Air Power of World War I ECHS AFJROTC

Allies

• Georgia, Kentucky, Florida and Alabama.

• Mexico, Japan, Korea.

• Russia, France, Serbia and Britain.

• Crips, Bloods and War Lords.

Escadrille

• A small squadron of planes.

• A new French flower pot.

• Fighters of the Revolutionary War.

• A pudding dish made in New Mexico during WWI.

Central Powers

• Britain, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey.

• Dallas Cowboys, Florida Gators, and the Georgia Bulldogs.

• France, Spain, and China.

What was the Lafayette Escadrille?

• A famous French Chef.

• A boy band from America.

• A French nobleman name Marquis de Lafayette.

• American pilots fighting group. Escadrille Ame'ricaine.

Who was America's "ace of aces?"

• Eddie Monster of 1313 Mockingbird lane.

• Edward "Eddie" Rickenbacker

• Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron.

• Billy Mitchell

Who was the only African-American pilot in World War I? Which air service accepted him?

• Eugene Bullard and the French Air Service accepted him.

• Pastor Gino Jennings and the 1st Church of our Lord accepted him.

• Ernest Hemingway and the Russian Air Force accepted him.

• Hermon Bugeye and the Adams Family accepted him.

What did the British Royal Flying Corps do that separated it from other Allied air forces?

• They allowed women to fly.

• British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) a independent service. Merged with the Royal Naval Air Service and formed today's Royal Air Force.

• They joined to fight with the flying Nuns of Saint Leo of the Lions.

• They used long range bombing of Germany.

What did Anthony Fokker build?

• Three German U-Boats.

• A fleet of R-20 bombers.

• A home made pound cake with red, blue, white icing for France.

• Five D-VIIs and two Halberstadt CL-IIs. (Planes)

When did the US House of Representatives authorize the Army Signal Corps to create an aviation branch?

• 18 July 1914.

• 5 December 1962

• 20 June 1919

• 7 December 1941

What was Brigadier General Billy Mitchell's three-pronged strategy to fight wars form the sky?

• Blowing up German airfields.

• Heavy loads, Army Troops, and Military equipment.

• Air superiority, Air power, and aerial bombardment.

• One can of milk, two eggs, and two cups of sugar.