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Following are the questions and answers to our extract questionnaire from AIR FORCE magazine. Test your knowledge.
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What's Your Air Force I.Q?
From Air Force, May, 1944
Test your knowledge, take the following test containing a few of the questions from the May 1944, "AIR FORCE". 1. The Japanese aircraft popularly referred to as a Betty is a:
a. Single-engine fighter
b. Four-engine bomber
c. Twin-engine fighter
d. Twin-engine bomber
2. Bowman Field is located nearest to:
a. Bowmanville, Ark
b. Louisville, Ky
c. El Paso, Tx
d. Reno, Nev.
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3. The Commanding General of the 5th Air Force is:
a. MG Nathan Twining
b. LG George Kenney c. MG Howard Davidson d. MG Willis Hale 4. In nautical miles the distance from Hickam Field, Hawaii to Tarawa is approximately: a. 3,200 miles b. 1,000 miles c. 4,800 miles d. 2,100 miles 5. The Messerschmitt M-210 is a: a. Four-engine bomber b. Twin-engine fighter-bomber c. Single-engine fighter d. Four-engine transport plane 6. An air mile represents the same distance in feet as a mile measured on the ground: a. True b. False 7. On the command "Fall In," it is not necessary to come to attention until the order "Attention" is given: a. True b. False |
Answers:
1. (d) Twin-engine bomber.
2. (b) Louisville, Kentucky.
3. (b) Lieutenant General George C. Kenney.
4. (d) 2100.
5. (b) Twin-engine fighter-bomber.
6. (b) False. An air mile is 6,080 feet; a land mile is 5,280 feet.
7. (b) False.
How did you score?
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