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