WorksheetsAirpower in WW I
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Worksheet time: 17mins
What was WWI about?
It would take an hour to try to explain that - no easy answer
The Cubans sank the USS Maine in Havana Harbor
Slavery
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
For years, President Woodrow Wilson promised
free healthcare for illegal aliens
the US will stay out of WWI
A chicken in every pot
free college for everyone
German subs attacking US ships
pleased everyone
angered the US lead to our involvement in WWI
were unable to ever sink a US ship
were sunk by US airplanes
The US declared war on Germany in
1945
1776
1917
1861
Among the allies we (the US) with fought alongside
France, England & Russia
Germany, Switzerland & Austria
China, Taiwan & Japan
Russia, Crimea & Ukraine
The aerial reconnaissance mission allowed
Pilots to electronically jam enemy radar
Pilots to transport critical supplies across the ocean
Pilots to deliver food and supplies to troops
Pilots to view the battlefield from the sky & report back
The Lafayette Escadrille was a group of
US Navy ships patrolling the Atlantic Ocean
US pilots flying for the French Air Force
French fashion designers
French poodles competing in dog shows
After the US entered the war, Lafayette Escadrille was controlled by
The Ministry of Silly Walks
The French Foreign Legion
The British Royal Air Force
The US Air Service (air force)
Many US pilots couldn't wait for the US to enter the war - they joined
the German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
the circus
The French Foreign Legion
Lafayette Escadrille - a special unit of the French Air Force
American pilot Raoul Lufbery was
the Uncle of the US Air Force
eaten by his pet lion
the ringmaster of the French Circus Ole
a famous pilot in Lafayette Escadrille - 17 kills
America's "Ace of aces" in WW I
Richard Bong
Orville Wright
Eddie Rickerbacker
Frank Zappa
"The Black Swallow of Death"
Pappy Boyington
Bill Cosby
Chappie James
Eugene Ballard
Many WWI battles became inconsequential
fluid situations
stand offs
stalemates
blitzkriegs
The US set out to reshape war by
controlling the trenches
controlling the air
controlling CO2 emissions
controlling the seas/oceans
In WWI machine guns were mounted on airplanes, and _________ was born
arm wrestling
lazer tag
strategic bombing
the dogfight
Guns on airplanes were also used in WWI to
'strafe' attack troops on the ground
open beer bottles
add needed weight to the airplane
photograph enemy ground troop movement
in WWI airplanes could fly over and past trenches to
deliver mail to troops
avoid traffic jams
hit targets beyond enemy lines
deliver nuclear payloads
During WWI airplanes were developed to
also operate underwater
be more environmentally sensitive
provide recreational travel
fly much higher and faster, carrying more load
3 specialized aircraft missions of WWI
kissing, hugging, holding hands
exploration, agriculture, tourism
mail, passengers and cargo
fighters, bombers, observers (reconnaissance)
WWI fighters had to be
light
fast
maneuverable
all of the above
At the start of WWI, the US Army had no firm plans
about infantry
about tanks
about dinner tonight
about airplanes & airpower
The guy who turned on the light in the US about military aviation
Neil Armstrong
Charles Lindbergh
Snoop Dog
Gen Billy Mitchell
