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38 Cards in this Set
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In what year was the Navy first interested in airplanes as a naval weapon? |
1898 |
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Who staged the first demonstration of the new flying machine? |
Wright Brothers |
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Eugene Ely first flew a biplane from a wooden platform off what ship? |
USS Birmingham |
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What was the name of the Navy's first angled deck aircraft carrier? |
USS Antietam |
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What was the first operationally equipped jet plane in history to fly faster than 1,000 mph? |
F8U-1 Crusader |
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In 1959, four naval aviators were selected as prospective astronauts for what space project? |
Mercury |
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Who was the first American and naval aviator to go into space? |
Alan B. Shepard Jr. |
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What major battle in 1942 was the first of opposing ships NOT making contact with each other? |
Battle of Coral Sea |
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In October 1943, the Navy accepted its first helicopter. What designation was assigned to that helicopter? |
YR-4B |
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The Westinghouse 19A jet engine was developed for the Navy in what year? |
1943 |
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What rating packs and rigs parachutes and life rafts? |
PR |
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What tasks is performed by the ABH rating? |
Directs movement and spottig of aircraft ashore and afloat. |
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What rating maintains and repairs gasoline engines and associated automotive systems? |
AD |
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In what total number of service ratings is the Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) divided? |
Three |
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What rating operates, maintains, and performs maintenance on aviation fueling and lubricating oil systems? |
ABF |
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What year was the Airman rate established? |
1948 |
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What year was the paygrades E-8 and E-9 (senior and master chief petty officer) established? |
1958 |
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What year was the Naval Aviation Museum established at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida? |
1962 |
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What two ships conducted contingent operations during the Iranian hostage crisis? |
1. USS Kitty Hawk 2. USS Midway |
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How many service ratings is the AW rate made up of? |
Five |
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What rate performs intermediate-level maintenance on aviation electronic components? |
ATI |
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Which Battle in 1942 cause the Japanese to abandon their attempt to land at Port Moresby? |
Coral Sea |
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What rating, fits and maintains oxygen masks, flight clothing, and anti-exposure suits? |
PR |
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What rating makes visual and instrumental observations of weather and sea conditions? |
AG |
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Leadership and what other element are now a part of your everyday Navy life? |
Training |
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The Navy purchased its first aircraft on what date? |
May 8, 1911 |
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What is the primary function of naval aviation? |
Coordinate with other naval forces in maintaining command of the seas |
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How many basic operations make up the primary function of naval aviation? |
Five |
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What ship was called the Navy's unsinkable "Blue Ghost" of World War II? |
USS Lexington |
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What battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific? |
Midway |
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What year was the Vietnam cease-fire announced? |
1973 |
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Which aviation rating performs administrative, managerial, and clerical duties required in implementing and supporting the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program (NAMP)? |
AZ |
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Removing, installing, and rigging the flight control surfaces on naval aircraft is the responsibility of what rating? |
AM |
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Which rating inspects, maintains, and repairs armament equipment? |
AO |
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What is the name of the first official aircraft carrier? |
USS Langley |
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What duties will you perform as an Airman? |
Move aircraft |
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What is the official birthday of naval aviation? |
May 8, 1911 |
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After what year was the Aviation Maintenance Administration rate established? |
1948 |
