WAPS TEST 5 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT WITH
COMPLETE 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
◉ 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.
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.
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.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
COMPLETE 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
◉ 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.
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.
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.
Answer: General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
