Image by trixie via FlickrLargely in reaction to the Civil Air Patrol’s activities, enemy submarine close-in operations along the East Coast were withdrawn and, on August 31, 1943, Civil Air Patrol coastal patrols were ordered to stand down (cease operations). In the ultimate compliment, a Nazi submariner later admitted that the U-boats were pulled back "because of those damned little red and yellow airplanes" of the Civil Air Patrol.
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants today announced that it has established a private online eStore in cooperation with Civil Air Patrol (CAP). The store, the first of its kind between a major aviation lubricants supplier and its customers, will allow CAP and its members to order products, including Exxon Aviation Oil Elite 20W-50, efficiently anywhere in the nation.
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Image via WikipediaThe search for US adventurer Steve Fossett has been scaled back two weeks after his plane vanished over the Nevada wilderness, officials say.
Nevada Civil Air Patrol has suspended aerial searches and put two planes on standby to follow any new leads.
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Image via WikipediaOn this date, the Civil Air Patrol's Coastal Patrol program along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts was deactivated.CAP planes got bombs and depth charges after a crew watched in vain as a grounded sub off Cape Canaveral, Florida, escaped before the military arrived. CAP Coastal Patrol flew 24 million miles, found 173 subs, attacked 57, hit 10 and sank two. By Presidential Executive Order, CAP became an auxiliary of the Army Air Forces on April 29, 1943. The military had resisted "those country-club pilots" and their "toy planes," but 21 CAP Coastal Patrol bases from Maine to Texas had soon deterred close-in submarine operations. By August 31, 1943, it was time for Coastal Patrol to stand down. A German commander later confirmed that coastal U-boat operations were withdrawn "because of those damned little red and yellow airplanes."--Want to learn more or join the Civil Air Patrol? Browse http://gocivilairpatrol.com
Image via WikipediaLAS VEGAS -- For six decades the Civil Air Patrol, the volunteer auxiliary arm of the US Air Force, has been flying search and rescue missions, hunting for lost hikers and downed aircraft. But since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the patrol has been flying security missions, and is using cutting-edge technology to improve its surveillance abilities with an aviation standby -- single engine Cessnas.
The US Department of Defense used Civil Air Patrol services to provide aerial security surveillance over venues at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and the patrol has also been routinely used to fly surveillance and security missions over the nation's harbors, reservoirs, nuclear power plants, military bases, gas pipelines, and other sensitive sites.
Image by Getty Images via @daylifeMAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - As Hurricane Gustav moves closer to the Gulf Coast of the United States, Civil Air Patrol members are making preparations to safeguard CAP assets and preparing to respond to requests for assistance after the storm makes landfall.
Gustav is forecast to enter the Gulf of Mexico this weekend and it could impact the gulf states by early next week. The storm is projected to move in a northwesterly direction but it is too early to tell specifically where landfall will occur.
Image via WikipediaBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Officials brought in an airplane with a special imaging system on Sunday to help search for a small plane that went missing in stormy weather on Thursday. The Gippsland GA-8 Airvan, an Australian-made aircraft based in Minneapolis, is one of 15 aircraft stationed across the nation equipped with the ARCHER system, said Rick Robinson, a spokesman for the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services. ARCHER stands for Airborne Real-Time Cueing Hyper-spectral Enhanced Reconnaissance system. . . The search on Sunday, which was called off around 8 p.m., included two aircraft from North Dakota, five from South Dakota and seven from Minnesota. With two ground crews, there were a total of 70 Civil Air Patrol personnel involved in the search.
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Image via WikipediaSHELL, Wyo. (AP) -- A Civil Air Patrol plane being used to search for a missing teenager crashed and burned in the Bighorn National Forest, killing the three people aboard, officials said Tuesday. The plane went down Monday evening and was destroyed by fire, said Allen Kenitzer, a spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration.---
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Image via WikipediaRoutt County — Civil Air Patrol is searching for a missing Texas family who departed the Steamboat Springs Airport on a private plane Friday morning and never made it to their destination. The family of four, two adults and two children, failed to arrive in eastern Texas as scheduled Friday, and concerned family contacted Civil Air Patrol on Saturday, Maj. Mark Young said.
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Image via WikipediaAugust 1, 1945---
Civil Air Patrol hosted dinner celebrating Army Air Force Day at the Palace Hotel. Gen. Hap Arnold's movie "Victory in the Air" premiered. Mayor Lapham also spoke.
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