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At the beginning or World War One, most people in the military thought planes would only be useful to the military as:
Observation Aircraft
This General was the head of the US Army Air Service
General Billy Mitchell
This type of plane needed to be fast, light and maneuverable
Fighters
Mounting machine guns on planes meant that pilots could not only shoot down other planes, they could now also do this....
Strafe (or attack or shoot) enemy on the ground
Who was Eugene Bullard
The only African-American pilot in World War One?
Eddie Rickenbacker equipped his pilots with this - helping to make them more safe
Parachutes
In the Battle of Saint Mihiel, General Billy Mitchell had two goals. Those goals were (select two) to:
Shoot down enemy planes in the air and blow them up on the ground.
The "American Squadron" in france was called what?
Lafayette Escadrille
This "Ace of Aces" was America's top pilot, with 26 kills
Eddie Rickenbacker
What was the purpose of the Interrupting gear (AKA synchronization gear) that airplanes in WWI were equipped with?
It prevented the machine gun from shooting off the propeller.
The ability to strike at the enemy's source of economic, political or military power is called...
Strategic Bombing
Raoul Lufberry's two pieces of advice for pilots
Don't lunge headfirst into combat and if your plane is damaged or on fire try to land it immediately
Name the three types of specialized aircraft that were developed by the end of WWI
Fighters, Bombers and Observation
In his theory of fighting a war from the Air, this General said: 1) Air superiority must be assured, 2) Airplanes should be used as offensive weapons and 3) Aerial bombardment may be directed against enemy supplies, railroads, communications and airdromes (dirigibles).
General Billy Mitchell