SLG-1-The Birth of the United States Air Force

When did the US Army Signal Corps establish a small Aeronautical Division?

• 1907

• 1908

• 1909

• 1910

Who were the first Army pilots of the airship?

• Frank P. Lahm and Benjamin D. Foulois

• Orville Wright and Thomas E. Selfridge

• Charles DeF. Chandler and Frank P. Lahm

• Benjamin D. Foulois and Thomas E. Selfridge

When did the Army formally accept the first airplane, identified as 'Airplane No. 1'?

• August 20, 1908

• September 9, 1908

• August 2, 1909

• September 9, 1909

When did Congress appropriate funds for Army aeronautics for the first time?

• 1907

• 1910

• 1912

• 1914

What was the name of the first military unit of the US Army devoted exclusively to aviation?

• 1st Provisional Aero Squadron

• 1st Aero Squadron

• Aviation Section

• Aeronautical Division

When did the 1st Aero Squadron become the first air combat unit of the US Army?

• 1912

• 1913

• 1914

• 1916

When did Congress create the Aviation Section in the Signal Corps?

• 1907

• 1910

• 1912

• 1914

How many officers and enlisted men were initially comprised in the Aviation Section?

• 60 officers and 260 enlisted men

• 44 officers and 224 enlisted men

• 148 officers and 297 enlisted men

• 60 officers and 148 enlisted men

When did the United States enter World War I?

• August 1914

• October 1915

• March 1916

• April 1917

How many squadrons were planned for the Aviation Section in October 1916?

• 7

• 12

• 24

• 44