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TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ 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?
Answer: 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
⩥ Who is considered the "father" of flying?
Answer: Orville Wright
⩥ He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force
independent of the US Army.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the
General Staff in 1912.
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*.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led
*battleship bombing trails* in 1921.
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.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-
martial ordered by President Coolidge?
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.
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.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first*
operational unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915.
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).
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.
, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED ACTUAL
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ 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?
Answer: 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
⩥ Who is considered the "father" of flying?
Answer: Orville Wright
⩥ He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force
independent of the US Army.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the
General Staff in 1912.
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*.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led
*battleship bombing trails* in 1921.
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.
Answer: Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell
⩥ What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-
martial ordered by President Coolidge?
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.
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.
Answer: Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois
⩥ *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first*
operational unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915.
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).
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.
, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
