Sub Chasers of the Civil Air Patrol
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2019
- The Civil Air patrol was created on the verge of the Second World War, and provided a valuable contribution to the war effort. The History Guy remembers the submarine chasers of the United States Civil Air Patrol in this "History Guy Hat Collection" video.
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A viewer made the fair point that the claim by the Civil Air Patrol of sinking a U-Boat has never been confirmed by the Navy. It is part of CAP lore, but not a confirmed kill. Confirming U-Boat "kills" has always been a difficult process.
Col Frank A. Blazich, Jr. of the CAP informed me that new research has concluded that the number of known CAP members killed in service during the war has increased from 65 to 68, and may continue to climb as records are reviewed. They gave their all for their country, and they deserve to be remembered.
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Thank you for get CAP history out, not lot people the know detail beyond the highlights. History Guy :)
If you what know more about Civil Air Patrol history in WW II check this book out on Google:
Title Flying Minute Men: The Story of the Civil Air Patrol
Author Robert E. Neprud
Edition revised
Publisher Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1948
Original from the University of California
Digitized Oct 18, 2007
Length 243 pages
books.google.com/books/about/Flying_Minute_Men.html?id=RNdCAAAAIAAJ
I've been a part of the CAP on two different occasions. The first time was as a cadet with Brooklyn Cadet Squadron 2 out of Fort Hamilton NY, Major John Kirschman, commanding. The second time was with Prince William Composite Squadron out of Manassas VA, where I eventually became Deputy Commander of Cadets. CAP gave me my first lessons in leadership which I continued to build upon all through my military and professional careers. It was a wonderful time in my life and I'm very very glad to see you doing a segment on a great organization.
The History Guy: there is a firm set of lore in my old CAP squadron that the CAP sank a U-Boat in in Florida, the Banana River right off Merritt Island. To them at that time, it was a settled fact.
I don't know about the other civil defense agencies during WWII, but the CAP is the only agency with genuine contact with the enemy and with casualties that were the result of their service. Thanks for the video.
I joined the CAP when I was 13. In 1975 I spent a week straight on an active search and rescue mission (SAR). As all active missions are authorized by the Air Force they provided an absence excuse for my missed school time. The asst principal said that in his 25 yrs this was the first excuse signed by a Brigadier General he had seen. I was in CAP for 25 yrs as a Cadet and Senior member. Twice as a cadet I was able to fly from Michigan to Florida and back on KC-1335s. We got great tours of Kennedy Space Center etc. If you have kids or grandchildren interested in planes steer them to CAP. They offer great opportunities!
@Dominic Pershin Hey Dominic. What kind of band are you trying to start? I played clarinet so I can't give you any bugling pointers! Maybe this will help? ruclips.net/video/1tVCktDDCbk/видео.html Anyway like most things in life you usually get the most out of things you put the most into. Set yourself some reasonable goals and put some hard work into it. CAP has a lot of excellent resources so take advantage of them. I myself as a cadet probably treated it too much as a social org and just having fun. Having fun is great but self control and growth is important too. To sum it up have fun but take it serious too. Good luck and take care!
I am a Civil Air Patrol Cadet! (SrA) This video was informative, Great job! I love WW2 History!
My father was a B-17 door gunner during WWII. Sometime after the war, he joined the CAP as a non-flying officer, eventually reaching Lieutenant Colonel rank as Commandant of Cadets. From 1967 - 1969, I served without distinction in two different cadet squadrons, one based at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, the other in Sandy Springs, GA. As a cadet, our weekly meetings were a combination of classroom on various air/military subjects, and drill, with some cadets forming competitive drill teams. We also marched in parades, held practice search and rescue exercises (SAR-CAP) during field exercises, and every summer, we were given an opportunity to spend a week at an Air Force base, receiving orientation-type lectures.
The first girl I ever kissed, I met a CAP summer camp.
I had to smile at your story. I met my former wife, (and first girlfriend), at a Boy Scout summer camp. Her brother was in another troop camping nearby. Nothing but positive memories of those innocent days.
The skills I learned i pioneering classes helped me in my apprenticeship as a boilermaker. Not many applicants knew rope work and knots. Funny how the skills I learned as a 13 year old would be useful my entire working career.
PapaPat
Great story!
I cracked a smile, too. Uniforms or No uniforms, young guys and gals always have that natural urge. My wife was my girlfriend when we were both in 1st COSCOM. We both ended up going to first Gulf War. I would volunteer for guard duty at the assembly base near Dhahran AFB for chance to see her at her unit. She was with 126 Trans a truck company hauling fuel and ammo for the tanks. Her unit was knee deep in Iraq going down the MSRs with burnt out vehicles all around and smoke from the oil well fires. She saw the after-math of what Abrams M-1s could do. Me, I was in the rear with the gear at Log Base Charlie on Pipeline Rd working in an aviation boneyard. Back home and after we were married for about 8 years my oldest boy came to ask: Dad what did you do in the war? Son, my stories are boring go ask your Mom while I go wash the dishes... 😜
I hate to be an ass hole, but B-17's don't have "door gunners." They had: 2 waist gunners, 1 ball turret gunner, 1 top turret gunner, a tail gunner, plus other .50's mounted for the radio operator, navigator and bombadier. That's why they called it a "Flying Fortess"-it was brimming with machine guns. Again, I apologize, but I had to nick-pick, the B-17 is my favorite WWII bomber.
@@ZuluLifesaBeech- That is classic Glen.
I nearly let out a whoop when I saw the title. I was a Cadet and a Senior Member. My squadron participated in several searches, aided local coast guard Auxiliary in safety patrols, and I participated in one impromptu Rescue when one of our mountain rescue training sessions was interrupted a camper falling down a cliff ... the rescue squad in the area was ill prepared for the situation so we offered our help, and extracted a very bloody, very dunk, and combative camper...
Thank you for your service. The CAP is under-appreciated.
It was my honor to be a part of the CAP. It was one of the most interesting, challenging, and rewarding periods of my youth. And I got my Pilot's certificate out of it so it was all. So when I see someone Give the CAP a bit of love it makes me a very happy camper.
I'm now a fairly senior airline pilot and before that was a USAF pilot...but before THAT I was a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol, which is where I first learned to fly and really found my calling in life.
CAP did great work in World War Two, and they continue to do great work today, particularly in Search and Rescue.
Great topic about a great organization! Thanks for covering it History Guy!
Thank you for your Service, Sir!
As a former CAP cadet I say...THANKS HISTORY GUY!!!
I was a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol from 1965 to 1971 Thank you for covering a part of the History of the Civil Air Patrol that few Cadets learn about in Detail. I graduated High School as Cadet Lieutenant and Executive Officer. Due to Color Vision I never got my pilots license but the experience prepared me for my 20 years in the active military. I also was able to go on a field trip with to the Air Force Museum. Just one of many cherished memories that keep with me
I was a CAP cadet back in the 60's and on some level, it is probably "history that deserves to be remembered". This episode brought the memory back and oh how painful it was.
Me too.
I was a cadet in Civil Air Patrol and loved it. I fully intend to become a senior member eventually. The history of CAP is amazing.
Same here. Was one of the reasons I received a full AFROTC scholarship. Less prevalent now that epurbs are all GPS, but still a great organization, especially for outdoorsy types interested in the military.
I remember them on cape cod as a kid.
I am currently in the process of enlisting in the Air Force. Cap was one of those life changing things for me. Honestly if it wasn’t for cap I would probably be in jail.
@@specialed1444 that's awesome! There were a couple troublemakers in my squadron. Some like the taste of the military & enlisted while a roughly equal amount decided it was not for them (both troublemakers & straight arrows alike). It's an awesome program that lets those contemplating military service get their feet wet to see if it's for them before signing on the dotted line.
I miss my C.A.P. days. I wad a cadet for almost 5 years. Loved the flying lessons and search and rescue. Still happy I did not choose the scouts.
Dad retired E6 from the USAF. He spent WWII in the Navy, and always called the embroidered stickers he put on his hats scrambled eggs.
Now I see a bit of a joke there - he had the oak leaf design on a USAF ball cap.
Today I learned. Thank you.
I didn't know that about the AF Caps.
AIR FORCE! We're the smart ones....send to officers out to fight. :-)
“Scrambled eggs” are authorized for Army and Marine Corps Majors (O-4) and higher ranks and Navy and Coast Guard Commanders (O-5) and higher ranks. Air Force Majors (O-4) and higher ranks are authorized to wear the “Farts and Darts”. Enlisted troops are not authorized to wear either, which may explain why your father purchased the wrong “eggs”.
As a child born after the war, I recall that there were still the Civil Air Patrol training classes at the old Oakland airport at least until the early 1960's. I also saw familiar "bomb shelter" signs pointing to basements downtown, with the familiar white-on-blue triangle of Civil Defense.
Sq. 188 still meets at the Oakland airport at the old hotel that Amelia Earhart stayed at before her flight. Sq. 18 (the original Oakland squadron) now meets at the Hayward airport.
I spent several years as a cadet in the CAP. There are several awards that a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol can receive. Upon promotion to the cadet rank of 2nd Lieutenant a cadet receives the Billy Mitchell Award. Mitchell Cadets who chose to enlist in the United States Air Force or the United States Coast Guard are promoted to E-3 upon enlistment and completion of Basic Military Training (BMT), instead of E-1. Mitchell Cadets who enlist in the Marine Corps, Navy, or Army are promoted to E-2 upon completion of BMT.
My niece was in CAP from age 11 to 18, and it helped her get full scholarship to college.
God Bless her
Former CAP cadet from NYC, Jamaica Queens branch. Thank you, for the acknowledgement, as not to many people know of us or our history.
Former Jamaica, Queens (small neighborhood nearby) resident!
Thank you from a 15 year C.A.P. veteran, former cadet and Squadron Commander. It really shaped my life.
As soon as you produced the CAP hat in your explanation of "Scrambled Eggs", I knew where you were headed!
Thanks for always bringing such overlooked parts of history to life. These should be mandatory for highschool history classes!
I was real fortunate to be a cadet in the Colorado Civil Air Patrol. I went to an encampment at the Air Force Academy for a week, flew to Seattle and back in a C-130 (very noisy, no windows in the back, but still fun as heck), made cadet 2nd lieutenant along with the Billy Mitchell Award, went on many field trips to Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs and Lowry AFB in Denver, took tons of plane rides in Cessna 150's, 172's, and 182s. I really learned a lot from all of the Air Force veterans and aviation enthusiasts who were our senior leaders. The Civil Air Patrol is a great organization for the youth of our great country. Thank you History Guy for doing this video.
The Royal Artillery Flying Club flew to France in 1939 to provide support to the Royal Artillery in the reconnaissance and spotting function. The British Expeditionary Force had an inadequate number of Royal Air Force army co-operation squadrons.. After a short but exciting operational service during the fighting in France and Belgium the R.A. Flying Club flew back the Britain.
In the defence of Malaya, Singapore, Burma, etc in 1941-42 the local volunteer auxiliary air units flew mostly their own unarmed private or commercial aircraft in air space dominated by the aircraft of Imperial Japanese Army and Navy.
May those 62 CAP pilots and crew who gave their lives defending our nation rest in peace. Thanks to the history guy you are not forgotten.
I grew up an "aviation kid" in eastern North Carolina. Two men from my small town served with distinction in the CAP from early in the war. both as radio technicians.
Robert F. Boone was a "Ham" radio operator before the war and involved with electrical technology at the time. He joined the CAP and served as a radio installation and repair officer at eastern North Carolina flying fields. Memorabilia about his service is now in the NC Maritime museum at Beaufort, NC. He returned to our town after the war and I knew him well. He lived a block and a half from my church and his daughter lived across the street from my grandmother; R. F. Boone established and operated an electrical applicance sales and service store and was active into the 1990s finally passing away in 2005. He would speak to the cadets in our CAP squadron about his service but always deferred to the work and dedication of the flying personnel.
W/O David Williams was also from my town. On June 27, 1943, he and Captain Lundquist were performing a check flight at the Manteo, NC field in an aircraft that had had work done on it. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft crashed, killing both officers. W/O Williams was a relative of my mother's cousin but, of course, I never got to meet him.
In addition to the exhibit in Beaufort, there is an excellent museum about the CAP at the Manteo (Roanoke Island) airport.
My father, a Korean War era air force vet, was in the CAP and used to tell me these kinds of stories. I used to wear my dad's CAP wings on my hat. I Wish I still had them.
Thank you so much for this presentation on the Civil Air Patrol. My father joined CAP in 1942 as a cadet here in Texas. He remained a very active member until his death in 1996. I can very much say that his life revolved around CAP. He loved the search and rescue aspects of CAP most of all. Our garage was full of radios and equipment he would take with him. The garage wall was covered with aviation sectional charts and he could run search missions from there. We even had a lot of the pictures you had in this presentation on our garage wall. Later my dad became head of search and rescue for all of the state of Texas for Civil Air Patrol.
Thank you for recognizing the CAP. I was a cadet in RI the 70s and rose to cadet Warrant Officer and was XO of my squadron. I was awarded a cadet flying scholarship and attained my Private pilots license for $200 in 1978. Subsequently I attended Daniel Webster College and became a Commercial pilot and flight instructor. After college I joined the US Navy and became an F-14 fighter pilot. My training in CAP was pivotal in knowing military aviation and served me well during my USN training.
I'm a former CAP cadet and Senior Member from Kentucky. I Will always be proud of the Civil Air Patrol. Thank you so much for this and for keeping history alive!
I joined the Civil Air Patrol in the late 1970's and remained a cadet for 5 years. CAP provided me with the opportunity to meet other members from all over the US and participate in many activities such as survival training at the Air Force Academy and Cadet Officers School at Maxwell AFB in Alabama. I also had a chance to fly on military aircraft such as the KC-135 (including actual refueling missions) as well as the C-130 and C-123. I even visited Disney World for the first time with the CAP. It was an experience I will never forget. Great Video and I will now become a Patron supporter!
I am another who joined the CAP at age 13. Made the first of many flights in my high school years in CAP aircraft, obtained my FCC 3rd class Restricted Radio Permit which I needed in my future aviation career, and went on to earn my Certificate of Proficiency (among many other achievements). All of which was the foundation to my 20 year military flying and 24 year civilian flying life. Thank you to an outstanding organization!
Wow, What a treat. I didn't know so many died in its service. I served as a CAP cadet in the mid 60's. Our squadron was rich in pilots and I flew in many types of planes including a T-34 trainer, our official CAP aircraft . Took my ground exam. Marched in a competition drill team. Went to survival school taught by Vietnam vets. Actually participated in a RED CAP search and rescue operation in heavily wooded Cumberland County PA June 18th 1968. A Pilot flying a Piper Cherokee and 3 members of his family crashed in a rain storm. Myself and other cadets got to search by air for a couple days along with military helicopters from Indiantown Gap. When they located the plane crash, the local Reading Squadron 303 went into action with 12 survival trained cadets including my 15yr old self hiked into the rocky, forested region into the crash site and cordoned off the area. That would never happen today. We had to walk through the crash site to define the perimeter. I was one of the first to see all those poor family members. They were in pieces. One could say, it was my rite of passage. It was all quite an adventure. Thank you for providing CAP history.
My sister and I were CAP cadets from the late 1970 to the mid 1980s. We both had many wonderful opportunities to fly n light aircraft, Army helicopters, and USAF C-130s, C-141’s and other military aircraft. More than that though, we learned great lessons in aviation history, search and rescue techniques, survival training, and most of all leadership. The lessons I learned there were a tremendous benefit to me when I later served as an Infantry captain in theUSAR and as a police lieutenant. I strongly urge all youth and young adults from 13 on to consider membership in the CAP. It’s a wonderful organization. That is very little known. Thank you for making this special on their WWII forbearers!
Wow!!!! As a Civil Air Patrol cadet, it makes me overjoyed to see you do a video on our great program!!! Keep up the good work!!!
I hope the two guys that sunk that sub with the depth charges told EVERYONE at the bar of their story until they died. I bet they were town legends.
joe budi
The problem is there’s apparently not the slightest proof that the CAP ever sunk a German submarine.
Whilst their patrols were of course a deterrent it’s unlikely that the CAP really managed to sink a German submarine.
www.afhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Spring2019-Issue_All.pdf
@@HingerlAlois them boys sunk that sub and there ain't a damn thing you can do to take it away from em.
Thomas DeMay
You might want to share your proof, because as pointed out in the article of Air Power History by Frank A. Blazich Jr. a curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History there‘s no evidence at all that the CAP ever sunk a submarine.
This story would make an excellent movie.
I agree, wanna write a script? Go 50/50?
I was a cadet in the early 70’s. We met on a Nike missile base in the process of decommissioning. The CAP had programs where cadets could go to a Summer camp at 14 and come home with a glider pilots rating- and subsequent camps where you could get your single engine rating. In the 70’s the CAP also served the role of Civil Defense. They drilled us on surviving nuclear attack- we had to memorize tables of fallout threat and how much of different materials were needed to shield you from radiation. One of our drills was to be able to turn any room into a functional fallout shelter in 1 hour using nothing but duct tape, garbage bags, cardboard and rolls of toilet paper ( you use the toilet paper rolls as improvised air filters in cardboard box and sheet plastic bellows to filter air coming into the room in which you sealed every other hole ). We also had a drill team and our unit was so good that the commander of the local naval air station had us do honor guard at a formal party for brass and give his “sailors” a lesson in how to drill. We were all 14 and 15 year olds.
We would go on bivouacs... camping in various forests and such and practice search and rescue and first aid. And I got my radio operators certificate thru the CAP.
And at a time when high schoolers all wanted to wear army fatigue jackets and other surplus military garb, we in the Civil air patrol could shop at the PX on base and get the real thing at ridiculously low costs.
And we also did traffic control at Air shows... Which meant we got to see the air show for free. Our unit camped in large surplus army tents from Vietnam. One of which had a huge patch on one side and was riddled with tiny shrapnel holes from where a mortar had hit it.
All in all- my two years on the CAP were a fun time.
I joined the CAP 1n 1973 and have served in 3 different States. I am only a Major because I have Lou Gehrig's disease. Also a 100% disabled Vet. long before it was presumptive I was rated 100% due to exposure to agent orange from Vietnam. I worked for the city of Rehoboth Beach for 30+ years and I volunteered to clean the CAP monument to the CAP once a month. I also designed and placed the POW/MIA monument located up at the band stand. I think the world of the CAP and spent years as a Mission Pilot and still am a IC2. this ALS has really slowed down my activities in the CAP at 70 I think my years are nearing an end. During WWII there is no doubt that there was 2 members killed while on patrol for subs. Proving they sank a U Boat is anyone's guess but a fact for sure is they both lost their lives. to me that trumps sinking any boat. We in Rehoboth view them as true CAP hero's. We respect them just as we do the men and woman who died on Normandy. to think any less of them would be doing a big disservice. I have seen so much bickering over what happened that it just seems nuts.Dave H
Thank you for your efforts in bringing us such interesting tidbits of often forgotten history.
As an aside, as a teenager in the early to mid 70's, I belonged to the CAP in Tucson, AZ, eventually becoming the Cadet Commander of our Squadron.
Those were fun times and we had exercises learning Search and Rescue as well as having Summer Camps where we would get to stay on the local Air Force Base (D-M AFB) and be immersed in a quasi military lifestyle, if only for two weeks.
As youngsters, living in barracks and eating military chow, it was quite the adventure and something I hadn't thought about for many years.
I often thought that the CAP would be a great starting point to join the Air Force when I was old enough, but as fate would have it I went on to join, and serve, in the US Army.
Thank you for bringing back some great memories, Sir!
Back in the 1970's, anything to do with the military was looked down upon.
But I liked the military and wanted to fly.
So I joined the CAP.
Never regretted any of it.
Did show up to school after getting a military haircut.
I was a cadet. All the others in the cadet group had military style haircuts.
At school there were those who thought I had lost my mind or if I was having problems at home.
Nope. Joined the CAP and wanted to fly.
They were good people.
All the cadets were like me. Liked the military and wanted to fly.
I did take flying lessons. Soloed.
And like a lot of other cadets, I did join the military.
A few of them retired from the military or went on to flying with the airlines.
Did go on search and rescue missions too.
Even got a "FIND".
Some of us after the years have found each other on Facebook.
I even remember one of the senior members, who had a couple of WWII CAP ribbons.
I have a lot of fond memories of being in the CAP.
I am 70 and grew up in the Air Force, lived most of my life 'on base.' It was a different time. I knew about the CAP but learned a lot from this one, thank you.
My Grandfather was Civil Air Patrol in WW2. Very good video.
Such a great video- thanks for teaching me about the CAP, THG. You always bring that sawed-off truth like you’re running guns.
Perhaps the best part is all of the CAP cadets and members in the comments! You bring so many people from so far afield together to remember amazing things.
I think The History Guy is Current Events That Deserves to Be History. :)
As a C/CMSgt in the Maryland Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, I just wanted to say thank you History Guy for spreading the word, and history of the CAP.
Hi History Guy , I too was a Cadet in CAP . Probably the best time of my life . I could solo an aircraft by age 12 .
Went to many Air Force Bases for encampments . Mostly for two weeks . It was awesome but not easy .
Thanks for a close up look at the infancy of Civil Air Patrol . I am now a fan of yours . Luckily I still have
some of my uniform insignia . It is now behind glass . Thanks again ! Keep the videos coming . All the
Ones that I have watched are wonderful !
I was a CAP cadet in the mid 1970's.
I joined and cut my hair.
People in my school thought I had lost my mind.
But there wasn't a JROTC there and I wanted to fly.
I joined the flying club and did solo.
Also went on Search and Rescue missions as a cadet.
Several in fact.
Even got a "Find" ribbon.
Reached the rank of Cadet 2Lt and then went off to college.
Still keep in contact with some of my fellow cadets from back then.
A lot of us went into the military.
Some even retired from the Regular military and others from the Reserves/Guard.
Some actually became pilots.
I went into the Army after college and then into the Reserves and Guard.
There was in another Squadron a man who had served in the CAP in WWII.
He had the border patrol ribbon.
I joined the Civil Air Patrol in 1966 while in high school. Unfortunately, there were no civil airports local to me so it was all classroom learning - very informative but I wanted to fly. My first flight instructress was a WASP with over 24,000 hours. Not many regular AAF pilots were ordered by the base CO to hop into a P-47 (never having been in one before) and put on a spur of the moment show for a visiting Congressman. Helen did with a large measure of help from the ground crew to get the beast started. I work at an AF base and many of my co-workers (former AF) fly with the CAP performing search and rescue, drug interdiction, and WMD detection tests and missions in all weather yet today. They all deserve to be remembered.
Former CAP cadet from DE. I had a great time in CAP during my youth. Got to fly in a C5 out of Dover AFB. Recommend it to anyone.
Fantastic! THIS story is what you sir are all about. These servants of our country and their contributions should be told and retold never to be forgotten.
I've been in CAP since I got out of the Air Force in 1989. CAP is a wonderful organization that I'm proud to be associated with. The air museum in Birmingham AL has a great CAP display. Thank you for making this video!
Excellent video, as is the norm for The History Guy. Thank you, from a CAP guy in Colorado.
@Eric Schwarm, does CAP search for and rescue downed planes in Colorado (like my squadron did in Floriday)? Thanks!
UsherLinder Yes, we search for missing planes ( or anything else) when called upon. Those missions are declining thanks to improving technology but we have plenty else to keep us busy.
Our son was a cadet with the CAP in the early 90s. Actually flew on several border patrol flights.
HATS OFF to the History Guy and all of the volunteers who sacrificed and assisted our country.
I’m loving these shorter videos. Such an amazing story of Americans coming together for the greater good, definitely a story we should all learn from! Keep up the great work man
Met my husband in CAP. He remained a life long member. So proud to have been connected to such a fine organization.
You should do one about Tommy Flowers, he built the world's first electronic computer, it's name was Colossus and he is an unsung hero that saved millions of lives. Everyone has heard of Alan Turing but nobody remembers Tommy. Maybe because he worked for the Post Office and was a working class kid from the East End. Even his own family had no idea what he'd done because he had signed the official secrets act and even today some of the facts are still under lock and key.
I agree a story about the late , great Tommy Flowers would be awesome . HG do yu take requests ??
Thank you for the video, I joined the Puerto Rico Wing of CAP in 1972 and although inactive, I still maintain my membership. Since 9/11, CAP had continue to play an active role in our homeland defense. While the Cadet Program founded also on the early years of WWII, have help filled up the Air Force ranks. Doing so to the point that from the Secretary of the AF, Dr. Wilson, down, a significant portion go their start in our ranks as cadets.
This video may be a year old, but it's new information. Every subject you cover, is fascinating in and of itself. Even the subjects that I know something about, I learn something new every time. Totally addicted to this channel. And absolutely not looking for an antidote. One of the few RUclips channels that never disappoints.
one day old, 22nd February 2019 on youtube.
He points out in the video that it's actually from his patreon account, and that it's basically a year old. It's brand new to RUclips, yes, but it's an older video.
Thank you for this video. My dad always said that my grandpa flew with the Civil Air Patorl in Oregon. I think my grandpa flew in the 1950's and 1960's so he would have been a part of CAP as a benevolent organization. I had no idea of the proud tradition he was part of and what it (may have) meant to him. Thank you for this video, it made me cry!
Thank you for your video, I joined as a Cadet at 13, and did a few grow searches for people and aircraft. The The military drill, code of conduct, chain of command and esprit de corps allowed me to flourish, and even got me a higher rank when I entered the U.S. Army in 1981. While serving in the 82nd Airborne, I was able to volunteer my time with an on base CAP unit. Enlisted man by day, a CAP officer once a month, my officer uniform in my locker got alot of odd looks during inspections. lol
My father, L. Earl Willson, Sr., was a pilot at CAP Base #2 in Rehoboth, DE, and for many years after the war was chair of their annual reunion. I have fond memories of those men meeting every October in Rehoboth, swapping stories, and drinking each other under the table. Ed Phipps, whom you mention as “landing on fumes,” was my father’s best friend, and he and his wife and my parents were regular visitors in each other’s homes a few miles away from each other in suburban Baltimore. Two corrections: you conflate the names Eddie Edmonds and Eddie Edwards. It was Edwards - who, incidentally, was the last Base 2 pilot to die a few years ago, not long after Eddie Phipps. Also, the plane used in the rescue by Edwards and Hugh Sharp - a delightful man who was base commander and later a VP of Dupont Corporation -- was a Sikorsky s-39, which had a single engine. That very airplane is now in the New England Air Museum, painted in the Base 2 colors.
As always, an excellent video. However, this one strikes a particular cord with me since I have been a member of CAP since 1972. I credit CAP with all of my success in life. From learning to fly and earning both a flight instructor and airline transport pilot certificate with 3 jet type ratings to understanding leadership and management of people.
I would like to make one correction though; the aircraft used in the rescue flown by Hugh Sharp and Eddie Edwards was actually a Sikorsky “S-39” (single engine version of the S-36). The actual aircraft used has been restored (not flyable) and is on display at the New England Air Museum at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, CT. I volunteer at the museum and get filled with pride every time I walk past it.
I don't remember much about it really but my late eldest brother was in the CAP in the 60's. Thanks for the memories.
I was a cadet in Civil Air Patrol: my squadron specialized in search and rescue. We were very proud of the fact that CAP went war against the Nazis and were proud that CAP had sunk a U-boat off the coast of our state. CAP provided a valuable low-cost venue to getting our pilot's license and access to flying. I will always be grateful to CAP for what it taught me.
Starting in my second year of high school I joined the civil air patrol back in 1978
Always so interesting and so educational. The more I watch the more "interested" I become of history.
Put the opening bumper back in. Every great show has a opening that gets you excited and in the mood! Yours is great and is educational for your point of why, remembrance, and how it impacts us today. I enjoy your work.
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A cheers from me as well. I enjoyed being a member of CAP, and the people who inhabit its ranks!!
I thank you for acknowledging civil Air patrol which I was a senior member in the 90s during the war in the Gulf, for medical reasons I couldn't join the regular Air Force so I served in the civil Air patrol raising to the rank of first lieutenant spent two years search and rescue in Missouri enjoyed every minute of it. help cadets get ready for military service it's the most fun I ever had and it was a lot of work My hat goes off to the civil Air patrol and our armed forces
Enjoyed this more than you can know. I'm in my 70s now but while in Jr High School I served as a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol and thoroughly enjoyed it. Our main role then was our deployment in search and rescue exercises and missions.
Awesome topic! I was a cadet in the mid 80's at the squadron in Millville, NJ.
One of the things I enjoy about the HG channel is learning about WW II details. Including the civillian and other resources, and the good they did. Thank you Lance.
Both of my sons enrolled in the CAP cadet program. It's a serious program and they enjoyed it much more than the Boy Scouts. They participated in real search operations and had to qualify at a tough Search and Rescue training camp in order to qualify. Sometimes emergency beacons on light airplanes are accidentally activated. It's the CAP cadets that go out with radio locators and identify the tail number of the plane to confirm that it's a false alarm.
This is great. My grandfather was attached to the Civil Air Patrol in Davenport IA during WWII. Aside from looking at the sky a lot, they were responsible for pilot training, and generally helping out when the military was transporting pilots and planes across country. He left me a set of the "early" style insignia, including the wings, which a lot of people have mistaken for Luftwaffe, until I point out the CAP emblem. I can see why they changed the design later, though I think the original design is by far the best.
Adding my voice to the many in the comments, I was in CAP as a young teen in the early 80s. I had been very active in Boy Scouts until moving to a town where the local troop was less than ideal. I lived a couple miles from the local air field and and was lucky enough to be part of the original creation of squad in our area. I'll never forget the positive experiences and the dedication of everyone involved.
Thank you for this explanation of the CAP. When I was in high school, one of my friends was a CAP pilot. I was shocked that a teenager could do such a thing, but highly respected his desire to do it.
My father was an officer and instructor in CAP...I was a cadet for many years, and participated in several s/r missions....at my father's funeral, there were roughly 200 CAP cadets that he had taught model rocketry...he was also a flight engineer in WWII, and was first seargent in the ang civil engineer unit here in Louisville for over 20 years..
I served in the CAP for a few years as a teen. The skills I learned there have served me well throughout my life.
Captain Francis M Wildman tapped my shoulder in church ..I was 12-13. He had informed Gramps I would be going with him. So off to the airport. And I read off a checklist started and flew the plane without a hitch....I hadn't even driven a car yet. But the old OSS officer was checking me out . We had many fine years together and I was a member of CAP and other more shadowy goings in. Fran was the CIA recruiter in Prescott ..His ww2 record is in itself. He was wearing every uniform and all over the Atlantic. Theater . Fran died several years ago .. always my favorite hero,in a town of retired military haven Prescott is amazing as the town was full of heros and the stories abound still fresh in my mind.
I was a CAP cadet, which is where I learned to fly. It was a fantastic opportunity, I also was put through several Air Force survival schools, and various training courses.
The youth in America's schools don't even know when WW2 was fought and that is truly sad !! I think that videos such as yours should be mandatory in our nation's schools because if you don't know history we are doomed to repeat it !!
If it were not for the number, they also would not even know WW I existed.
World War two is one of the few subjects that are covered decently well unless something has changed in the couple years since I graduated.
Thank you for covering this. It holds a special place in my heart. Not everyone knows about it and how easy it is to join and can create opportunities for those who wish to enlist later in life.
Thank you for all your stories. This is certainly one that SHOULD be remembered!
Some of my most fond memories were of when I was a CAP cadet. It was also around this time when the army air force became it's own branch so our uniforms changed from brown shoes and ties to black and blue. Leroy a fellow cadet complained he didn't want to buy new black shoes so I told him I just bought a bottle of black shoe dye. He thought that was such a good idea that he did the same. The only problem was he started to dye his shoes in his mother's living room on the white carpet. You know an almost full bottle of black shoe dye is impossible to clean out of a white carpet!
Former CAP C/MSGT and now a Wildland Firefighter EMT and GSAR member and I love this
I joined the Civil Air Patrol as a cadet in 1970 at age 13 and went through the training and ranks until I went into the USAF. As a cadet we worked in search and rescue missions on downed aircraft in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. The CAP prepared me very well to serve in the USAF.
Great ;history documentary.. I was a Cadet in the Elmendorf AFB , Alaska squadron in the early 60's. Learned alot that was beneficial to my Army career.
I was a proud member of CAP in jr. High and high school
I am currently the squadron commander of the Alexandria Composite Squadron of the Minnesota Wing. joined in 2016 as a senior member and i'm currently a certified ground team member. have loves working with cadets and great adults as well as being prepared for search and rescue/disaster relief missions.
As a Cadet Commander at Byrd Field, VA (modern day Richmond International Airport) aka ‘The Black Sheep’ squadron, I thank you for this video!
Superb reporting. Thank you so much for this video. I was raised on Ma's stories of growing up during the war. The Homefront is so often forgotten about. But in many ways "the folks back home" were instrumental in final victory.
I attended the Oshkosh Fly In during the mid 1980's and one the year the Concorde flew in. After landing the Concord was towed to the main plaza and parked nose to nose with a B1 bomber. Post and rope barriers where placed around both aircraft and while the canopy of the B1 was open and ladder hanging from the cockpit no Air Force personnel could seen. The Concord was surrounded by Civil Air Patrol Cadets arms length apart. Never forgot the juxtaposition of a Military aircraft left unattended and the commercial plane heavily guarded.
I just love the stories, a guy holding on to the outside of a pontoon to balance out the damaged side? Crazy!!
I'm so glad I finally signed up to be a Patron. These videos are so interesting and so well presented I want them to just keep coming and coming!
Thank you for your support via this video, Sir. I love your channel and very much love history. And I am a proud member of CAP.
2nd Lt. John F. Banas,
Fox Valley Composite Squadron, Illinois Wing, CAP.
I was active in the CAP in the late 1960s and early 70s, my father (a former Marine in WWII who later joined the US Air Force, was on active duty at the time). Oddly, though I'm fascinated by history, I never explored the history of the Civil Air Patrol. Thanks much for posting this, it was very interesting.
Thanks HG, I knew about the CAP but didn't know that at one time they were armed. Always great to learn something new!
Greetings from Clay Co. Missouri!
My Son was a CAP Cadet, but I had never heard the history of how and why it was created. Thank you!
Farts and Darts.............Classic
Crabb Massacre?
History Guy: there is another story of civilians contributing. Like the hobbyist aviators, amateur radio operators were shut down during WW2. They took to their shortwave receivers and provided an extrordinary service to the families of POWs. It is as a fascinating story as the CAP, and certainly worth remembering. You can start your research by reading “World War II Radio Heros: Letters of Compassion” by Lisa Spar. Would love to see you do a 10 minute video on them. Keep up the great work!
I went from being a Life Scout to being a cadet in the CAP and then AFROTC in college. I flew rescue missions in Southeast Asia as a Jolly Green pilot. Later I became aide to the Commanding General of Air University under whom the CAP was assigned. It's a good organization that can set you on the right road if you're contemplating applying to the Air Force Academy or seeking an AFROTC scholarship for college.
Thank you for your service!
My dad was a member of the Civil Air Patrol during the late 1940s. It was while he was with the CAP that he acted as a "kicker" aboard a C-82 Packet during the Blizzards of 1948 - 1949. He later joined the Air Force and serviced F-100Ds and F-100Fs in France, Libya, and West Germany.
Thank you for making this video public, I have already shared it with a few people I've come up with in CAP and will enjoy sharing it with my squadron on the Aerospace Ed night.
Like the gentleman below me I served in the Civil Air Patrol when I was a teenager. I thought that experience was life-changing and I will always look back fondly on the people that I met and my experience with the CAP.
I worked with CAP crews a lot in missing and overdue aircraft cases. CAP pilots are reasonably well known, but the most CAP members are "ground pounders". Members are trained in and practice conducting ground searches for those missing planes, and they also assisted in missing person cases. It was usually unsung cold or hot, muddy or dusty, and always exhausting work. They were a great bunch to work with.