WWI Aviation & History: Key Terms, Events, and Figures

What were German squadrons of 10 planes called?

Jastas

What was a Drachen Balloon?

a tethered balloon used for observation

What is an aircraft with both a rotor and a propeller?

an autogiro

What were linked together with cables to entangle enemy aircraft?

Caquot balloons

What did Billy Mitchell not do?

establish an independent Air Force

What are compensation for war damages called?

reparations

What is the German word for 'wonder weapons'?

Wunderwaffen

What is an agreement to stop fighting called?

armistice

What does autogration refer to?

a rotor started by an engine and kept going by a slipstream

What means that aircraft and artillery are working together during battle?

Artillery spotting

What is a German air wing of up to 50 planes called?

Geschwader

What Act assigned aviation to the Department of Commerce?

The Air Commerce Act of 1926

What is a pilot with five or more victories called?

an Ace

What is a performance of aerial acrobatics by airmen/women called?

barnstorming

What was a soldier who tossed small pocket bombs from a plane called?

bomber

What Act contracted airmail service to commercial airlines?

The Air Mail Act of 1925

Whose assassination ignited the Balkan Crisis and led to the start of WWI?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

On what date did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occur?

June 28, 1914

What was the Red Baron's real name?

Manfred von Richthofen

What brought an end to the Patent Wars in the US during WWI?

government

What served as designations on German airships?

'L' and 'Z'.

Who developed a system where machine gun fire was interrupted when the propeller was in front of the gun?

Anthony Fokker

In what year did the first transatlantic flight from North America to England take place?

1919

In what year did the US officially enter into WWI?

1917

What was the target of Germany's first air raid in January 1915?

Yarmouth, England

Who made the first airplane flight over the North Pole?

Richard Byrd & Floyd Bennett

Who was the first ace of WWI, who placed deflector plates on his propeller?

Roland Garros

Who was not successful in establishing an independent US Air Force?

Billy Mitchell

What type of aircraft made the first Atlantic crossing and what was its nickname?

Curtiss NC; Nancy

After the crash of which airship did the US start using helium instead of hydrogen?

Roma

What treaty in March 1918 ended the fighting between Russia and Germany?

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

What was the name for the WWI alliance between France, Russia & Great Britain?

The Triple Entente

What is the date of Armistice Day?

November 11, 1918

What was the type of plane used by Alcock and Brown to fly nonstop across the Atlantic in 1919?

Vickers Vimy

What was the first battleship sunk by an airplane?

Ostfriesland

In what year did the Smith Brothers fly from Britain to Australia?

1919

During Bloody April in 1917, what fraction of their active aircraft did the British lose?

1/3

What brought down most of the airships in WWI?

Weather

What percentage of airships did Germany lose in WWI?

63

What was the name of the volunteer group of American pilots who served in the French Air Force during WWI?

The Lafayette Escadrille

What is the British name for airfield?

aerodrome

In 1919, what was the first airship to cross the Atlantic?

R34

In 1919, what was the prize offered to an Australian for flying from Great Britain to Australia?

10,000 Pounds

Which of the following countries was not a member of the Triple Entente?

Turkey

Who was the first man to fly over both poles?

Richard Byrd

Where was barnstorming especially popular?

the United States

What was the name of the airplane engine that the US mass produced during WWI?

Liberty Engine

What year did the battleship Ostfriesland sink?

1921

Which of the three NCs successfully finished its flight across the Atlantic?

NC-4

Why was the Jenny so popular with US barnstormers?

inexpensive and easy to find spare parts

What was the nickname of the most popular US barnstorming plane?

Jenny

What was the plane US barnstormers most commonly used?

Curtiss JN

What three countries made up the Central Powers in WWI?

Germany, Austria and Turkey

How many planes did Geschwaders consist of?

50

What were the names of the Douglas World Cruisers the US Army used to complete the first flight around the world?

Chicago, Boston, New Orleans & Seattle