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Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane
flight in 1903? - 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? - 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
He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by President Harry S.
Truman in 1947. - 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. -
Answer✅✅General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945
atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - Answer✅✅General Carl A.
"Tooey" Spaatz
He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first
combat Air Force. - Answer✅✅Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly created
General Headquarters Air Force in - Answer✅✅1935
In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what? - 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. - 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. -
Answer✅✅Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
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Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane
flight in 1903? - 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? - 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
He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by President Harry S.
Truman in 1947. - 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. -
Answer✅✅General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz
He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945
atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - Answer✅✅General Carl A.
"Tooey" Spaatz
He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first
combat Air Force. - Answer✅✅Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly created
General Headquarters Air Force in - Answer✅✅1935
In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what? - 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. - 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. -
Answer✅✅Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews
