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WAPS – SSgt (Questions And Answers)Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air
airplane flight in 1903? Correct Ans - 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? Correct Ans
- 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
Who is considered the "father" of flying? Correct Ans - Orville Wright
He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force independent of the
US Army. Correct Ans - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General Staff in
1912. Correct Ans - 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*. Correct Ans -
Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led *battleship
bombing trails* in 1921. Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered
by President Coolidge? Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans - 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.
Correct Ans - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
*He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational unit, the
*1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. Correct Ans - 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). Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans -
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. Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans -
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. Correct Ans
- 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. Correct Ans - 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.
Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans -
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. Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the
1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki) Correct Ans -
General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the
first combat Air Force. Correct Ans - Lieutenant General Frank M.
Andrews
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly
created General Headquarters Air Force in Correct Ans - 1935
In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what? Correct
Ans - 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. Correct Ans -
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.
Correct Ans - Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
In 1949, Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland was named in his honor
Correct Ans - Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
He was a daring and innovative aviator who participated in the Pan-American
Goodwill tour of 1926 and 1927. Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans -
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. Correct Ans - General IRA C. Eaker
General IRA C. Eaker served as commander of which forces after promotion to
lieutenant general in 1943. Correct Ans - 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. Correct Ans - General IRA C.
Eaker
General IRA C. Eaker was promoted to a four-star general by President Reagan
in Correct Ans - 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? Correct Ans - 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.
Correct Ans - Major General Oliver P. Echols
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