War In The Air Flashcards
1
Q
Canadian airforce in 1914
A
Non exsistent
2
Q
Canadian pilots
A
Canadians joined the British Royal Flying Corps or the Royal Navy air service
3
Q
How many Canadians in the Air Force?
A
22 800
4
Q
Life expectancy of an active service pilot
A
3 weeks
5
Q
Nickname for WW1 planes
A
Flying coffins
6
Q
Ace
A
A pilot who had shot down at least 5 enemy planes
7
Q
Dogfight
A
Airborne battles with enemy planes
8
Q
Zeppelin
A
German airship: Large gas-filled balloons used to bomb places
9
Q
Canadian aces in the war
A
Billy Bishop, Billy Barker, Don Maclaren, Ray Collishaw
10
Q
Greatest ace in the war
A
Manfred Von Richthofen
11
Q
Who shot down the Ref Baron and when?
A
Roy Brown, April 21, 1918
12
Q
Canadians greatest ace
A
Billy Bishop
