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1
Q

When did President Truman sign into law the National Security Act of 1947, which provided for a separate department of the Air Force?

A

26 July 1947

2
Q

On 18 Sept 1947, who became the first Secretary of the Air Force?

A

Stuart Symington

3
Q

Who was the first Chief of Staff, Air Force?

A

General Carl A. Spaatz

4
Q

What was the operation that tallied 277,804 flights delivering 2.3 millions tons of supplies into West Berlin. This nonviolent use of airpower defused a potentially disastrous confrontation?

A

Operation Vittles

5
Q

What was the first bomber with intercontinental range?

A

Convair B-26 Peacemaker

6
Q

What was the Air Force’s first operational jet fighter which was introduced December 1945?

A

Lockheed P-80

7
Q

On 14 Oct 1947, who seized headlines as the first man to break the sound barrier?

A

Charles “Chuck” Yeager

8
Q

What was the first major flare-up of the Cold War?

A

Korean conflict

9
Q

Who, flying an F-80C, shot down a MiG-15 in the world’s first all-jet air battle on 8 Nov 1950?

A

Lt. Russell Brown

10
Q

Who gained recognition as the world’s first jet ace?

A

Capt. James Jabara

11
Q

On 4 Oct 1957, the course of missile and satellite development changed when the Soviet Union successfully launched a satellite into earth orbit. What was the name of this satellite?

A

Sputnik I

12
Q

What rocket, which began as the United States Army Air Corps ballistic missile in October 1945, was used to launch the MERCURY mission?

A

Atlas