December 15, 2003: Nevada Wing Looks for Missing Couple

Image by Ken Lund via FlickrOn this date, the Nevada Civil Air Patrol began searching for a missing aircraft.

An excerpt from the Las Vegas Review Journal:

Members of Nevada's Civil Air Patrol this morning are expected to resume a search for a private plane that dropped off radar Sunday morning near Tonopah.

A crew of about 21 people Monday morning began searching for a downed plane that rescuers believe contained a man and his wife traveling from Tucson, Ariz., to Eugene, Ore., said Major Charles McCarthy of the Nevada Wing, Civil Air Patrol. 

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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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December 8, 1996: CAP Cadet Among First Four Women Accepted into VMI

Image via WikipediaOn this date, Cadet Lieutenant Lauren Wagner was one of the first four women accepted into Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.).


An excerpt from the New York Times:

Ms. Wagner is a lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol. Her mother is Eileen Wagner, a lawyer who filed a brief for the Virginia Women Attorneys Association arguing that the school should not be allowed to remain state-supported and all-male. this date, Cadet Lieutenant Lauren 

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