Steve Quesinberry- Instructor
The mission of this assignment is to provide quality aviation history to all students.
Objectives:
- Identify important aircraft to the American war effort during WWII.
- Identify the different experiences and tactics of WWII pilots.
Instructions:
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Follow the links listed below and follow the
instructions.
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Keep all of your information on one piece of
paper.
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Just record you answers on the paper do not
recopy the question.
LINK #1
He was someone who was trying to kill me, is all!
http://www.cebudanderson.com./ch1.htm
ü What was the pilot thinking as he was flying into combat?
ü What was the Luftwaffe strategy at this time?
ü What do the terms Bogey and Bandits mean?
ü What was the single most frightening thing in this pilot’s life?
ü What were the pilot’s emotions at the conclusion of the dogfight?
LINK #2
Mitchell Mania: The 345th Bomb Group
http://members.tripod.com/squiz63/b25.htm
ü What did “Pappy” Gunn do in the Southwest Pacific area that influenced the B-25 aircraft?
Mitchell Mania: History of the B-25
http://members.tripod.com/squiz63/b25.htm
ü Describe the strafer innovation on the B-25 Mitchell.
ü Describe the tactics used by the Mitchell’s in the Southwest Pacific area?
LINK #3
http://www.b-17combatcrewmen.org/
B-17 Combat Crewman and Wingman
ü Click Vet’s Gallery. Choose one of the veterans listed and read his story. Summarize the vet’s story that you choose in a paragraph.
LINK #4
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Choose 91st BG Ready Room. Scroll and read the short bio on each
crewmember. “Adopt” a crewmember and write
down all information you can find about him.
Be prepared to discuss him in class as we watch parts of the historical
documentary Memphis Belle and the
