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TSgt PDG Questions with Correct Answers for
a Specific Exam Mail
General Henry "Hap" Arnold
Ans: First Commanding General of the Army Air Force?
Air War Planning Document
Ans: Doctrinal blueprint provided the conceptual framework for the
American air effort in World War 2. Reflected 1930s Air Corp Tactical School
doctrine of using massive force to destroy the enemy's will and capability to
fight through long-range strategic bombardment
Operation PointBlank
Ans: Combined American precision daylight bombing and British night area
bombing. Formed by the Casablanca Directive of January 1943.
General Spaatz and the Mighty Eighth
Ans: Conducted the first American Operational bombing mission on 17
August 1942 in Rouen, France.
Black Thursday
Ans: Bombing of Schweinfurt ball bearing Factories that resulted in the lost of
60 Bombers on 14 October 1943. Ended unescorted bombing campaign
Carpetbaggers
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: 5th Bombardment Wing, Twelfth Air Force group saved hundreds of
downed aircrews trapped behind enemy lines
Operation Argument
Ans: operation of winning air superiority by destroying German aircraft
manufacturing plants
Combined Bomber Offensive
Ans: Longest and bloodiest air campaign in history
Sergeant Sandy Sanchez
Ans: Flew 44 missions (19 more than required) as a gunner with the 95th
Bomb Group. Died during on last Nazi oil refinery on 15 March 1945. Only
enlisted men with B17 named for him.
Paul Airey
Ans: First Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. First recipient of The Air Force
POW medal
99th Fighter Squadron
Ans: First Members of the Tuskegee Airmen
Lieutenant Col. James Doolittle
Pretest - Stuvia US
,3
Ans: Led 16 bombers on a raid against Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya.. Caused
little damage but shocked the Japanese and cheered the American public.
Received the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general.
Corporal John D. Foley
Ans: Shot down several Japanese enemy aircraft
The Battle of Coral Sea
Ans: The first naval battle fought entirely by Air
The Battle of Midway
Ans: U.S Navy pilots sank four Japanese Carriers and turn tide of the war in
the Pacific
Major General George C. Kenney
Ans: assumed command of the Fifth Air Force in July 1942
William H. Turner
Ans: Planned and Supervised the ferringf of 650,000 tons of supplies across
the Himalayas to Chinese and American forces in the China-Burma-India
Theater.
Thursday
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 4
Ans: 1st Air Commando Group provided assistance to British Chindit forces
conducting long range penetration missions against the Japanese. Also
conducted the first helicopter combat rescue.
Operation Matterhorn
Ans: General Arnold Air operation against Japan
Post wartime strength
Ans: dwindled from 79,000 aircraft to 24,000 aircraft
and 2.4 million people to 304,000
The National Security Act of 1947
Ans: Established a separate and independent Department of the Air Force
Stuart Symington
Ans: The first Secretary of the Air Force
General Carl A. Spaatz
Ans: The first Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Air Force Rank Change of 1952
Ans: Removed Army rank system and replaced it with Airman Basic, Airman
Third Class, Airman Second Class, and Airman First Class
The Berlin Crisis
Pretest - Stuvia US
TSgt PDG Questions with Correct Answers for
a Specific Exam Mail
General Henry "Hap" Arnold
Ans: First Commanding General of the Army Air Force?
Air War Planning Document
Ans: Doctrinal blueprint provided the conceptual framework for the
American air effort in World War 2. Reflected 1930s Air Corp Tactical School
doctrine of using massive force to destroy the enemy's will and capability to
fight through long-range strategic bombardment
Operation PointBlank
Ans: Combined American precision daylight bombing and British night area
bombing. Formed by the Casablanca Directive of January 1943.
General Spaatz and the Mighty Eighth
Ans: Conducted the first American Operational bombing mission on 17
August 1942 in Rouen, France.
Black Thursday
Ans: Bombing of Schweinfurt ball bearing Factories that resulted in the lost of
60 Bombers on 14 October 1943. Ended unescorted bombing campaign
Carpetbaggers
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: 5th Bombardment Wing, Twelfth Air Force group saved hundreds of
downed aircrews trapped behind enemy lines
Operation Argument
Ans: operation of winning air superiority by destroying German aircraft
manufacturing plants
Combined Bomber Offensive
Ans: Longest and bloodiest air campaign in history
Sergeant Sandy Sanchez
Ans: Flew 44 missions (19 more than required) as a gunner with the 95th
Bomb Group. Died during on last Nazi oil refinery on 15 March 1945. Only
enlisted men with B17 named for him.
Paul Airey
Ans: First Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. First recipient of The Air Force
POW medal
99th Fighter Squadron
Ans: First Members of the Tuskegee Airmen
Lieutenant Col. James Doolittle
Pretest - Stuvia US
,3
Ans: Led 16 bombers on a raid against Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya.. Caused
little damage but shocked the Japanese and cheered the American public.
Received the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general.
Corporal John D. Foley
Ans: Shot down several Japanese enemy aircraft
The Battle of Coral Sea
Ans: The first naval battle fought entirely by Air
The Battle of Midway
Ans: U.S Navy pilots sank four Japanese Carriers and turn tide of the war in
the Pacific
Major General George C. Kenney
Ans: assumed command of the Fifth Air Force in July 1942
William H. Turner
Ans: Planned and Supervised the ferringf of 650,000 tons of supplies across
the Himalayas to Chinese and American forces in the China-Burma-India
Theater.
Thursday
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 4
Ans: 1st Air Commando Group provided assistance to British Chindit forces
conducting long range penetration missions against the Japanese. Also
conducted the first helicopter combat rescue.
Operation Matterhorn
Ans: General Arnold Air operation against Japan
Post wartime strength
Ans: dwindled from 79,000 aircraft to 24,000 aircraft
and 2.4 million people to 304,000
The National Security Act of 1947
Ans: Established a separate and independent Department of the Air Force
Stuart Symington
Ans: The first Secretary of the Air Force
General Carl A. Spaatz
Ans: The first Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Air Force Rank Change of 1952
Ans: Removed Army rank system and replaced it with Airman Basic, Airman
Third Class, Airman Second Class, and Airman First Class
The Berlin Crisis
Pretest - Stuvia US
