December 10, 1955: The CAP Gets a Cartooning Lesson

Image via WikipediaOn this date, December 10, 1955, the Civil Air Patrol received praise from the USAF--and cartooning tips from the creator of "Terry and the Pirates."


From the Washington Post:

CAP Gets Pat on Back And Tips on Cartooning: "Top leaders of the Civil Air Patrol met in Washington yesterday and heard words of praise from Secretary of the Air Force Donald A. Quarles and got cartooning tips from artist Milton Caniff."

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January 30, 1942: Washington, DC CAP Unit Forms

Image via WikipediaOn this date, January 30, 1942, a Washington, DC CAP unit began formation.


From the Washington Post:

Civilian Air Patrol Unit Takes Form: "A group of ambitious civilian pilots and other aviation enthusiasts in the Washington area have started to form a civil air patrol squadron to do observation, courier, ferrying and other civilian defense work in cooperation with the Army Air Corps, Miss Katherine Keeler, squadron information and public relations officer, disclosed yesterday."

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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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March 2, 2002: CAP Celebrates Delayed 60th Anniversary Following 911 Attacks

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Because of the 911 attacks and the nation's recovery, celebration of the Civil Air Patrol's 60th Anniversary was pushed back from  December 1, 2001 to March 2, 2002.

An excerpt from the CAP NHQ history website:

Saturday, December 1, 2001, was CAP's 60th anniversary.  A gala was planned for that day, along with a reception to be fittingly held at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.  But because of the tragic events and this nation on a wartime footing, it was decided, and rightly so, to reschedule it for March 2, 2002. 

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