CT 3/26/13 Flashcards
What was the term for a military supply such as weapons, ammunition , combat vehicles, and equipment?
Ordnance
Advocates of an independent Air Force said the Army would underdevelope and it.
Underfund
The US Department of War stated that the Army and what other Branch of service could defend the US against invasion?
Navy
This US bomber could fly faster than any pursuit
aircraft in 1935.
Flying Fortress
What is the term for functioning as a branch of
another military organization?
Auxiliary
The Army Air Corps held a design competition for a multiengine bomber in 1935. Which aircraft manufacturer won the competition?
Boeing
What unsinkable ship was sunk in 1921 that
convinced the Navy to build aircraft carriers?
Ostfriesland
Who helped bring about the all-black 99th Pursuit Squadron or Tuskegee, Alabama?
Truman
What is the branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function?
Corps
A device that helps determine when to drop a bomb accurately.
Bomb sight
Lacking the qualities needed for effective action.
Incompetent
This is a word to signify Independent operations
Autonomy
Who launched a major public relations campaign for an Air Force independent of the Army and Navy?
Mitchell
This Pilot training program trained pilots in case of a nations emergency and these pilots were put on “Reserve Status.”
Civilian
How did objectors to an independent Air Force view power?
Artillery
This President signed a Presidential Executive order in 1918 creating the Army Air Service.
Wilson
An act that involves a violation of allegiance towards one’s country.
Treasonable
What type of spending did Congress cut back on after World War I?
Defense
Refusal to submit to authority.
Insubordination
What type of development did the Army Air Corps officers focus on in the 1930s?
Aircraft
This is the aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of material and personal.
Logistics
Who is sometimes called “The father of US Air Force precision bombing”?
Nero
This 1st Lt flew from New York to San Francisco to prove if the country were under attack, an airplane could cross fly across the country in one day to defend the area under attack.
Maughan
Why was the change from the Army Air Service to the Army Air Corps significant?
Independent
After a new bomber entered the US arsenal in 1935, what did the Army realize it now needed (type of airplane)?
Pursuit
Who was the biggest proponent of keeping the Air Corps in the General Staff?
Army
