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Chapter 1. Air Force Heritage Flashcards

1
Q

What was the German AirForce called in1939?

A

Luftwaffe

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2
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Who Commanded the Luftwaffe in 1939?

A

Hermann Goring

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3
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What did Sir Robert Watson-Watt invent?

A

Radar

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4
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On what day did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

A

07 December 1941

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5
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What day did the United States declare war on Japan?

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08 December 1941

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6
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What was the combined bomber offensive codenamed between the United states and Britain in January 1943

A

Operation pointblank

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7
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Who established the VIII bomber command in January 1942

A

Brig Gen Ira C. Eaker

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8
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What was the 14 October 1943 mission known as?

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Black Thursday

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9
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What aircraft revolutionized the air war over Europe in 1940

A

The P-51 Mustang

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10
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How long did it take tto design the P-51 Mustang?

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100 Days

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11
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Which aircraft was known as a technological marvel because it had a bombers range and a fighters performance?

A

The P-51 Mustang

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12
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How many tons of bombs were dropped during the combined bimber offensive from 1942 until 1945

A

1.5 million

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13
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Who was the only enlisted airman to have a B-17 named after him?

A

TSgt Sandy Sanchez

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14
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In what year did the Air Force have its first Chief Master Sergeant?

A

1962

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15
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Who was the first CMSAF

A

Paul Airey

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16
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What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt direct the Army Air Corps to begin doing in 1941

A

Accept black Americans inti aviation cadet training

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17
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What fighter squadron did the Tuskegee Airmen beling to?

A

99th

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18
Q

Who organized the flying tigers?

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Claire Lee Chennault

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19
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What was the name or the american volunteer group that aided natiounalist china against japanese invaders?

A

The Flying Tigers

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20
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What rank was LTC Doolittle promited to upon his return to the United States from a raid in Tokyo?

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Brigadier General

21
Q

What was the nickname given to John Foley?

A

Johnny zero

22
Q

What flier had a popular song written about him

A

John Foley

23
Q

What forced john foley to return to the united states in 1943

A

Malaria

24
Q

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

A

The Battle of Midway

25
Q

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

A

Maj Paul (Pappy) Gunn

26
Q

What was considered as one of the most hazardous military air operations of WW2

A

Flying the Hump

27
Q

What was the 1st Air Commando Group the first to do?

A

Conduct the first helicopter combat rescue

28
Q

Who was the pilot on the enola gay on 06 August 1945

A

Colonel Paul Tibbets

29
Q

What was the nickname of the uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 06 August 1945

A

Little Boy

30
Q

Who commanded the plane on 09 August 1945 that released a plutonium bomb on Nagasaki

A

Major Charles Sweeny

31
Q

After WW2 how much did the wartime military strength decrease by May 1947?

A

From 2.4 million to 304,000

32
Q

What did President Harry S. Truman sign into law on 26 July 1947

A

The national security act of 1947

33
Q

What was the purpose of the National Security Act of 1947

A

To provide a separate department of the airforce

34
Q

Who was the first secretary of the AirForce

A

Stuart Symington

35
Q

By what year did familiar terms begin to change for the air force (i.e,; dining halls instead of mess halls)

A

1959

36
Q

In what year did the airforce officially change the names of the lower four enlisted ranks

A

1952

37
Q

Who organized a makeshift airlift of food, medicine, and coal after the 1948 soviets instituted a blockade

A

General Lemay

38
Q

What enlisted function was the most critical to the success of the berlin airlift

A

Maintenance

39
Q

How many bombs were used to protect the airlift duringn the berlin airlift

A

None

40
Q

Who was the first man to break the sound barrier

A

Charles (chuck) Yeager

41
Q

Who shot down a mig-15 in the worlds first all-jet air battle on 08 november 1950

A

Leutenant Russel brown

42
Q

Who was the first to shoot down a mig-15 with a b-29 on 09 november 1958

A

Corporal harry lavene

43
Q

Who shot down two migs on 12 april 51 a feat unmatched by any other gunner

A

Sergeant billie beach

44
Q

During the korean war the f-86 pilots established a remarkable kill ratio. What was the kill ratio

A

10 to 1

45
Q

Who led the pack with 16 kills in the b-24 durin the korean war

A

Captain joseph mcconnell

46
Q

Who gained recognition as the worlds first jet ace

A

Captain james jabara

47
Q

What was the name of the committee trevor garnder convened to examine the field of long-range missiles

A

The teapot committee

48
Q

What marked the beginning of the space age and the space race between the united states and soviet union

A

The successful launch of sputnik 1 satellite

49
Q

In what year was the national reconnaissance office formed to take charge of highly classified reconnaissance satellites

A

1960

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