WEEK 7: HISTORY OF CAP

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WEEK 7 HISTORY OF CAP
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PRE-WW II

• War raging in EuropeCivil Aviation shut down
• American Aviators wanted to prevent this
• CAP formed 6 days before Pearl Harbor under the
  Office of Civilian Defense
• 1 December, 1941

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Wartime Activities

• Coastal Patrol/Bombing
• Search and Rescue
• Cargo Transport and Courier flights for critical
  personnel
• Border Patrol
• Target Towing
• Mercy Mission
• Pilot recruiting and training
• Cadet Program

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DURING THE WAR

• After the war, a German commander confirmed that
  coastal U-boat operations were withdrawn from
  U.S. waters because of those "damned little red
  and yellow airplanes."
• Many pilots joined because they were too old or
  ineligible for military service
• Half a million hours, two submarines sunk, saved
  hundreds of crash victims

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AFTER THE WAR

• Transferred to Army Air Force-29 April 1943
• Aviation cadet recruiting
• Public Law 476 July 1 1946
• CAP would not participate in combat operations
  again
• Public Law 557 May 26 1948
• CAP became the USAF Auxiliary

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Modern Day

• Cadet Programs
• Emergency Services
• Aerospace Education