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What's Your Air Force I.Q?
Test your knowledge, take the following test containing a few of the questions from the, "AIR FORCE" magazine.
January 1944
1. The popular namee given to the C-47 is the:
a. Skymaster
b. Caravan
c. Constellation
d. Skytrain
2. The position of planess in a "Company Front" formation is:
a. Formation stacked in elements of three, javelin down
b. Planes following directly behind each other
c. Entire formation in single line across
d. Squadrons in staggered V's
3. The base pay of an aviation cadet is:
a. $50 monthly plus $1 a day for subsistence
b. $75 monthly plus $1 a day for subsistence
c. $100 monthly plus $1 a day for subsistence
d. $125 monthly plus $1 a day for subsistence
4. The equivalent British rank to a Colonel in the U.S. Army is:
a. Wing Commander
b. Squadron Leader
c. Air Commodore
d. Group Captain
5. Brooks Field is located nearest:
a. Brooklyn, N.Y.
b. Orlando, Florida
c. San Antonio, Texas
d. Albuquerque, N.M.
Answers:
1. (d) Skytrain
2. (c) Entire Formation in a single line across
3. (b) $75 monthly plus $1 a day for subsistence
4. (d) Group Captain
5. (c) San Antonio, Texas
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