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Airpower Through History: Jeopardy Hosted by Captain Otero

Test your knowledge on military aviation with questions ranging from historical figures to strategic operations. In this Jeopardy-style quiz game, learn about key concepts, legislation, and significant events in aviation history. Challenge yourself with questions on airpower pioneers and important military campaigns. Explore the evolution of air warfare and its impact on conflicts throughout the decades. Sharpen your communication, observation, and reconnaissance skills in this exciting quiz experience.

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Airpower Through History: Jeopardy Hosted by Captain Otero

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  1. Jeopardy Hosted by Captain Otero

  2. Choice1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Communication, observation & reconnaissance Assistant Secretary of War Henry S. Breckenridge testified before the House Military Affairs Committee that military aviation was simply an additional form of what three things?

  4. General Hugh Trenchard (Commander of the Royal Flying Corps in France) Who’s concepts did Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell study to formulate his ideas of airpower?

  5. 26 How many confirmed kills did Eddie Rickenbacker amass to earn the title “Ace of Aces?”

  6. Army Reorganization Act Which piece of legislation made the Air Service a combatant arm of the US Army?

  7. “Skyways” What was the name of the book Brig Gen Billy Mitchell published in 1930, which described his theory of strategic bombing?

  8. Blitzkrieg (Lightening War) What was the name of the German tactics used against Poland and other European countries during the early years of World War II?

  9. AWPD-1 and AWPD-42 What two plans were developed by the Air War Plans Division and were used to fight World War II?

  10. 2,4 1909 In what year did the Army officially accept the Wright Brother’s plane, test piloted by Orville Wright and Lt Frank P. Lahm?

  11. 3,1 Ostfriesland What ship did “Billy” Mitchell sink withhis MB-2 bombers proving airpower could be used for the coastal defense of the United States?

  12. 3,2 11 December 1941 When did Germany and Italy declare war on the United States during WWII (day/month/year)?

  13. 3,3 Brig Gen James Allen Which US Army chief signal officer questioned the merit of the airplane?

  14. 3,4 781 How many enemy aircraft did the Air Service destroy during WWI?

  15. 4,1 14 How many B-17s did the Air Corps have upon entering World War II?

  16. 4,2 Combined Bomber Offensive What was the name of the joint (American/British) strategic bombardment operation conducted against Germany in 1943?

  17. 4,3 General Henry H. (“Hap”) Arnold Who was the Chief of the Army Air Forces during World War II?

  18. 4,4 “Enola Gay” What was the name of the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

  19. 5,1 W.A.S.P. (Women’s Air Force Service Pilots) What acronym is used when referring to the group of women fliers who ferried aircraft such as the B-17, B-26, P-51, P-47, and C-54 to Europe?

  20. 5,2 Linebacker II What campaign during the Vietnam War, utilizing the B-52, was designed to destroy the North’s will to resist and force Hanoi to negotiate in good faith?

  21. 5,3 198 How many aircraft were either damaged or destroyed during the Combined Bomber Offensive?

  22. 5,4 “Fat Man” What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

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