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20 Cards in this Set
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Navy was founded when?
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Continental Navy - October 13, 1775
US Navy - 1798 |
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What was the first true aeroplane?
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The Ader Eole, 1890
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How was the Ader Eole powered?
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By steam
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Who developed the Ader Eole
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Clement Ader
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When did the LZ1 first fly?
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July 2, 1900
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What was the first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe?
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Zeppelin LZ127
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How long did it take the LZ127 to navigate the globe?
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21 days, 5 hrs, 31 minutes
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What was the first succesful powered, PILOTED aircraft?
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The Wright Flyer
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When did the Wright flyer first take flight?
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Dec 17, 1903
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How long and far did the Wright flyer fly?
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12 seconds, 120 ft
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What was the first fully controllable helicopter, and when was it built?
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the FW-61, 1936
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When was the first non-stop flight across the atlantic ocean? Who flew it? What was the name of it?
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June 14, 1919, Alcock & Brown, Vickers Vimy IV
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Who flew the first solo non-stop flight across the atlantic ocean? And when?
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Charles Lindbergh, Jr., May 20-21, 1927
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Name some of Amelia Earhart's distinctions for women
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Recieved distinguished flying cross, Flew the Atlantic Alone and Twice, Flew Non-stop across US, Flew an Autogyro, Flew nonstop from hawaii to the US
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What was the first Jet to fly in combat missions?
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The Messershmitt ME-262 in Late 1944
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Who was the first man to break the sound barrier?
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Chuck Yeager in 1947 in a Bell X-1 rocketplane
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Who was credited with the first shipboard takeoff and landing? What ship did he take off from?
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Eugene Ely, 1910, The USS Pennsylvania
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When was pearl harbor?
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December 7, 1941
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When was D-Day
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June 6, 1944
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When did the us drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima, aug 9 1945 nagasaki
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