WWI and WWII
_____ influenced the U.S. to provide $13M+ in funding for military aeronautics and airfields.
What is World War I (began in Europe in 1914)?
_____ 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 the Vietnam War?
Red Tails: Fighter escorts flew ____ rather than in formation with the bombers.
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 (Manfred von Richthofen)?
American dive bombers sunk __(#)__ Japanese carriers during this battle.
What are 4 Japanese carriers?
_____ is the nickname for the Tuskegee Airmen due to the color of the tail of the aircraft.
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 his approach to landing U.S. Airways Flight 1549.
What is false? (Sully believes landing in the Hudson was necessary).
The U.S. created a separate branch of the military named the Air Force in ________.
What is September 1947?
_____ occurred on 4/18/42 with B-52's taking off from the USS Hornet.
What is the Doolittle Raid?
Up until World War __(#)__, 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 is 2,586 members of the U.S. Air Force?
Top Gun II: _____ would typically prevent the stealing of an F-18.
What is base security?
General ______ led the U.S. Armed Forces in WWII.
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 of the ______.
What is the Lockheed SR-72?
_______ flew the Bell X-1 at Mach 1 pushing the Air Force into the supersonic 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)