1. Warm-Up – 9/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
What effect did the Presidential message in have on Army Aviation?
This Army Chief of Staff came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army supervised flight schools.
What program did the government pay for ground school and flight instruction?
He was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen and describe some of their accomplishments?

2. Questions / Comments

3. Warm-Up – 9/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
What effect did the Presidential message in have on Army Aviation?
This Army Chief of Staff came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army supervised flight schools.
What program did the government pay for ground school and flight instruction?
He was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen and describe some of their accomplishments?

4. The Possibility of War
In January 1939, the President of the United States called for a buildup of our existing military forces. Calling the forces “utterly inadequate.”
Congress passed bill to increase size of Army Air Corps.

5. Warm-Up – 9/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
What effect did the Presidential message in have on Army Aviation?
This Army Chief of Staff came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army supervised flight schools.
What program did the government pay for ground school and flight instruction?
He was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen and describe some of their accomplishments?

6. The Possibility of War
General “Hap” Arnold came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army-supervised flight schools.

7. Warm-Up – 9/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
What effect did the Presidential message in have on Army Aviation?
This Army Chief of Staff came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army supervised flight schools.
What program did the government pay for ground school and flight instruction?
He was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen and describe some of their accomplishments?

8. The Possibility of War
Another source for pilots was the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP).
The government paying for a 72-hour ground school course followed by 35 to 50 hours of flight instruction
The program created a reserve of pilots that could be used in a serious national emergency.

9. Warm-Up – 9/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
What effect did the Presidential message in have on Army Aviation?
This Army Chief of Staff came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army supervised flight schools.
What program did the government pay for ground school and flight instruction?
He was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen and describe some of their accomplishments?

10. The Tuskegee Airmen Famous Tuskegee airman was Benjamin O. Davis Jr
Commanded:
99th Pursuit Squadron
332nd Fighter Group (“Red Tails”)
Distinguished Flying Medal
Silver Star
1st African-American promoted to Brigadier General – retired from the Air Force as a LtGen

11. Warm-Up – 9/28 – 10 minutes
Utilizing your notes and past knowledge answer the following questions:
What effect did the Presidential message in have on Army Aviation?
This Army Chief of Staff came up with the idea of civilian-operated, Army supervised flight schools.
What program did the government pay for ground school and flight instruction?
He was the first African-American promoted to Brigadier General.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen and describe some of their accomplishments?

12. The Tuskegee Airmen
The 332nd Fighter Group flew more than 15,000 combat sorties and destroyed 260 enemy aircraft.

13. Questions / Comments

14. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 28
1920 — American pilot Howard Rinehart, flying a Dayton-Wright R.B Racer, becomes the first person to fly an airplane fitted with retractable landing gear.

15. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 28
1921 — United States Ordnance Bureau tests 4,300 pound aerial bomb at Aberdeen, Maryland.

16. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 28
1924 — Two Army Douglas World Cruisers complete Air Service's 175 day circumnavigation of the world.

17. THIS DAY IN AVIATION September 28
1934 — Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa), Germany's national airline flies its millionth customer.

18. Questions / Comments

19. September 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 18 19
Chapter 3
The Golden Age 20 21
Progress Rpts Due 22 23
QUIZ
Progress Rpts Sent Home 24 25 26 27 28
TEST 29 30 1 2 3
Chapter 4
Air Power Goes to War 4 5 6 7
Quiz 8

20. Questions / Comments

21. Chapter 3 - The Golden Age Test Review

22. Chapter 3 - The Golden Age Test

23. Questions / Comments