BTZ EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Tuskegee Airmen (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -In 1941, FRD directed the Army Air
Corps to accept African Americans into aviation cadet training.
-On 27 Jan 1944, over Anzio, these pilots from the 99th Fighter Squadron flew obsolete
P-40s, and downed 9 superior Focke-Wulf 190s.
-The 332d Fighter Group shot down 111 enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat, losing 66 of
their own aircraft to all causes, including 7 shot down.
Flying Tigers (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -The US's 1st
combat experience before the declaration of war.
Claire Lee Chennault organized the US volunteer group, to aid Nationalist China against
Japanese Invaders.
-Famous for shark mouths painted on their Curtis P-40 Warhawks, they had an
impressive 286 confirmed victories, losing only 12 pilots, before disbanding in July
1942.
Doolittle Raid (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -On 18 April 1942,
Lt Col James "Jimmy" Doolittle led 16 North American B-25 Mitchell med bombers,
launching from the USS Hornet, in a bombing raid on various targets in Tokyo, Kobe,
and Nagoya.
-Inflicted little damage, but the gesture shocked Japanese military leaders.
-In May 1942, Doolittle received the Medal of Honor and promotion to Brigadier
General.
James D. Foley (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --He never
received aerial training, but volunteered as a gunner and was assigned to a B-26 Crew.
-On his 1st mission, he shot down at least 1 Japanese enemy aircraft.
-Nicknamed "Johnny Zero", and subject of a popular song, "Johnny got a Zero."
-Decorated a total of 8 times for heroism.
1st Atomic Bomb (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --On 6 August
1945, Col Paul Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay which dropped a uranium bomb, known
as "Little Boy," over Hiroshima.
The bomb destroyed nearly 5 sq. miles of the city, killing 80,000 people.
, 2nd Atomic Bomb (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --On 9 August
1945, the B-29 Bockstar, commanded by Maj Charles Sweeney, released a plutonium
bomb called "Fat Man" on Nagasaki.
-The bomb devastated 1.5 sq. miles, killed 35,000, and injured 60,000 people.
-The Japanese Gov. surrended 14 August 1945.
National Security Act of 1947 (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage) - Correct
Answers --On 26 July 1947, President Truman signed this act, which provided for a
separate Department of the Air Force.
Air Force Birthday (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -18 September 1947
1st Secretary of the Air Force (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -Stuart Symington, he
officially established the USAF as an independent, coequal service.
General Carl Spaatz (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -1st AF Chief of Staff in 1947
-nicknamed "Tooey", was a WWII general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in
Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production
facilities as a priority over other targets.
-He and his successor, Gen. Hoyt Vandenburg clarified AF roles and missions and
organized to meet the challenges of the Cold War.
The Berlin Airlift (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --
On 24 June 1948, the Soviets blockaded railroad and road corridors serving the 2.5 mil.
residents of West Berlin.
-Commander Gen. Lemay organized a makeshift of food, medicine, and coal.
-On 15 April 1949, 1,398 aircraft delivered a 1-day record of 12,941 tons of supplies.
-By 1949, the Soviets acknowledged the airlift's success and lifted the blockade.
-Operations VITTLES tallied 277,804 flights delivering 2.3 million tons of supplies.
Chuck Yeager (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -On
14 October 1947, he seized headlines as the 1st man to break the sound barrier.
-His Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" reached Mach 1.06 at 43,000 ft after a launch from a
B-29 Mothership.
Cuban Missile Crisis (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -In October 1962, the Kennedy
Administration faced its most serious foreign policy crisis.
-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev saw an opportunity to strengthen the relationship
between the Soviet Union and Fidel Castro's Cuba and make good its promise to
defend Cuba from the United States.
-This Crisis brought the US and the SU dangerously close to nuclear war.
Duane Hackney (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -An AF Pararescueman, who was the
most decorated enlisted man in USAF history and earned more than 70 awards and
decorations in all.
-He served from 1965 to 1991, retiring as a Chief.
ANSWERS
Tuskegee Airmen (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -In 1941, FRD directed the Army Air
Corps to accept African Americans into aviation cadet training.
-On 27 Jan 1944, over Anzio, these pilots from the 99th Fighter Squadron flew obsolete
P-40s, and downed 9 superior Focke-Wulf 190s.
-The 332d Fighter Group shot down 111 enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat, losing 66 of
their own aircraft to all causes, including 7 shot down.
Flying Tigers (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -The US's 1st
combat experience before the declaration of war.
Claire Lee Chennault organized the US volunteer group, to aid Nationalist China against
Japanese Invaders.
-Famous for shark mouths painted on their Curtis P-40 Warhawks, they had an
impressive 286 confirmed victories, losing only 12 pilots, before disbanding in July
1942.
Doolittle Raid (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -On 18 April 1942,
Lt Col James "Jimmy" Doolittle led 16 North American B-25 Mitchell med bombers,
launching from the USS Hornet, in a bombing raid on various targets in Tokyo, Kobe,
and Nagoya.
-Inflicted little damage, but the gesture shocked Japanese military leaders.
-In May 1942, Doolittle received the Medal of Honor and promotion to Brigadier
General.
James D. Foley (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --He never
received aerial training, but volunteered as a gunner and was assigned to a B-26 Crew.
-On his 1st mission, he shot down at least 1 Japanese enemy aircraft.
-Nicknamed "Johnny Zero", and subject of a popular song, "Johnny got a Zero."
-Decorated a total of 8 times for heroism.
1st Atomic Bomb (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --On 6 August
1945, Col Paul Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay which dropped a uranium bomb, known
as "Little Boy," over Hiroshima.
The bomb destroyed nearly 5 sq. miles of the city, killing 80,000 people.
, 2nd Atomic Bomb (Air War in the Pacific, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --On 9 August
1945, the B-29 Bockstar, commanded by Maj Charles Sweeney, released a plutonium
bomb called "Fat Man" on Nagasaki.
-The bomb devastated 1.5 sq. miles, killed 35,000, and injured 60,000 people.
-The Japanese Gov. surrended 14 August 1945.
National Security Act of 1947 (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage) - Correct
Answers --On 26 July 1947, President Truman signed this act, which provided for a
separate Department of the Air Force.
Air Force Birthday (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -18 September 1947
1st Secretary of the Air Force (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -Stuart Symington, he
officially established the USAF as an independent, coequal service.
General Carl Spaatz (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -1st AF Chief of Staff in 1947
-nicknamed "Tooey", was a WWII general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in
Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production
facilities as a priority over other targets.
-He and his successor, Gen. Hoyt Vandenburg clarified AF roles and missions and
organized to meet the challenges of the Cold War.
The Berlin Airlift (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers --
On 24 June 1948, the Soviets blockaded railroad and road corridors serving the 2.5 mil.
residents of West Berlin.
-Commander Gen. Lemay organized a makeshift of food, medicine, and coal.
-On 15 April 1949, 1,398 aircraft delivered a 1-day record of 12,941 tons of supplies.
-By 1949, the Soviets acknowledged the airlift's success and lifted the blockade.
-Operations VITTLES tallied 277,804 flights delivering 2.3 million tons of supplies.
Chuck Yeager (AF Independence & the Cold War, AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -On
14 October 1947, he seized headlines as the 1st man to break the sound barrier.
-His Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" reached Mach 1.06 at 43,000 ft after a launch from a
B-29 Mothership.
Cuban Missile Crisis (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -In October 1962, the Kennedy
Administration faced its most serious foreign policy crisis.
-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev saw an opportunity to strengthen the relationship
between the Soviet Union and Fidel Castro's Cuba and make good its promise to
defend Cuba from the United States.
-This Crisis brought the US and the SU dangerously close to nuclear war.
Duane Hackney (AF Heritage) - Correct Answers -An AF Pararescueman, who was the
most decorated enlisted man in USAF history and earned more than 70 awards and
decorations in all.
-He served from 1965 to 1991, retiring as a Chief.
