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151. Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in 1903? The Wright Brothers. 152. The Wright brothers' 1903 flyer design was built with a relatively lightweight gasoline engine and revolutionary, highly efficient _______. Propellers. 153. On 17 December 1903, the Wright brothers successfully flew how many manned missions at Kitty Hawk, NC? Four. 154. Who is considered the "father" of flying? Orville Wright. 155. Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell was an airpower visionary who called for an air force independent of the US Army and claimed airplanes could sink battleships. T/F True. (Probably the high point of his military career was the sinking of the former German battleship Ostfriesland by the 1st Provisional Air Brigade under his leadership.) 156. What led to Colonel Mitchell not being reappointed as Assistant Chief and his eventual court-martial ordered by President Coolidge? His outspoken advocacy of separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air Service and criticism of superiors. 157. Who was the first commander of an American air unit in the field? Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois. (He commanded the 1st Aero Squadron during the Mexican Punitive Expedition from .) 158. In 1934, what decision damaged Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois' reputation? He agreed the Air Corps could fly the US mail, but they proved ill-equipped. 159. Who commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF? General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold. 160. Under General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold's direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000 members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly _________ members and ________ aircraft. 2.5 million members and 75,000 aircraft. 161. Who was the first and only five-start General of the Air Force? General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold. (He was also a five-star General of the Army.) 162. In January 1944, General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz assumed command of US Strategic Air Forces in Europe. What was he tasked with? Softening up Hitler's Fortress Europe before the Allied invasion. 163. What did General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz oversee while in command of US Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific Theater? The final strategic bombing campaign against Japan, including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 164. In 1947, who did President Harry S. Truman appoint as the first Chief of Staff of the USAF? General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz. 165. Who was commander of the first combat Air Force and a founding father of the modern Air Force? Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews. (In March 1935, he assumed command of the newly created General Headquarters Air Force.) 166. Lieutenant General Andrews was one of the most promising Air Forces general up until his death in an aircraft accident near ________ in 1943. Iceland. 167. General Ira C. Eaker was a daring and innovative aviator who flew in the first _________ experiment in 1929. Extended aerial refueling. (The crew kept a plan aloft for 151 hours.) 168. What did General Ira C. Eaker strongly advocate for and eventually direct against the German military and industrial base of Nazi-occupied Europe and Germany? Daylight strategic bombardment. 169. Who coordinated the rapid expansion of America's air arsenal during WWII, the most massive aircraft procurement in history? Major General Oliver P. Echols, as Chief, Army Air Forces Materiel Division. 170. Captain Lillian K. Keil successfully combined what two careers? Airline flight attendant and Air Force flight nurse. 171. Captain Lillian K. Keil made 250 evacuation flights, ________ of which were transatlantic during WWII. 23. 172. Who flew 175 air evacuations, logging 1,400 hours of flight time during the Korean War? Captain Lillian K. Keil. 173. Captain Lillian K. Keil attended to more than ________ wounded soldiers, sailors and marines in the air. 10,000. 174. Captain Lillian K. Keil was the most decorated woman in US military history and was awarded 19 medals. T/F True. (These included a European Theater medal with 4 battle-stars, a Korean service medal with 7 battle stars, 4 air medals and a Presidential Citation from the Republic of Korea.) 175. Why was General George C. Kenney considered a technical and tactical innovator, and a great operational air commander during WWII? For his ability to overcome severe organizational, logistical, personnel, technical and strategic difficulties.