Men in Aviation
This person was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Lindbergh
The first women to fly solo transatlantic
Earhart
This country surrendered after the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Japan
Airships
The Wright brother's successful first flight took place
12/17/1903
This person won the first air race, bringing the international competition to the U.S.
Curtiss
Quimby
The nicknames (both of them) of the atomic bombs were
fat man, little boy
This group of pilots flew wooden bi-planes during WW2 to help the Soviets.
Night Witches
German Airforce name
Luftwaffe
The greatest American ace in WW1 was
Rickenbacker
The first licensed Native African American
Coleman
This man led a raid that many thought was a suicide mission departing from a location too far to return safely.
Doolittle
This Treaty marked the end of WW1
Versailles
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on
12/7/1941
This man led the first African-American flying unit
Anderson
The first woman to exceed Mach 2
Cochran
This president ordered the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
Truman
This country was the first to use radar to help protect itself during WW2.
Britain
German Air force's aerial fighting strategy was called
Blitzkrieg
This man was forced to help the Germans learn how Garros could shoot through a propeller.
Fokker
This woman died young, falling out of an aircraft before seatbelts were required.
Coleman
The nickname of this B-29 that dropped the Atomic Bomb
Enola Gay
____ broke the speed of sound in a ___ aircraft.
Yeager, X1
August (6&9) 1945