WWI and WWII
______ influenced the U.S. to provide $13M+ in funding for military aeronautics and airfields.
What is World War I?
_____ occurred from June 3-7 in 1942 between the U.S. and Japan.
What is the Battle of Midway?
_____ were the first African American pilots in the U.S. military.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
_____ started on November 1, 1955.
What is on the flanks?
_____ was a German fighter pilot in WWI and the highest scoring ace with 80 victories.
Who is the Red Baron?
American dive bombers sunk (#) Japanese carriers during this battle.
What are four Japanese carriers?
_____ is the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen.
Who are the Red Tails?
A tour of duty in Vietnam lasted for (#) months.
What is 12 months?
Sully: T/F Captain Sullenberger expressed feelings of guilt for landing Flight 1549 in the Hudson?
What is false?
The U.S. created a separate branch of the military named the Air Force in ______.
What is September 1947?
The ____ occurred on 4/18/42 with B-52's taking off from the USS Hornet.
What is the Doolittle Raid?
Up until WW (#), African Americans who learned to fly were self-taught or overseas.
What is WWII?
(#) members of the U.S. Air Force died in the Vietnam War.
What are 2,586 U.S. Air Force members?
Top Gun II: _____ would typically prevent the stealing of an F-18.
What is base security?
General ____ led the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II.
Who is General Henry "Hap" Arnold?
_____ led the intelligence unit and was responsible for breaking the code that led to an American victory.
Who is Edwin Layton?
(#) Tuskegee Airmen were killed in action.
What are 66 Tuskegee Airmen?
(#) tons of bombs were dropped over North Vietnam by the U.S. in 1972.
What is 150,000 tons?
Top Gun II: The Darkstar aircraft is based off the ____.
What is the Lockheed SR-72?
_____ flew the Bell X-1 at Mach 1 pushing the Air force into the supersonice age.
Who is Chuck Yeager?
(#) of 41 bomber aircraft were lost while attempting to strike Japanese carriers.
What are 35 of 41 bomber aircraft?
The Tuskegee Airmen lost only (#) bombers.
What are 27 bombers?
Operation _____ helped evacuate 50,000 citizens before the enemy reached Saigon.
What is Operation Babylift?
Imitation Game: T/F Alan Turing designed the Bombe coding machine by himself.
What is False? (Gordon Welchman assisted)