December 2, 1985: New Jersey Wing Locates Downed Beechcraft Travelair

Image via WikipediaOn this date, the New Jersey Wing of the Civil Air Patrol located the fatal wreckage of a Beechcraft Travelair near a wildlife refuge near Millville, N.J.

An excerpt from the New York Times:

The dead were identified by Millville Hospital as Roger King, 53 years old, the pilot, and his wife, Patricia, 51, of Millville.

The local Civil Air Patrol picked up an emergency transmitter signal from the wreckage at 6:45 A.M., and a Coast Guard helicopter spotted the aircraft through the trees.

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December 18, 1982: WVWG Assists in Finding Downed Medivac Helicopter

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On this date, the West Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol assisted in the search of a fatal Medivac helicopter crash near Beverly, W.Va.

An excerpt from the New York Times;

A medical transport helicopter that crashed while ferrying a critically ill heart patient was found today by searchers and all three people aboard were dead, the state police said.

The helicopter ''was tore all to pieces,'' said Maj. Kermit Miller of the Civil Air Patrol.

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October 23, 1986: WWI, Former CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Lucas V. Beau Dies

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On this date in 1986, Maj. Gen. Lucas V. Beau, one of the early commanders of the Civil Air Patrol, died in Washington, DC according to the New York Times.

An excerpt:

Lucas V. Beau, a retired Air Force major general whose career included service as a World War I pilot and as commander of the Civil Air Patrol, died Wednesday at Sibley Memorial Hospital here after suffering a heart attack. He was 91 years old.

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September 10, 1984: Massachusetts CAP to Fly Anti-Pollution Missions

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On this date in 1984, the Christian Science Monitor reported that the Civil Air Patrol might fly missions in Massachusetts to monitor pollution.

An excerpt:

Under an agreement with the state, CAP pilots will monitor the state's lakes, landfills, and coastline to gather evidence of environmental pollution such as sewage overflows, midnight dumping of toxic waste, and liquid seeping from landfills into wetlands.  The state budget includes $78,000 for the aerial surveillance, which is the first formal program involving the CAP, the civilian auxiliary of the US Air Force, with state environmental protection efforts.

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July 16, 1980: CAP Cadet Allegedly Sees UFO Near Pecos, New Mexico

On this date in 1980, a CAP cadet reported that he allegedly saw a UFO near Pecos, New Mexico.

An excerpt from the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena:

10:30 AM. A Civil Air Patrol cadet along with several other witnesses observed a dull metallic, circular object maneuvering near Pecos, New Mexico. The cadet got closer to the object after it landed in a nearby clearing and took some photographs. He then observed a human looking figure dressed in a metallic suit emerge from the object and walk a few feet away from it. Moments later the figure returned to the object and it quickly took off and flew towards the northwest. The cadet was later approached by a mysterious man who wanted him to turn over the photographs to him. (Source: Timothy Good, Above Top Secret: The Worldwide UFO Cover-Up, p. 407).

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May 2, 1989: Georgia CAP Assists in Rescue of Teenage Plane Crash Survivor

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On this date in 1989, the Georgia Civil Air Patrol participated in the successful rescue of a teenage girl who was the only survivor of family's aircraft near Dahlonega, Georgia.

And excerpt from the Los Angeles Times:

A 14-year-old girl crawled away from the burning wreckage of a small plane and waited 15 hours near the bodies of four family members for a rescue squad to find her, authorities said. The girl, hospitalized in serious condition with a broken shoulder, was found shortly after 12:30 a.m. Sunday, covered with leaves to keep warm in the mountain cold. She was clad in a T-shirt and shorts. First Lt. David White of the Civil Air Patrol in Atlanta said the girl was coherent despite her ordeal but was overcome with grief over the deaths of her mother, stepfather, older sister and younger cousin.

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April 20, 1989: Washington Post Reports on CAP's Role in War on Drugs

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On this date in 1989, the Washington Post reported on the Civil Air Patrol's role in the war on drugs.

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Antidrug officials have employed 500 Civil Air Patrol aircraft and 3,000 pilots in their war on drugs. The Civil Air Patrol pilots will fly Drug Enforcement Administration agents, US Forest Service agents and other law enforcement officers to look for signs of marijuana plants on the ground.

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March 22, 1987: CAP Finds Wreckage of Missing Army Captain's Plane in Kentucky

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On this date in 1987, the CAP found wreckage of an airplane flown by a U.S. Army captain that had crashed on March 9, 1987.

An excerpt from the Associated Press via the Los Angeles Times:

The body of an Army recruiting officer missing since March 9 was found Sunday in the wreckage of his single-engine plane that crashed in rugged terrain near Oneida, Tenn., officials said. The plane flown by Capt. Benjamin Canaday was spotted about eight miles northeast of Scott County Airport, said a spokesman for the Civil Air Patrol in London, Ky.

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March 14, 1981: CAP Cadet, Future Astronaut Eric Boe Visits Air and Space Museum

On this date in 1981, Civil Air Patrol Cadet and future NASA astronaut Col. Eric Boe visited the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
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February 11, 1987: New York Times Reports U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin Flies CAP Drug Surveillance Mission

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On this date in 1987, the New York Times reported that U.S. Senator and long-time Civil Air Patrol member Tom Harkin of Iowa flew a drug mission for the CAP.

An excerpt:

Senators don't often have an opportunity to participate personally in programs financed by appropriation bills they sponsor. Which is why Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, got such a kick out of flying a drug surveillance and interdiction mission with the Civil Air Patrol off Florida 10 days ago.

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