PDG TSgt; Questions & Answers 100% Correct
What did the first and second World War signal? Answer-the First World
War signaled airpower's promise, the Second World War fulfilled the visio
What does the term Blitzkrieg mean? Answer-lightning war
What happened on September 1, 1939? Answer-Adolf Hitler launched a
massive assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and spawned
the term Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war
What was considered the strongest in Europe? Answer-German
paratroopers and glider forces
What happened when the German forces attacked France? Answer-the
Luftwaffe gained air superiority, masked the movement of German panzers
through the Ardennes forest, and hindered Allied attempts to rally
What was the first all-air campaign in history? Answer-Following the
defeat of France in June 1940, the victorious Luftwaffe faced Britain's Royal Air
Force in the Battle of Britain,
, PDG TSgt; Questions & Answers 100% Correct
What were the downfalls of the Me-110? Answer-short range limited its
combat time and tactical flexibility over England
How many planes did the Royal Air Force lose? Answer-Against German
losses of 1,733 aircraft, the Royal Air Force lost 915 planes. By 15 September
1940, Hitler abandoned his planned invasion of Britain. In tribute to the Royal
Air Force Fighter Command, Prime Minister Winston Churchill stated, "Never in
the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
What did the fall of France in 1940 galvanize President Roosevelt to do?
Answer-Resolve to fight Nazi tyranny. Roosevelt turned to airpower as a
major weapon. The President called for American industry to build 50,000
military aircraft. Considering that in 1939, the United States Army Air Corps
numbered roughly 1,800 aircraft and 18,000 men, this figure stunned air leaders
and industrialists alike.
Who developed the most massive aircraft procurement program in history?
Answer-Major General Oliver P. Echols
True or False. Until December 1940, the United States built aircraft at a rate of
only 800 per month. By 1942, American factories produced 47,800 aircraft, and
by 1944, an astronomical 96,300 planes. Answer-True
What did the first and second World War signal? Answer-the First World
War signaled airpower's promise, the Second World War fulfilled the visio
What does the term Blitzkrieg mean? Answer-lightning war
What happened on September 1, 1939? Answer-Adolf Hitler launched a
massive assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and spawned
the term Blitzkrieg, or "lightning war
What was considered the strongest in Europe? Answer-German
paratroopers and glider forces
What happened when the German forces attacked France? Answer-the
Luftwaffe gained air superiority, masked the movement of German panzers
through the Ardennes forest, and hindered Allied attempts to rally
What was the first all-air campaign in history? Answer-Following the
defeat of France in June 1940, the victorious Luftwaffe faced Britain's Royal Air
Force in the Battle of Britain,
, PDG TSgt; Questions & Answers 100% Correct
What were the downfalls of the Me-110? Answer-short range limited its
combat time and tactical flexibility over England
How many planes did the Royal Air Force lose? Answer-Against German
losses of 1,733 aircraft, the Royal Air Force lost 915 planes. By 15 September
1940, Hitler abandoned his planned invasion of Britain. In tribute to the Royal
Air Force Fighter Command, Prime Minister Winston Churchill stated, "Never in
the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
What did the fall of France in 1940 galvanize President Roosevelt to do?
Answer-Resolve to fight Nazi tyranny. Roosevelt turned to airpower as a
major weapon. The President called for American industry to build 50,000
military aircraft. Considering that in 1939, the United States Army Air Corps
numbered roughly 1,800 aircraft and 18,000 men, this figure stunned air leaders
and industrialists alike.
Who developed the most massive aircraft procurement program in history?
Answer-Major General Oliver P. Echols
True or False. Until December 1940, the United States built aircraft at a rate of
only 800 per month. By 1942, American factories produced 47,800 aircraft, and
by 1944, an astronomical 96,300 planes. Answer-True
