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.

An excerpt:

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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