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Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in 1903?
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively lightweight gasoline ...
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WAPS - SSgt Frequently tested questions and answers
2023/2024;(Actual quiz 100% Verified)
Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in
1903?
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively lightweight gasoline
engine and revolutionary, highly efficient propellers. When and where did the aircraft
successfully fly four manned missions?
17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
Who is considered the "father" of flying?
Orville Wright
He was an airpower visionary who called for an air force independent of the US Army.
Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became the youngest captain ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912.
William "Billy" Mitchell
He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in 1915 and commanded most US
air combat units during much of 1918.
Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service and led battleship bombing
trails in 1921.
Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the former German
battleship Ostfriesland by the 1st Provisional Air Brigade under his leadership.
Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered by President
Coolidge?
outspoken advocacy of a separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of
the Air Service, and criticism of superiors
He was a pioneer aviator and the first commander of an American air unit in the field.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in 1907 and participated in the
acceptance tests of the Army's first semirigid dirigible and it's first airplane, a Wright
flyer designated Signal Corps No. 1, in 1908 and 1909.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He completed the organization of the Army's first operational unit, the 1st Aero
Squadron, in 1915.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He commanded the 1st Aero Squadron during the Mexican Punitive Expedition
from 1916-1917 (the first deployment of a US Army air unit to the field).
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He played a major role in planning and implementing the $640 million aviation
program started after the US entered WWI.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois
,He was promoted to brigadier general and named Chief of the Air Service for the
American Expeditionary Force in 1917, but was replaced by General Patrick six
months later.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was promoted to major
general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air Corps could fly
the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped.
Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is generally recognized as
the father of the modern USAF.
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000 members and 3,900
aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000 aircraft.
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the US military
aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking flying officer in Washington, D.C.
and winning two Mackay Trophies for making the most meritorious military flights in
1912 and 1934.
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air Force in 1949. He
was a five-star General of the Army in 1944.
General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by President Harry S.
Truman in 1947.
General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He served in France during WWI and commanded the US Strategic Air Forces in
Europe and was tasked with softening up Hitler's Fortress Europe during WWII.
General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945
atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first combat
Air Force.
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly created General
Headquarters Air Force in
1935
In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what?
The Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training
He was named Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command in 1941, assumed
command of US Forces in the Middle East when America entered WWII and was
promoted to lieutenant general.
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
,He accepted command of US Forces in the European Theater in 1943 and he was one
of the most promising Army Air Forces generals until his career ended prematurely
when he died in an aircraft near Iceland in 1943.
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
In 1949, Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland was named in his honor
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
He was a daring and innovative aviator who participated in the Pan-American Goodwill
tour of 1926 and 1927.
General IRA C. Eaker
He flew in the first extended aerial refueling experiment and served in the office of the
Chief of the Air Corps during the 1930s.
General IRA C. Eaker
He accepted command of the 29th Pursuit Group at Hamilton Field, CA in 1940 and
took command of the VIII Bomber Command and was promoted to brigadier general in
1942.
General IRA C. Eaker
General IRA C. Eaker served as commander of which forces after promotion to
lieutenant general in 1943.
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
He was Deputy Commander, US Army Air Forces and Chief of the Air Staff after WWII
until his retirement in 1947.
General IRA C. Eaker
General IRA C. Eaker was promoted to a four-star general by President Reagan in
1985
Who convinced Prime Minister Winston Churchill and directed the daylight strategic
bombardment campaigns against the German military and industrial base of Nazi-
occupied Europe and Germany?
General IRA C. Eaker
He was a pioneer logistician who coordinated the rapid expansion of American's air
arsenal during WWII and as Chief, Army Air Forces Material Division, he lead the most
massive aircraft procurement in history.
Major General Oliver P. Echols
She successfully combined two careers as an airline flight attendant and Air Force flight
nurse.
Captain Lillian K. Keil
How many evacuations flights did Captain Lillian K. Keil make during WWII and how
many of those flights were transatlantic?
250 evacuation flights
23 transatlantic
Captain Lillian K. Keil flew ____ air evacuations, logging _________ hours of flight time
during the Korean War.
175
1,400
How many wounded soldiers, sailors, and marines did Captain Lillian K. Keil attend to
while in the air?
More than 10,000
, She was the most decorated woman in US military history and awarded 19 medals.
Captain Lillian K. Keilq
He was considered a technical and tactical innovator, and a great operational air
commander in WWII, for his ability to overcome severe organizational, logistical,
personnel, technical and strategic difficulties.
General George C. Kenney
He flew a DH-4 coast-to-coast in 22 hours, 35 minutes with only one refueling stop, won
the Schneider Trophy Races, setting a seaplane speed record of 245.713 mph. In
addition, he helped develop fog-flying equipment in 1928 and won the Harmon Trophy
after making the first "blind" flight, completely dependent on instruments.
General James "Jimmy" Doolittle
General James "Jimmy" Doolittle resigned his regular commission to manage Shell Oil's
aviation department but was brought back to active duty in what year to troubleshoot
engine and aircraft development.
1940
He is best remembered for leading the 18 April 1942 B-25 raid on Tokyo, launched from
the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet which restored American morale and damaged
Japanese confidence.
General James "Jimmy" Doolittle
Nicknamed "Old Leatherface," she was the leader of the Flying Tigers unit, which
gained game for its victorious exploits during the first six months of WWII
Major General Claire L. Chennault
He was forced to retire in 1937 for health reasons and went to China shortly after to
begin training pilots for the Chinese Air Force. In 1941, he recruited American military
pilots and organized the American Volunteer Group.
Major General Claire L. Chennault
Major General Claire L. Chennault trained three squadrons of "____________" in tactics
he developed that took advantage of the strengths of his Curtiss P-40s and exploited
enemy weakness
Flying Tigers
In April 1942, he was recalled to active duty by the US Army Air Forces, in the grade of
Major General, to command the Fourteenth Air Force in China. In that capacity, he
fought two was which was against the Japanese and the other war was against supply
and equipment problems in isolated China.
Major General Claire L. Chennault
He made Strategic Air Command the world's premier and most powerful nuclear force.
General Curtis E. LeMay
In the days before deployable guided missiles, he developed Strategic Command's
policy of constant alert, keeping some bombers aloft at all times ready to respond to a
Soviet attack.
General Curtis E. LeMay
He is known as the Air Force's outstanding practitioner of air logistics and air mobility.
Lieutenant General William H. Tunner
He helped create the US Army Air Forces Ferrying Command during WWII which later
became Air Transport Command and delivered 10,000 aircraft monthly from stateside
factories to worldwide theaters of operation.
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