900

Question 45

Why was the V-2 ineffective?

Answer 45

It was used too late in the war to have a direct impact

Question 46

Why was the blitz counter-productive?

Answer 46

It made the British more determined to resist the Germans

Question 47

What was the overall damage of the blitz?

Answer 47

Over 3mn houses were destroyed and 60000 citizens were killed

Question 48

Why did the Allies bomb Germany?

Answer 48

To disrupt German war production, to reduce German morale and to finally defeat Germany

Question 49

In May 1942 where was the first thousand bomber raid?

Answer 49

Cologne

Question 50

How many people died in Cologne?

Answer 50

40000

Question 51

How many people died in Hamburg?

Answer 51

60000

Question 52

Where and when was the most controversial Allied raid?

Answer 52

Dresden in February 1945

Question 53

Who was head of British Bomber Command?

Answer 53

Air Marshall Harris

Question 54

Why was the raid on Dresden controversial?

Answer 54

Dresden was not an industrial city and was full of refugees

Question 55

How many casualties were there at Dresden?

Answer 55

100,000

Question 56

Why was there criticism of the Allied bombing?

Answer 56

It was morally wrong to target civilians, the bombing was counter-productive and bombing had little effect on German industry as it only fell by 10%. Moreover 140,000 airmen died

Question 57

During the Cold War why did technology develop?

Answer 57

As the US and SU were competing to produce the most destructive military aircraft

Question 58

What could new jet aircraft do?

Answer 58

Travel at higher altitudes, at greater speed and carry nuclear weapons

Question 59

What was the most significant missile developed?

Answer 59

The inter-continental ballistic missile

Question 60

What are some other changes to air warfare during the Cold War?

Answer 60

Air to air guided missiles as well as under the radar aircrafts

Question 61

On the 5th June 1967 how many Arab aircrafts had been destroyed?

Answer 61

416

Question 62

What airforces did the Israelis destroy?

Answer 62

Jordan, Syria and Iraq

Question 63

When was Operation Rolling Thunder?

Answer 63

7th February 1965

Question 64

What was Operation Rolling Thunder?

Answer 64

A widespread bombing raid on military and industrial targets in North Vietnam

Question 65

How long was Operation Rolling Thunder originally supposed to last?

Answer 65

8 weeks, it actually lasted 3.5 years

Question 66

How effective was the bombing of North Vietnam?

Answer 66

It damaged North Vietnam's war effort and disrupted its supply route. However the bombing mainly damaged the countryside which caused further support for the Vietcong. Also it did not stop supplies arriving from the North

Question 67

How much did it cost the USA to kill one Vietcong soldier?

Answer 67

$400000

Question 68

How did the USA try and force the Vietcong into battle?

Answer 68

Chemical weapons to destroy the jungle that the enemy hid in

Question 69

What were two chemical weapons?

Answer 69

Agent Orange and Napalm

Question 70

How many litres of Agent Orange was sprayed?

Answer 70

82mn litres

Question 71

What was another US tactic?

Answer 71

Search and Destroy

Question 72

What were Search and Destroy raids nicknamed?

Answer 72

Zippo raids

Question 73

In the Vietnam war what was the problem with US tactics?

Answer 73

High civilian casualties

Question 74

When was the extensive bombing campaign at the start of the Persian Gulf War?

Answer 74

17th January 1991

Question 75

How many sorties did the coalition fly over and how many tons of bombs did they drop over?

Answer 75

100000 sorties and 88500 tons of bombs

Question 76

In the Persian Gulf War what did the bombing achieve?

Answer 76

It destroyed military and civilian infrastructure, especially the Iraqi airforce and anti-aircraft facilities and communication facilities.

Question 77

What is the term stealth commonly applied to?

Answer 77

To a aircraft or missile system that have been designed to produce as small a radar signature as is practicable

Question 78

What were two US stealth aircrafts?

Answer 78

The F-117 Blackhawks and the B-2 Bomber

Question 79

What could the US stealth aircrafts do?

Answer 79

The shape of the aircrafts could bounce radio waves at different, odd angles and also they were coated with radar absorbing material.