WAPS – SSgt (Section 1F) Questions And Answers

WAPS – SSgt (Section 1F) Questions And Answers Who achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air airplane flight in 1903? - ANSThe 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? - ANS-17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC Who is considered the "father" of flying? - ANS-Orville Wright He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force independent of the US Army. - ANS-Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912. - ANS-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*. - ANS-Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led *battleship bombing trails* in 1921. - ANSColonel 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. - ANS-Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered by President Coolidge? - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. - ANS-Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican Punitive Expedition from * (the first deployment of a US Army air unit to the field). - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - ANS-General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first combat Air Force. - ANS-Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews assumed command of the newly created General Headquarters Air Force in - ANS-1935 In 1939, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews, was named what? - ANS-The Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training Continues...