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World War II era roundel used by the Civil Air Patrol. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created by Administrative Order 9 in December 1941, with Maj. Gen. John F. Curry as the first CAP national commander.
Civil Air Patrol's cadet program is a traditional military-style cadet program with over 28,000 cadets nationwide [64] and is one of the three main missions of the Civil Air Patrol. CAP cadets wear modified versions of United States Air Force uniforms, hold rank and grade, and practice military customs and courtesies .
The Boeing B-17F-50-BO Flying Fortress, 42-5367, [26] of the 317th Bomb Squadron, 88th Bomb Group, [19] with ten aboard goes missing on flight from Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington. Civil Air Patrol planes spot the wreckage on 14 February in the Blue Mountains, 17 miles E of Walla Walla, where the bomber apparently flew head-on into a ...
The sinking of a German U-boat by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was claimed by one of their larger aircraft on 11 July 1942. The Grumman G-44 Widgeon, armed with two depth charges and crewed by Captain Johnny Haggins and Major Wynant Farr, was scrambled when another CAP patrol radioed that they had encountered an enemy submarine, but were returning to base due to low fuel.
By the end of January 1942, the wing had approximately 350 members and over one hundred aircraft. During World War II , the North Carolina Wing was responsible for assisting in fighting a forest fire, dropping paper bombs to simulate air raids, conducting evaluation flights during blackout drills, and spotting U-boats off the North Carolina shore.
The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed in Larimer County, Colorado, while participating in a search and rescue training exercise, according to a Civil Air Patrol news release.
From left to right: Civil Air Patrol members Lt. Col. Jerry Patterson, Capt. Bob Thorn, and Capt. Frank Sattler, who are holding battle dress uniforms donated from the 512th Airlift Wing to Delaware and Pennsylvania CAP units at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware in January 2012 Staff Sgt. Joseph Tremblay shows how to rig the combat ...
Data from United States Military Aircraft Since 1909 General characteristics Crew: Two Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) Height: 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Wing area: 170 sq ft (16 m 2) Empty weight: 890 lb (404 kg) Gross weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-205 -1 (C90) air-cooled flat-four, 90 hp (67 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn ...