Chapter 1. Air Force Heritage Flashcards
What was the German AirForce called in1939?
Luftwaffe
Who Commanded the Luftwaffe in 1939?
Hermann Goring
What did Sir Robert Watson-Watt invent?
Radar
On what day did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
07 December 1941
What day did the United States declare war on Japan?
08 December 1941
What was the combined bomber offensive codenamed between the United states and Britain in January 1943
Operation pointblank
Who established the VIII bomber command in January 1942
Brig Gen Ira C. Eaker
What was the 14 October 1943 mission known as?
Black Thursday
What aircraft revolutionized the air war over Europe in 1940
The P-51 Mustang
How long did it take tto design the P-51 Mustang?
100 Days
Which aircraft was known as a technological marvel because it had a bombers range and a fighters performance?
The P-51 Mustang
How many tons of bombs were dropped during the combined bimber offensive from 1942 until 1945
1.5 million
Who was the only enlisted airman to have a B-17 named after him?
TSgt Sandy Sanchez
In what year did the Air Force have its first Chief Master Sergeant?
1962
Who was the first CMSAF
Paul Airey
What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt direct the Army Air Corps to begin doing in 1941
Accept black Americans inti aviation cadet training
What fighter squadron did the Tuskegee Airmen beling to?
99th
Who organized the flying tigers?
Claire Lee Chennault
What was the name or the american volunteer group that aided natiounalist china against japanese invaders?
The Flying Tigers
What rank was LTC Doolittle promited to upon his return to the United States from a raid in Tokyo?
Brigadier General
What was the nickname given to John Foley?
Johnny zero
What flier had a popular song written about him
John Foley
What forced john foley to return to the united states in 1943
Malaria
During what battle on 04 june 1942 did United STates Navy pilots sink four japanese carriers and turned the tide of the war in the pacific
The Battle of Midway
Who did MG George Kenney encourage to mount quad .50-caliber machine guns in the nose of A20 and B-25 aircraft to creat deadly attack planes
Maj Paul (Pappy) Gunn
What was considered as one of the most hazardous military air operations of WW2
Flying the Hump
What was the 1st Air Commando Group the first to do?
Conduct the first helicopter combat rescue
Who was the pilot on the enola gay on 06 August 1945
Colonel Paul Tibbets
What was the nickname of the uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 06 August 1945
Little Boy
Who commanded the plane on 09 August 1945 that released a plutonium bomb on Nagasaki
Major Charles Sweeny
After WW2 how much did the wartime military strength decrease by May 1947?
From 2.4 million to 304,000
What did President Harry S. Truman sign into law on 26 July 1947
The national security act of 1947
What was the purpose of the National Security Act of 1947
To provide a separate department of the airforce
Who was the first secretary of the AirForce
Stuart Symington
By what year did familiar terms begin to change for the air force (i.e,; dining halls instead of mess halls)
1959
In what year did the airforce officially change the names of the lower four enlisted ranks
1952
Who organized a makeshift airlift of food, medicine, and coal after the 1948 soviets instituted a blockade
General Lemay
What enlisted function was the most critical to the success of the berlin airlift
Maintenance
How many bombs were used to protect the airlift duringn the berlin airlift
None
Who was the first man to break the sound barrier
Charles (chuck) Yeager
Who shot down a mig-15 in the worlds first all-jet air battle on 08 november 1950
Leutenant Russel brown
Who was the first to shoot down a mig-15 with a b-29 on 09 november 1958
Corporal harry lavene
Who shot down two migs on 12 april 51 a feat unmatched by any other gunner
Sergeant billie beach
During the korean war the f-86 pilots established a remarkable kill ratio. What was the kill ratio
10 to 1
Who led the pack with 16 kills in the b-24 durin the korean war
Captain joseph mcconnell
Who gained recognition as the worlds first jet ace
Captain james jabara
What was the name of the committee trevor garnder convened to examine the field of long-range missiles
The teapot committee
What marked the beginning of the space age and the space race between the united states and soviet union
The successful launch of sputnik 1 satellite
In what year was the national reconnaissance office formed to take charge of highly classified reconnaissance satellites
1960
