PDG Chapter 2
Review of Chapter 2
- 1.
In June 1907, was the first event that began the story of today's Air Force and that was of Cpl Edward Ward and Pvt Joseph Barrett of the US Army Signal Corps were directed to learn to inflate and repair balloons at Fort Wood on Bedloes Island (now called Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
How has the US military's air arm develop from the Aeronautical Division, US Army Signal Corps (1907-1914), to today's US Air Force? Select all that apply.
- A.
Aviation Section, US Army Signal Corps (1914-1918)
- B.
US Air Force (1947-Present)
- C.
Division of Aeronautics, Secretary of War (1918)
- D.
US Army Air Force (1941-1947)
- E.
Army Air Service (1918-1926)
- F.
General HQ Air Force (1935-1939)
- G.
Army Air Corps (1926-1947)
- H.
All of the above
Correct Answer
H. All of the above -
- 3.
When did the US Army first use balloon detachments?
- A.
During WWI
- B.
During the Civil War
- C.
During the Spanish-American War
- D.
None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. During the Civil War -
- 4.
Where and when did the Wright Brothers first fly their heavier-than-air craft?
- A.
Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903
- B.
Kitty Hawk, SC in 1913
- C.
Neither.
Correct Answer
A. Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903 -
- 5.
The freelance civilian who made the first useful balloon reconnaissance mission for the Army in 1861 was John La Mountain.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 6.
Thaddeus ____ demostrated that a balloon could effectively direct artillery fire by telegraph.
Correct Answer
Lowe - 7.
_____ ____ ______'s balloon, Santiago, was used by the Signal Army Corps during the Spanish-American War. (His wife helped build the 14,000 cubic foot balloon.)
Correct Answer
William Ivy Baldwin - 8.
The War Department sent Ward and Barrett, the first two enlisted men assigned to the Signal Army Corps' small Aeronautical Division on 2 July 1907, to the ___ ______ balloon factory in New York City to be schooled in fabric handling, manufacturing buoyant gases, and the inflation and control of balloons.
Correct Answer
Leo Stevens - 9.
Who headed the new three-person-strong Aeronautical Division of the US Army Corps in 1907?
- A.
Cpl Edward Ward
- B.
Capt Charles Chandler
- C.
Pvt Joseph Barrett
- D.
None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. Capt Charles Chandler -
- 10.
Who became the first enlisted pilot in 1912?
- A.
Capt Charles Chandler
- B.
Cpl Edward Ward
- C.
PFC Vernon Burge
- D.
Pvt Joseph Barrett
Correct Answer
C. PFC Vernon Burge -
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