SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
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Air Answer-WWII proved that ___ superiority was a required component
for the success of land,sea and air operations.
The Luftwaffe Answer-What is the name of Germany's Air Force, which
emphasized speed and concentration of forces to crush their enemies and
spawned the term "Blitzkrieg" or "lightning war"
Radar Answer-British Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding's Fighter Command
had been preparing for a German onslaught since 1937 and used Sir Robert
Watson-Watt's ___ innovation to create an effective, integrated air defense
system.
The machine deciphered codes providing information (known as ULTRA) that
forewarned British intelligence of major attacks. It also provided invaluable
insight into the status of German maintenance and logistics. Answer-The
Enigma machine was Britain's top-secret advantage over the Germans in WWII.
What did it do?
Britain Answer-In September 1940, Hitler abandoned his invasion of ___
, SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
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General Henry "Hap" Arnold Answer-To manage growing American air
power, a major reorganization created the US Army Air Forces. Who was
appointed as its Commanding General?
The Air War Planning Document 1. Answer-What document was created
in August 1941, providing a blueprint for the strategic air campaign against the
Axis?
American precision daylight bombing and British night area bombing.
Answer-The Casablanca Directive of January 1943 inaugurated the
Combined Bomber Offensive, codenamed Operation PointBlank. What two
bombing styles did it combine?
Superior numbers. Answer-By D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allied Air Forces
dominated the skies of Europe with new aircraft, tactics and ___
16 April 1945 Answer-When did General Spaatz declare the end of the
strategic air war against Germany, as all significant targets were considered
destroyed?
, SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
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Sgt Sandy Sanchez Answer-Who was one of the enlisted force's most
decorated Airmen of WWII and was the only enlisted Airmen to have a B-17
named after him?
TSgt Paul Airey. (Also received the first Air Force POW medal in 1988.)
Answer-Name the TSgt who was liberated by the British army as a POW in
Germany in 1945 and later became the first CMSAF in 1967.
99th Fighter Squadron Answer-The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII
were members of the ___ Squadron.
Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Answer-Which Tuskegee Airman commanded
the 99th Fighter Squadron and later became an Air Force general officer?
Cpl John D. Foley, nicknamed "Johnny Zero." Answer-Who became a
popular hero as a gunner in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII and was
decorated eight times for heroism, including personal recognition by Generals
MacArthur, Eisenhower and Doolittle?
, SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
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True. Answer-US carrier-based aviation proved the value of air power at
sea with Naval aviation playing a vital role in the Pacific War T/F
The Battle of Midway. Answer-At what battle on 4 June 1942 did US Navy
pilots sink four Japanese carriers and turn the tide of war in the Pacific
Maj. Gen George C. Kenney. Answer-Who assumed command of the Fifth
Air Force in 1942 and maximized the resource-poor command's combat power?
That airpower can support unconventional warfare any time, any place.
Answer-What air power capability did the 1st Air Commando Group
demonstrate while helping British "Chindit" forces conduct long-range
penetration missions against the Japanese?
He ordered low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive
machine guns, reduced fuel loads and increased bomb loads. Answer-
How did Maj Gen Curtis E. LeMay alter the B-29 tactics when he assumed
command of the XX Bomber Command crews in the Pacific?
Correct
Air Answer-WWII proved that ___ superiority was a required component
for the success of land,sea and air operations.
The Luftwaffe Answer-What is the name of Germany's Air Force, which
emphasized speed and concentration of forces to crush their enemies and
spawned the term "Blitzkrieg" or "lightning war"
Radar Answer-British Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding's Fighter Command
had been preparing for a German onslaught since 1937 and used Sir Robert
Watson-Watt's ___ innovation to create an effective, integrated air defense
system.
The machine deciphered codes providing information (known as ULTRA) that
forewarned British intelligence of major attacks. It also provided invaluable
insight into the status of German maintenance and logistics. Answer-The
Enigma machine was Britain's top-secret advantage over the Germans in WWII.
What did it do?
Britain Answer-In September 1940, Hitler abandoned his invasion of ___
, SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
Correct
General Henry "Hap" Arnold Answer-To manage growing American air
power, a major reorganization created the US Army Air Forces. Who was
appointed as its Commanding General?
The Air War Planning Document 1. Answer-What document was created
in August 1941, providing a blueprint for the strategic air campaign against the
Axis?
American precision daylight bombing and British night area bombing.
Answer-The Casablanca Directive of January 1943 inaugurated the
Combined Bomber Offensive, codenamed Operation PointBlank. What two
bombing styles did it combine?
Superior numbers. Answer-By D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allied Air Forces
dominated the skies of Europe with new aircraft, tactics and ___
16 April 1945 Answer-When did General Spaatz declare the end of the
strategic air war against Germany, as all significant targets were considered
destroyed?
, SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
Correct
Sgt Sandy Sanchez Answer-Who was one of the enlisted force's most
decorated Airmen of WWII and was the only enlisted Airmen to have a B-17
named after him?
TSgt Paul Airey. (Also received the first Air Force POW medal in 1988.)
Answer-Name the TSgt who was liberated by the British army as a POW in
Germany in 1945 and later became the first CMSAF in 1967.
99th Fighter Squadron Answer-The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII
were members of the ___ Squadron.
Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. Answer-Which Tuskegee Airman commanded
the 99th Fighter Squadron and later became an Air Force general officer?
Cpl John D. Foley, nicknamed "Johnny Zero." Answer-Who became a
popular hero as a gunner in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII and was
decorated eight times for heroism, including personal recognition by Generals
MacArthur, Eisenhower and Doolittle?
, SSgt-TSgt PDG; Questions & Answers 100%
Correct
True. Answer-US carrier-based aviation proved the value of air power at
sea with Naval aviation playing a vital role in the Pacific War T/F
The Battle of Midway. Answer-At what battle on 4 June 1942 did US Navy
pilots sink four Japanese carriers and turn the tide of war in the Pacific
Maj. Gen George C. Kenney. Answer-Who assumed command of the Fifth
Air Force in 1942 and maximized the resource-poor command's combat power?
That airpower can support unconventional warfare any time, any place.
Answer-What air power capability did the 1st Air Commando Group
demonstrate while helping British "Chindit" forces conduct long-range
penetration missions against the Japanese?
He ordered low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive
machine guns, reduced fuel loads and increased bomb loads. Answer-
How did Maj Gen Curtis E. LeMay alter the B-29 tactics when he assumed
command of the XX Bomber Command crews in the Pacific?
