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Former Chairmen Honored
C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
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MAXWELL AFB, Ala.-Three former chairmen of the
national board, July 11, received honorary advancement to'
the grade of Brigadier General, Civil Air Patrol, Chairman
Emeritus at the National Executive Committee quarterly
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The new honorary CAP
Brigadier Generals are D. HaroM
Byrd, William C. Whelen and
P a u l W. T u r n e r, a l l f o r m e r
chairmen of the National Board
of Civil Air Patrol.
The NEC in other actions,
named five new wing
commanders and five others to
serve until the next meeting as
interim wing commanders. New
Wing commanders promoted to
colonel are Richard R. Dooley,
Kentucky, Harry M. Harkins,
Georgia, Gerald M. Quilling,
Minnesota, Thomas C. Jackson,
Utah and Eugene A. Kerwin,
Hawaii.
Interim wing commanders
named were Lt. Cols. A. A.
Milano, Pennsylvania, Richard T.
Davis, Maine, Gerald M.
Tartaglione, Ohio, Ben D. Silko,
Wisconsin and Robert C. Owen,
Florida.
MISSION BRIEFING-The wing of this Piper Apache serves as
a handy table for 1st. Lt. Wayne Schober as he briefs Capt.
One of the founders of CAP,
Byrd served as national chairman
Ruth O'Buck on a simulated search and rescue mission. Both
from 1959 to 1960, succeeding
are key figures in Alaska Wing's extensive SAR operations
Gen. Carl A. '~ooey" Spaatz,
which last year saw CAP flying 1,400 hours to support the Air
USAF (Ret.). He is a prominent
Force ResCue Coordination Center at nearby Eimendorf AFB.
businessman, one of the early
Captain O'Buck is assistant operations officer for the highly
day oil field pioneers in Texas
respected Polaris Group in Anchorage and in civilian life, one
and a resident of Dallas. General
of Alaska's best-known pilots and an FAA-designated flight
Byrd flew anti-submarine patrol
examiner with 7,500 flying hours. Lieutenant Schober is the
missions with CAP during World
group's emergency services officer and a pilot with more than
War II.
700 flying hours in his log. See the Alaskan Wing story on
A resident of Jacksonville,
pages 8 and 9. (Air Force Photo by MSgr. Bill Bond)
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New York Starts Jr.
Officers' Con Council
NEW YORK-Col. Jess Strauss, New York Wing commander, has
initiated an experimental Junior Officer Advisory Council for the
wing which is expected to bring more young officers "into the
mainstream of information and activities" in the wing.
According to Capt. Robert
Bartlett Jr., chairman of the
newly-formed council, "It is not
unusual for the younger people
in our organization to limit the
scope of their potential..."
because they concentrate on the
things in which they are most
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--The
experienced.
national commander of Civil Air
Colonel Strauss "...hopes to
see a more professional group of P a t r o l u r g e d a g r e a t e r
understanding and appreciation
young officers emerge..." from
the council, Captain Bartlett o f t e a m w o r k w i t h i n t h e
CAP-USAF framework as the
said, noting that "an
CAP-sponsored National Staff
(continued on page 2)
College formally opened here
July 12.
Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis
addressed nearly 20~) CAP senior
members, representing units
from across the country, as they
prepared to participate in a
week-long series of discussions
dealing with command and
leadership techniques.
On Aug. 20, the Federal
The staff college is being held
A-iation ~,dministration will
celebrate the 50th
in conjunction with the Air
Andiversary of Flight Service
University here and General l~llis
Stations which began in 1920
told the attendees:
as "Air Mail Radio Stations,"
"As you begin this exacting
set up to aid transcontinental
64.hour curriculum, I would like
mail flights.
each of you to remember the
Today there are 340 Flight
overriding objective of Air
Service Stations across the
University. It is simply this: For
nation, serving general
aviation in every state.
nearly a quarter centulT, Air
FAA plans open house and
University has been the
other ceremonies at these
professional education center for
stations during "Flight
the U.S. Air Force.
Service Week" and has invited
"In a very large measure, the
Civil Air Patrol to participate
graduates of the three major
in the observance with
schools here--squadron officers
appropriate exhibits and a
school, air command and staff,
part in the various
and the air war college--are the
ceremonies.
officers who will determine the
CAP commanders are
urged to contact personnel of
caliber of tomorrow's Air Force.
any FSS in their locality and
"I think each of us must
make known their willingness
reach the sobering conclusion
to join the celebration. FAA
that this high goal applies
has indicated that they will
equally to any member of CAP
be happy to have CAP join
selected for attendance at this
the observance.
national staff college."

General Tells
Graduates Of
AU Mission

CAP Invited
To Participate
In Ceremony

Vice-Commander, Chaplain Join CAP-USAF
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.---Cols.
Chester H. Bohart and Ralph R.
Pace have assumed duties at
Headquarters, CAP-USAF, Civil
Air Patrol's National
Headquarters.
Colonel Bohart succeeded
Col. Omer L. Cox, who retired
June 30, as vice commander,
coming here from an assignment
in Ankara, Turkey.
Chaplain Pace became Civil
Air Patrol's National Chaplain,
succeeding Chaplain (Col.)
Clarence E. Hobgood, who has
been assigned to Strategic Air
Command at Offutt AFB, Neb.
Chaplain Pace came to
CAP-USAF from Osan, Korea.
A veteran of more than 28
years active military service,

Colonel Bohart earned his
commission in 1943 after
graduating from the Aviation
Cadet training. He served during
World War II in the
China.Burma-India Theater and
returned to the U.S. in 1944 to
the 509th Bomb Group at
Roswell, N. Mex.
A graduate of the Air Tactical
School, Tyndall Field, Fla., in
1948, he also was graduated
from the Air University's Air
War College here in 1961. He
attended Radar-NavigatorBombardier Schools at Ellington
and Mather AFBs from 1950 to
1951 and was assigned to the
306th Bomb Wing at McDill
AFB, Fla., from 1952 to 1956
and afterwards was director of

operations for Air Force
Weather Reconnaissance
squadrons in Turkey and Japan
from 1961 to 1966.
Colonel Bohart, after this
assignment was named chief of
the Special Training Devices
Division in the Pentagon. Later
he was commander of the Air
Force Survival School at
Fairchild AFB, Wash., until his
assignment to Turkey in 1968.
His decorations include the
Legion of Merit, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Air Medal, Army
Commendation medal, Air Force
Commendation Medal, and
Purple Heart.
A native of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, Chaplain Pace's
(continued on page 16)

Membership Asked To Support Blood Drive For Ailing Lieutenant
SAN DIEGO, CallL--Elwyn
L e o n K e n n e d y, a g e 3 9 , a
lieutenant in Civil Air Patrol, lies
in a hospital room here,
recuperating from surgery.
He will be here four to six
months, doctors estimate,
The surgery involved the
removal of a benign
pseudo-tumor from the
lieutenant's abdomen, took 10
hours of time, and considerable
advance preparation and care.
It might not have taken so

much time or preparation if
Lieutenant Kennedy were an
ordinary person. But he is a
special case.
He is a hemophiliac and all
his life he has had to be extra
careful.
The disease is a hereditary
condition and people who have
it are sometimes called
"bleeders." Their blood lacks
the substance (and ++their bodies
don't produce it) which makes
blood clot so that they bleed

freely from the slightest scratch.
For hemophiliacs, the small
wound which other people
ignore can be fatal. They can
bleed to death even from a
minor cut.
That's why the operation
took so much time and involved
such grave risk. But Lieutenant
Kennedy came through with
flying colors and the doctors are
pleased with the way he did.
The surgery meant having
many pints of Type.O negative

blood on hand. It also meant
having a vast supply of a
medication called "Courtland's
Anti-Hemophilia Factor 8." It
takes two pints of blood to
produce one pint (or one unit)
of the Factor 8.
Before the operation,
Lieutenant Kennedy donated his
own blood for use as a control
factor in producing the Factor 8,
something unusual for a
hemophiliac.
Blood one day old is 10 times

as effective in making the Factor
8 as that which is 21 days old. It
must be flown daily to
Courtland Laboratory in Los
Angeles for use in producing the
medication.
During his period of recovery,
he will need much more of the
substance, approximately $300
worth per day. Doctors have
estimated that he will require
something like 4,800 pints of
blood during his convalescence.
(continued on page 2).

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

AUGUST, 1970

Delegates Note
CAP Needs Help
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.-There is a "desperate need" for
formal, professional training in Civil Ak Patrol's three
primary roles-search and rescue, civil defense, and disaster
relief-CAP National Executive Committee members were
told at their July meeting here.
Members of CAP's
Emergency Services Committee,
representing all eight wings,
agreed that there is such need,
brought about by CAP's
expanding role in these fields
Directorate of Operations
staff members at National
Headquarters outlined for the
NEC the need for the training
and tentative plans to establish
three courses, each lasting five
days, covering these fields. The
NEC approved the plans.
The proposed schools would
be held in each of CAP's eight
regions at U.S. Air Force
installations, centrally located so
that a maximum number of
eligible CAP members could
attend. Members could attend
any one or all of the cohrses,
In preliminary planning:
--The American National Red
Cross has agreed to provide a
40-hour Red Cross Disaster
Control Course for CAP senior
members. Those completing the
course would be certified by the
Red Cross as disaster control
team members.
--The Civil Defense Staff
College at Battle Creek, Mich.,
has agreed to develop a
combination CD Management
Course, now available to a
limited number of CAP members
at the college, plus an Aerial
Radiological Monitoring Course.
This course would be taught by
members of the Office of Civil
Defense region staff and
me'mbers of the state's
University extension staff.
--The Air Force's Aerospace
Rescue and Recovery Service has
agreed to assemble a SAR course
for Civil Air Patrol members.
This would be a condensation of
the longer course now presented
at the Coast Guard's National

SAR School at Governor's
Island, N.Y.
Qualified experts from these
three agencies would be available
to develop a curriculum and
provide instruction in their
individual specialized areas at
each of the regional schools. Air
Force ReserVe officers also
would be rec~ited to develop,
coordinate, and assist in
instructing the courses.
No final plans have been
made toward establishing the
schools. The dates, locations,
size of classes, etc., depends
upon the interest shown by CAP
members.
To facilitate planning, the
Directorate of Operations is
asking CAP members to
complete the questionnaire
appearing below and mail to
National Headquarters. The
response will help determine
further details of the proposed
schools.

D E C O R AT E D - C a d e t 1 s t . L t . G r e g o r y
Maysonet, Jr., Bayamon, Puerto Rico, considers
how a Cheerleader's emblem would look on his
flying suit while getting an assist from Brenda
Davis and Marilee Dzur of Crescent, Okla.
Maysonet is one of 32 cadets undergoing flight
training at the CAP-sponsored flying
encampment at Norman, Okla., and the two

NEC Indorses Use Of Beacon In Airplanes
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--Civil
Air Patrol put its stamp of
approval recently on the use Of
aircraft locator beacons when
the National Executive
Committee endorsed a
three-pronged campaign to
stimulate the use of the device,
First, a feasibilitY study of
available equipment is being
conducted, in conjunction'with
the Federal Aviation
Administration, looking to the
eventual equipping of CAP
corporate aircraft,
Second, a feasibility study is
being conducted, of an
inexpensive, portable receiver

(possible cost $10) capable of
receiving 121.5 and !22.9 me.
which would allow CAP to begin
a program of monitoring 121.5
mc., listening for possible
beacon "beeps." The fact that
Civil Air Patrol aircraft are
listening on this frequency may
also influence general aviation
pilots to install the device on
their planes.
The third phase of the
campaign would be a publicity
effort, aimed at promoting the
acceptance among general
aviation pilots of the use of
locatorbeacons.
The NECr also agreed to

EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING QUESTIONNAIRE
2.

Wing

1.

CAP Position

3.

Emergency Services Qualified (CAP Form 101)?

[ ] Ye s

4.

Pilot [ ]

Observer [ ].

Other

Cadet [ ]

Senior [ ]

5. Do you feel that professional emergency services training is needed in CAP?

6. What type of training most interests you?
[

[ ] Search and Rescue

[ ] Ye s

[ ] Civil Defense

] Disaster Services

Would you attend a five day course at the region level if offered?
What month would you prefer to attend a five day course?
l ] June [ ] July

[ ] Aug.

9. Would you prefer training to be offered at
I 1 Other?

young girls are among several hundred
attending the school for cheerleaders at
Oklahoma University. The CAP cadets
attending the flight training are housed in the
Towers of the Oklahoma Center for Continuing
Education near where the girls from the
cheerleaders school eat lunch daily. (Photo
courtesy of Lt. Col. Oscar Heuser)

[ ] Sep.
[ ] USAF Base

[ ] Ye s [ ] N o
[ ] April

[ ] May

[ ] Oct.

[ ] Other

[ ] Public Institution

consider a purchase program
providing for at least one crash
position indicator (CPI) for each

CAP wing. The CPI is a homing
device capable of pinpointing
the location of locator beacons.

Members Asked To Donate
Blood For Ailing Officer
(Continued from page l)
needed, and donate blood to the
Four thousand, eight hundred credit of Lieutenant Kennedy.
pints is a lot of blood!
If you would like to help the
lieutenant, you can--by donating
blood where you are and having
it credited to Lieutenant
Kennedy at the University
(continued from page 1)
Hospital in San Diego.
Kennedy has been a member organization of young people
of Civil Air Patrol for nine years like this can keep a 'youthful
and, according to Lt. Hywatha p u l s e ' o n t o p i c s t h a t a r e
pertinent to the entire wing."
Funk, information off leer of San
Diego County Group 3, is sort of
The council will consist of
an "over-all everything" in CAP. officers from second |ieutenant
He can "do anything," she said, up through the grade of captain
with at least one junior officer __
pointing out that his usual job is
f r o m e a c h s e c t o r, : C a p t a i n
communications officer.
At 15, he broke his leg and B a r t l e t t a s k e d e a c h s e c t o r
had to have braces which he has commander to appoint at least
worn ever since. Despite his o n e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o . t h e
handicaps, he managed to go to
council. In some cases,
s e v e r a l s c h o o l s a n d i s a n depending on the size of the
electronics expert.
sector, he said, "more than one
representative may be needed to
He hasn't let his handicap
p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e
slow him down in CAP either. In
representation."
1967, he went to Alaska for two
The council is expected to
weeks with a group of CAP
cadets and was active in all hold periodic meetings at which
members can become familiar
facets of the encampment
with the backgrounds and
Before his illness, he operated
a t e l e , i s i o n r e p a i r s e r v i c e , interests of others, "discussing
Lieutenant Funk said, but has many ranges of subjects" and
"broadening our own...
been unable to work at this for
thinking," Bartlett explained.
some lime.
The council is expected to
L i e v l e n a n t K e n n e d y. s h e
says, is a cheerful man. he has give young officers, many with
learned Io live with his t~ouble narrow interests of their own, a
and, l}-~J~,tb~b CAP, has devoted broader knowledge of wing
policies and wing problems and,
his timt :~ helping others.
at the same time, bring to the
N~.,v. ' ,~, ,-an help him.
attention of senior officers the
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blood ~'.','~,~:. 'explai~~ ,w!i-~l i~
fee~i~gs of younger' OA P,6I'ftce~.

New York Forms
Jr. Officer Panel

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

AUGUST, 1970

SARDAX Planned For 1971
A proposed nationwlde
defense exercise in 1971, which
would involve Civil Air Patrol,
moved one step nearer
realization recently when the
F e d e r a l A v i a t i o n
Administration, responsible for
planning, released a paper,
"Terms of Reference," citing
details of the proposed
operation.
The FAA has scheduled a
conference in August of
cepresentatives of a~ll
participating agencies to study
the feasibility and practicability
of the proposed exercise.
The defense situation, for the
purpose of the exercise, would
i nvolve a simulated nuclear
attack upon the United States
and would bring into operation
the "State and Regional Defense
Airlift" (SARDA) plan. This
provides for emergency airlift,
particularly by light,
non-commercial aircraft, in case
of attack on this nation. "
According to the FAA paper,
the proposed operation--code
name SARDAX (State and
Regional Defense Airlift
Exercise)--is intended to
exercise present defense airlift
plans on a nationwide scale and
provide training for various
elements of civil defense which
would be involved in case .of a
real attack.
K . M . S m i t h , FA A d e p u t y
administrator, s a i d t h a t a
"constructive exercise of
SARDA will
constitute a
significant step in the
development of a national
defense posture."

Expected to participate in the
proposed exercise are FAA;
Office of Civil Defense and
Office of Emergency

Preparedness and their regional
and local offices, Civil Air
Patrol; state and local
governments; civil aviation
organizations; and the general
aviation public,
The exercise would be in two
phases,

Phase If, proposed for the fall
Phase I would consist of a
five-day command post (paper) of 1971, would be a live, flight
exercise, implementing actions
exercise in February 1971. It
decided on during Phase L A
would be triggered by a
( s i m u l a t e d ) d e t e r i o r a t i n g variety of civil dJense missions
might be flown, providing
worldwide politico-military
situation, increasing tensions in realistic practice in coordinating
and carrying out these activities.
the world, and a full-scale
nuclear exchange. All actions in
No decision has been made as
this phase of the exercise would
to the extent of the proposed
be simulated, providing an
exercise. All 50 states might be
opportunity to study plans and
involved or only selected ones in
po]isha-dministrative procedures.
each region.

American Fighter Aces
To Support CAP Program
M A X W E L L A F B ,
Ala.--Members of the American
Fighter Aces Association, many
of them already heroes of
military aviation, have agreed to
assist Civil Air Patrol units
throughout the nation.
They will initially help CAP
by appearing as guest speakers at
unit meetings, seminars, wing
and region conferences. The
A FA A h a s " a l s o p l e d g e d t o
actively develop other areas of
direct support while cooperating
with CAP in its youth
motivation program.
Commanders have been urged
to take full advantage of these
men's experience and guidelines
on the program along with the
roster of AFAA members are
being sent to the field in the
near future.

The AFAA is composed of c o o p e r a t i o n a n d s u p p o r t
American fighter aces from all between the two organizations.
branches of the Armed Forces
In the interim period, the
and includes World War I fliers
A FA A h a s a g r e e d t h a t i t s
through the air aces of the
members would share their
Vietnam conflict.
experiences in talks before CAP
Objective of the American
audiences. CAP Wing
Fighter Aces Association is "to
p r e s e r v e a n d c o n t i n u e i n commanders will shortly receive
peacetime the objectives they a "Roster of Aces" cunently
living in each wing's respective
fought for in war."
geographic area.
AFAA's offer to CAP came
Wing commanders, in turn,
after Col. L. H. McCormack,
C A P. U S A F c h i e f o f s t a f f , have been asked to refine their
presented them an
state roster to reflect the
availability of the "Aces" within
organizational mission briefing
wing unit geographic areas.
June 27 at their annual meeting
at Colorado Springs, Colo. As a Unless Civil Air Patrol furnishes
result of the briefing, the newly
transportation the fighter aces
e l e c t e d A FA A C o m m a n d e r should not be asked to travel
E ugene A. Valencia invited
more than 10 miles to speak at
CAP.USAF personnel to present
the unit meeting site, officials
a plan outlining desired areas of
stated.

KNIGHTED-Col. O. A.
Donaldson, Oregon Wing
commander, was made an
honorary knight to the Court
of Rosaria by Miss Laurie
King, Portland's Rose Festival
Queen. The Royal Rosarians,
who hold the ceremony
annually since 1912, select a
group of distinguished and
outstanding citizens
throughout the ~ty, state and
foreign dignitaries, for
knighthood during the rose
festival week.

CAP Finds Four After -Crash
PHOENIX, Ariz.-Group III of the Arizona Wing was
credited with assisting in the saving of four men who
survived a day and night after their light plane crashed in
the Arizona strip country near Fredonia.
The four were found alive
and well recently when a Civil
Air Patrol plane, piloted by
William Day, zipped low over
the treetops in the strip country.
Observer, Mrs. Marven Tuxhorn,
spotted the wreckage of the blue
and white Cherokee 140.
Guided by Day's directions
and two of the crash survivors
who started to walk out for
help, forest rangers eventually
rescued all listed on board.
The pilot of the airplane,
William Sorenson of Las Vegas

said his plane's engine "just
stopped". He and three others
were checking out mining claims
in the remote sections o f
Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
Sorenson took off from Las
Vegas shortly after noon, June
2, and his airplane went down
some two hours later.
By the time the second
airplane was in its search area
t h e n e x t d a y, S o r e n s o n ' s
airplane had been spotted and
shortly afterwards forest rangers
had accomplished the rescue.

FOR SALE OR TRANSFER PIPER CHEROKEE.C-180
HEADQUARTERS, PACIFIC
REGION is offerin9 a Piper Cherokee
C-180, N5102G, at a very substantial
saving in
cost. This four-place
airplane is in show-room condition
throughout and has less than 400
hours total time, Is fully equlppeO,
has been carefully maintained and
flown only by experienced pilots on
cross-country administrative flights.
This 1967 model is noted for its
e c o n o m y o f
operation and
has excellent
maintenance,
performance in all ranges and Is
essentially equal
in appearance to

1970 models.
Financing can be arranged
through CAP's National Headquarters
for 36 months at 5 per cent interest.
Yo u w i l l a l s o s a v e a t l e a s t $ 4 , 0 0 0 . 0 0
under current prices and financing
co'sts. Our Headquarters ts able to
s a c r i fi c e t h i s a i r p l a n e f o r $ 11 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 .
For information contact Pacific
R e g i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s , C A P, B o x
1289, San Mateo, Calif. 94401, or
phone (415) 892-3044 or (415)
3 4 5 - 3 2 6 9 f o r d e t a i l s a n d
appointment.

ATTENTION CAP CADETS!
Thinking about College?
P R E PA R E D N E S S PA C T- D e p a r t m e n t o f
Transportation Administrator John H. Shaffer,
signs an agreement in Washington, D.C., which
is designed to increase .the effectiveness of non
air carrier airplanes in a national emergency.
Civil Air Patrol representatives to the agreement
are Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis. CAP's national

commander and Brig. Gen. F. Ward Reilly,
national board chairman. Originated by the
Federal Aviation Administration, the agreement
outlines each CAP wing's responsibilities and
mission under the State Emergency Airlift Plan.
(Photo courtesy of the Department of
Transportation)

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

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AUGUST, 1970
i

From the commander

A Shocking Report
by Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis
It would be presumptions to assume that each
month this column could present a subject that
would concern or interest each member of the Civil
Air Patrol.
But my topic today is a problem that should-that
m~st-concern Americans everywhere, in every walk
of life and in every age group.
I'm talking about our United States servicemen
who are prisoners of war or missing in action.
Let me give you some cold, hard and
authenticated facts. No propaganda. Just a summary
~"=~'~ ........
~;:i=~i of someof North Vietnam and its
policies of the cruel and inhumane
allies toward U.S. military men
captured or missing. It's not a
pretty picture. It's not intended to
!~?=:='iii
'~ be. But you'll get a vivid look at
j '
what is happening to these men and
their families. Later, I'll give you a
resume o'f what I am doing; what
~ ~ t .
CAP will do and what each and every member of this
great, humanitarian organization can and should do.
These Are The Facts
FACT: North Vietnam (NVN) classifies American
prisoners as criminals. Under this pretext, they refuse
to honor the Geneva Conventions which NVN signed
world that all Civil Air Patrol units in each of the 50
in December 1957. (THIS VIOLATES ARTICLE 2
This lsWhat I'm Doing
states, Puerto Rico and the nation's capitol support
OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS.)
With this article I pledge that this problem will
FACT: American prisoners are not humanely
the resolution.
have my personal and continuous support. My initial
treated. Some have been in solitary confinement for
task--and yours--is to insure that the American public
years. They have been paraded through the streets of
never forgets these men or the shocking treatment
This Is What You Can Do
Hanoi, suffering mental and physical abuse. (THIS
Civil Air Patrol has a congressionally sanctioned
and degradation they are undergoing right now. Even
VIOLATES ARTICLE 13.)
mission to keep the American public informed of
as you read this.
FACT: NVN will not state where its Pew camps
Aerospace problems as well as progress. In my
I have also,
are located, but we know they are established near
* directed that 1,000 copies of a special, 12-page
judgement, this problem is tailor-made for that
military targets. (THIS VIOLATES ARTICLE 23.)
fact sheet just published by the Pentagon be
mission. It's a problem that can be attacked by any
FACT: American prisoners are fed only twice
reproduced. It will be sent to all units within a few
CAP unit, of any size, and there's a very special role
dally. Usually, its pig fat, pumpkin soup, and small
days. I would hope that this factual publication will
for the individual.
portions of rice or bread. Many have nutritional
become the nucleus of a special speaker's bureau in
Don't wait for a formal invitation to speak to a
deficiencies, dysentary, and have suffered extreme
CAP's efforts to bring this problem to the public.
group. Speak up wherever you happen to be...at
weight' loss. Hanoi propaganda photos show one
work, at home, at meetings or just out bowling with
* appointed a headquarters project officer whose
American with an almost skeletal face after losing 45
job will be to insure that liaison is maintained with
the boys. On the formal side, it's essential that your
pounds. (THIS VIOLATES ARTICLE 26.)
the USAF project officer. In this way, we can be
local newspapers, radio or television stations get the
FACT: Many Americans are wounded at time of
assured that all developments are made available and
full, straight story.
capture. Months later, propaganda photos show they
passed to all CAP units.
Make certain your clergyman or church group has
still suffer from these wounds. Clearly visible are
* directed that a portion of the CAP Mission
all the facts. Church groups and the voice from the
badly set bones or shrunken arms and legs, from
Briefing, which was recently distributed to the field,
pulpit have always been a powerful influence in this
inadequate medical care. Detainment over the years
be updated to cover this subject and what Civil Air
nation.
will render corrective surgery almost impossible.
Patrol is doing.
These men have always had our sympathy. Now
* drafted a paper for the National Executive
we've been given a green light to offer concrete
(THIS VIOLATES ARTICLE 30.)
FA C T: O u r m e n a r e d e n i e d r i g h t t o a t t e n d
Committee Meeting in mid.August requesting that the
assistance. Civil Air Patrol has the people, the drive
worship services. Once a year, Hanoi stages a religions
CAP Corporation issue a formal resolution
and the ability to .take the leader's role in
show for propaganda purposes. (THIS VIOLATES
denouncing the shocking mistreatment of American
strengthening public understanding and concern for
these valiant Americans.
ARTICLE 34.)
servicemen. This resolution will make it clear to the
FACT: Our men are not allowed to receive even
the minimum letters or packages. Thousands of
packages have been sent--few acknowledged. Efforts
by our government and private individuals to send CAP
medical supplies have been flatly refused by the
"
North Vietnamese. Families continue to send letters
and packages butin the greatmajorityofeases, do
iIl:t
not know what happens to them after they reach
H a n o i . ( T I f I I S V I O L AT E S A R T I C L E 7 1 A N D
ARTICLE 72.)
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MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--As their
FACT: Photographs show Americans with very
N a t i o n a l C o m m a n d e r . . . . . . . . . -.,, Brig. Gen. R icharcl N. Eilis, USAF
serious injuries. Reports include one man with both participation in special activities increases
N a t i o n a l B o a r d C h a i r m a n . . . . . . . . . . . B r i g . G e n , F. Wa r d R e i l l y, C A P
arms and a leg broken; others with withered arms and during the summer months, Cwil Air Patrol
D i r e c t o r o f I n f o r m a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . L t . C o l . J o h n W. M i l l e r, U S A F
legs. This refusal to return seriously wounded or cadet and senior members have been asked to
C h i e f , I n t e r n a l I n f o r m a t i o n . . . . . C a p t . . M e r v y n E . R o b e r t s , J r. , U S A F
redouble their safety efforts especially during
seriously sick prisoners is obviously one of the most
E d i t o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T S g t . J o h n J . Ly o n s , U S A F
serious infractions of the Geneva Conventions. (THIS the period over the "Labor Day" holidays when
The Civil Air Patrol News Is an official publication of Civil Air
accidents reach a peak.
VIOLATES ARTICLE 109.)
Patrol, a private benevolent corporation and auxiliary of the United
FACT: Hanoi has never official|y released the
States Air Force, published monthly at Headquarters CAP-USAF
Lt. Col. Alton L. Hilton, chief of safety at
( C P N I ) , B u i l d i n g 7 1 4 , M a x w e l l A i r F o r c e B a s e , A l a b a m a 3 6 11 2 .
name of any. prisoner of war. We determine who is a
Headquarters, CAP-USAF, suggested that Civil
Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the
prisoner only when they allow a prisoner to write a
Air Force or any of Its departments. Editorial copy should be addressed
Air Patrol supervisors and commanders screen
t o E d i t o r, C A P N e w s , N a t i o n a l H e a d q u a r t e r s ( C P N I ) , M a x w e l l A F B ,
letter or when propaganda broadcasts or photos are
each activity for adequate safety measures.
A l a b a m a 3 6 11 2 .
released. Hundreds of wives, children and parents do Classrooms and living quarters should be
Questions about advertising rates in the Civil Air Patrol News should
b e d i r e c t e d t o K l m b r o u g h & A s s o c i a t e s A d v e r t i s i n g A g e n c y , P. O . B o x
not know whether their loved ones are dead or alive,
carefully surveyed for accident potential before
2 1 8 1 , M o n t g o m e r y, A l a . 3 6 1 0 3 .
Some men have been listed as prisoners or missing for
The appearance of advertising in this publication with the exception
being used by CAP members, said Colonel
almost six years. More than 300 men have been listed Hilton as he urged stringent supervision during
o f t t ~ e C A P E d u c a t i o n a l M a t e r i a l s C e n t e r, d o e s n o t c o n s t i t u t e a n
endorsement by the Civil Air Patrol Corporation of the products or
as prisoners or missing for three and one half years or .the stepped up training months.
services advertised.
Published by mall subscription (Civil Air Patrol membership dues
more. (THIS VIOLATES ARTICLE 122.)
Most of the injuries associated with cadet
include subscription).
FA C T: N V N h a s n e v e r a l l o w e d i m p a r t i a l
$2.00 per year by mall subscription (Civil Air Patrol membership
activities are the result of carelessness and poor
clues Include subscription).
inspections of its prison camps. Certain prisoners have
planning, he pointed out.
S e c o n d c l a s s p o s t a g e p a l c l a t M o n t g o m e r y, A i d . 3 6 1 0 4 .
been interviewed by selected correspondents under
Postmasters: Please send forms 3579 to Headquarters, CAP {CPPC),
"Put safety not only in official functions,"
rigid, controlled conditions...when it served Hanoi's
M a x w e l l A F B , A i d . 3 6 11 2 .
said Colonel Hilton, "but in all your summer
propaganda purposes. (THIS VIOLATES ARTICLE
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American's Shape
Poor Says Author
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.-Twenty-seven million
Americans are suffering from known coronary diseases and
America has the highest rate of fatal heart attacks of any
country in the world, according to Lt. Col. Kenneth H.
Cooper, USAF.
Colonel Cooper, director of those unused to exercise. "Don't
the Air Force Aerospace Medical rush into a conditioning program
but work up to your goal
Laboratory at Lackland AFB,
g r a d u a l l y. " A s a n e x a m p l e ,
Tex., and author of the book,
"The New Aerobics," made this running programs would require
at least one week of walking
statement to nearly 200 Civil Air
Patrol (CAP) members attending first.
Any person over 35, unused
(~AP's National Staff College
to exercise, should definitely
here. He said, "My work is to
e n c o u r a g e t h e p r a c t i c e o f refrain from any conditioning
program until a medical stress
preventive medicine."
The speaker was awarded the test and an electrocardiogram
N a t i o n a l J a y c e e Aw a r d f o r have been taken.
A fit person is mentally alert
Leadership in Physical Fitness in
and less inclined to depression,
1967. He has 35 to 40
Colonel Cooper reminded the
professional and scientific
p u b l i c a t i o n s t o h i s c r e d i t . attendees.
Among these, "Aerobics" was a
best seller for more than a year.
He said there are 15 to 20
million more Americans
suffering from cardiovascularpulmonary ailments.
"Physical fitness is more than
being muscle deep," he said,
then proceeded to point out
changes accompanying a
physical conditioning program.
Proper exercise develops the
lungs making i t p o s s i b l e t o
i n h a l e m o r e oxygen which
r e s u l t s i n a stronger body.
Hearty spirits and tough minds
usually inhabit strong bodies.
Tests revealed that people
who smoke even less than 10
cigarettes a day showed
impairment in the running
performance.
He compared tests on junior
high youngsters with those of
Austrians and found Americans
sadly tacking.
Exercise stimulates
circulation and builds good
blood vessels which build up the
cardiac reserves. In case of
coronary attack these other
vessels might well prevent a fatal
heart attack, the doctor added.
He emphasized caution to

NEC Names
Three New
Brig. Gens.
(Cont. from Page 1)

F I N D S A M E R I C A N Y O U T H S I N P O O R College here which saw more than 200 CAP
CONDITION....physician, author and noted senior members from across the country in
physical conditioning consultant, Lt. Col. attendance. Among them (from left) were Lt.
Kenneth H. Cooper said that compared tests on Col. Bernice Hill, Maj. Ann Pegg and Air Force
junior high school youngsters with those of Reservist Col. Robert L. Brownfield of Atlanta,
Austrians found the American youths sadly
Ga., director of this year's staff college. (U.S.
lacking. Colonel Cooper, (right), was a guest AIR FORCE PHOTO BY MSGT. BILL BOND)
speaker at the Civil Air Patrol's National Staff

PRESSES NEED FOR UNITED HUMAN FAMILY....Philip
Geary, author and travel authority, said that America could
lead the way in resolving the world's greatest problem: the
need for a united human family. His remarks were presented
to the more than 200 senior members attending the Civil Air
Patrol National Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Ala. Geary, left,
chats with James Johnson, commercial illustrator with the
National Headquarters CAP-USAF staff, following the Trans
World Airways' director of education's hour-long speech. (U.S.
AIR FORCE PHOTO BY MSGT. BILL BOND)

Fla., General Whelen is engaged
in the construction business with
interests in Nashville and
Jacksonville, Fla. CAP's national
chairman from 1960 to 1962, he
i s a g r a d u a t e e n g i n e e r, a
command pilot and one of the
organization's original members
October Is Deadline
to fly coastal patrol missions
during the war. Active in CAP
at Ardmore, Okla. Mrs. Pigman
M A X W E L L A F B ,
for many years, he still
Ala.--Applications for the third
established the scholarship in
maintains an interest in the
a nnual Reed Pigman Fright memory of her husband, the late
organization.
Scholarship are due at National
aviation pioneer, Reed Pigman
A resident of Nashville,
Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol St.
Turner is an insurance executive.
The winner's name will be
(CPE), by Oct. 24.
This scholarship provides a made public Jan. 24, 1971, the
He served as board chairman
complete commercial pilot flight anniversary of Mr. Pigman's
from 1962 to 1965, and now is
birth, and the selectee may begin
the organization's national
course for one male cadet each
finance officer. An early-day
year. The scholarship, including the course any time thereafter.
Applicants must have their
member, he flew many volunteer
all instruction, quarters, and
missions on defense work during
meals, was presented to CAP by private pilot certificate, and
World War II and has continued
Mrs. Virginia Pigman, president
meet the criteria outlined in
~ f A m e r i c a n F l y e r s ; I n c . , a CAP Pamphlet 20, December
to have an active role in the
: ~tzaiv.a~on.aver.t~aJ~eazL-- :... "--¢hart&.,aixlia~ ~nd..fLui~g-sahool 1 9 6 9 . ~ ' ~ ' , : , , : . ' - ~ : ; ' ' , " : ' "

America Can Lead Way
To United Family Life
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.-Philip Geary known as the "Adyenturer
with a Message" had a message of congratulations for Civil Ak Patrol
(CAP) in his address July 15 before nearly 200 members enrolled in
the CAP National Staff College here.
He said CAP leaders working
with American youth have a
wonderful p hilosophy--"the
upward look. With the upward
look youth will not stumble, but
will have a gradual climb."
Geary, director of the air
world education program for
Trans World Airlines--a
communications project
embracing 26 overseas countries
and America--says his number
one question, What do others
think of America? brings many
interesting comments. A Ugandi
educator answered--"Wben the
American people put their hearts
and minds into a project they
accomplish it better than any
other country."
The speaker commented that
Americans, starting as farmers
now outproduce the Russian
farmer by 700 per cent. Turning
t o b a n k i n g t h e y m a d e Wa l l
Street USA the financial hub of
the world. Americans are now
being referred to as a society of
engineers.
It's quite possible, he
believes, that with the aid of two
machines--flying and
planet--that America can
contribute to resolving our
greatest problem: the need for a
united human family. And this
means all men, all women, all
children and all countries.
To t a l i s o l a t i o n o f h u m a n
beings results in the warped idea
of life--the idea that "I am the
greatest." But the first man to
cut down a log and put it over
the stream enabling humans to
travel and meet others, was the
first step in putting the human
family together.
Recounting his experience of
being served a cup of lukewarm
tea and entertained with music
by a blind boy of a nearly
inaccessible desert tribe, he
noted that hospitality is a great
bUtnafi d~rlominator.

Travel is another
denominator and Geary said,
"we now have an era of
democratic travel as opposed to
the time when only the rich
could afford it. Last year four
million Americans traveled
internationally and it's
anticipated there will be 10
million in 1975."
Having observed two
astronauts, an American and
Russian together in Washington,
he noted that in attempting to
find a project for these two great
countries to accomplish
together, it could well be that an
American and a Russian will go
together in a planet machine. It
would do more to bring men
together than years of political
meetings.
He told of his Bombay friend,
who thinking to quiet his restless
seven-year-old, gave him a cut-up
map to assemble, puzzle fashion.
The boy finished in 6% minutes.
Astounded, the father asked
how he did it so fast. Tl~e little
boy replied, "There was a man
on the back of it and I just put
the man together."
Traveler Geary says, "That's
it--put the man together and the
world will take care of itself."

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CAP Effort Results In Friendship
ASHLAND, Ore.--Little did
L. D. "Pat" Cody think that
~i~en he led a contingent of
personnel to the Republic of
Korea last year to establish a
CAP organization in that
c o u n t r y, n o t o n l y w o u l d h e
succeed but would be
instrumental in forging a
"friendship pact" between the
Korean University and an
American College.

Duty Directives
Delayed
M A X W E L L A F B ,
Ala.--Starter packages for the
Modified Cadet Program have
now been mailed to all units, but
there has been a delay in
publishing Staff Duty Analysis
directives for Phases III and IV.
September 1 is noW the
tentative date for completing
material required for
achievement packets 8 through
15.
The starter package includes
guidance for all other aspects of
the Phase III and IV program;
however, contracts and packets
for achievements 8 through 15
cannot be ordered until
September.
In the interim, advanced
cadets can continue work under
the old program, or they can
work on -available portions of
the modified program.

C o d y, P a c i fi c R e g i o n ' s
aerospace education advisor, and'
Lt. Col. Hugh G. Simpson, an
Air Force Reservist, last
F e b r u a r y, fl e w t o H a w a i i t o
conduct an aerospace workshop
and plan a four-week workshop
at the University of Hawaii.
While there, the pair met Rev. S.
W. Kim, a Hawaii Wing member
and a former Korean citizen.
After the Hawaiian tour, Cody,
Colonel Kim and Maj. Ran
Markarian went to Korea where
Colonel Kim renewed his
friendship with Prof. Dong-Shik
C h i o f D a n k o o k U n i v e r s i t y,
Seoul.
Professor Chi told the CAP
group that he hoped to establish
a friendsl~ip pact between his

university and an American
college by which teachers,
students, cultural and research
materials could be exchangdd.
Through Colonel Kim,
Simpson and Cody's efforts such
a program was drafted up and
after getting the cooperation of
institutional executives and the
U.S. State Department, the
agreement was reached.
The friendship pact between
the two universities was signed
June 19 by Southern Oregon
College President James K. Sours
and Dankook University
President Chang Choong Sik,
who flew to the Ashland
Campus for the planting of the
s~m~bolic "friendship tree."

INSPECTION-Lt. Col. Joe Moore and Maj. Doyle Ruff of the
Air Force Thunderbirds inspect a group of Civil Air Patrol
cadets from the New Mexico Wing whose unit is named after
~the famed Air Force aerial demonstration team. The group was
on hand to meet the Air Force fliers on their arrival at
Kirtland AFB, N. Mex.

New SAR Unit Activated
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--Little
Rock Cqmposite Squadron
joined the Arkansas Wing
"B~shmasfers", a newly
activated search unit, to take an
active part at Hot Springs Air
Rgce and Show recently. Cadets
from the two units handed out
CAP literature and policed the
show grounds.

MERITS AN AWARD-Cadet I st Lt. ~:.---~* (righ0, of the
New Mexico Wing's Thunderbird Cadet Squadron IV, receives
a Civil Air Patrol Meritorious Service medal from Col. W. Dale
Parsons, New Mexico Wing commander. He earned the medal
for distinguished meritorious service as unit information
officer from March I, 1969 to Jan. I, 1970. (CAP Photo)

MEDAL WINNERS-Geo~e Washington Honor awards to Daniel B. Bayer, the squadron
"Medals are presented to three Gen. Carl A. sponsorship committee vice chairman; Lt. Col.
Elizabeth J. Magners, Question Mark editor and
Slmatz Squadron representatives named winners
in the Freedom Foundation Contest last year. Harry I. Gilbert, sponsor committee member.
D r. K e n n e t h D . We l l s ( s e c o n d f r o m l e f t ) ( P h o t o c o u r t e s y o f G e n . C a r l A . S p a a t z
F.reedom. Foundation president, presents the . S q u a d r o n ) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CAP Senior Named
To Post Office Job
W A S H I N G T O N ,
D.C.--Robert E. Isaacs, a leading
national architect and a staunch
member of Civil Air Patrol, has
been named Deputy Assistant
Postmaster General for
Construction Engineering. He
fills a new position in the
recently revamped Bureat~ of
Facilities and will oversee, design
and construction of the Post
Office Department's vast ma}or
Facilities building program.
[saacs comes to the
Department from the Cincinnati
architectural firm of Sullivan,
Isaacs and Sullivan. Active in
architectural circles with the
American Institute of Architects
and the Society of American
Registered Architects, he has
been national treasurer and vice
president of the latter
organization and is president
elect for 1971.
A native of ZionviIie, N.C.,
Mr. Isaacs attended school in
Lockland, Ohio and graduated
from the University' of
Cincinnati in 1952.
He has been in Civi~ Air
Patrol 10 years and holds the
rank of captain. Formerly the
commander of Cincinnati
Squadron 101, he has been
active in many Ohio Wg and
regional activities. A command
pilot, Captain Isaacs h~s logged
more than 100 hours on aerial
search and rescue operations.
Captain Isaacs served in the
Air Corps in World War [1 as a
radio man and aerial gunner and
started with the architectural
firm of which, he..has, be~, i a

partner in 1946 when he began
as a co-op student at the
University of Cincinnati.
He and his wife, Imogene~
have three children, Gregory
(23) who has a teaching
fellowship in voice at Peabody
Conservatory of Music ~,r~
Baltimore~ Steven (18), a~
aeronautical engineering student~
and Linda (13).

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Cadets Promote CAP Program
BELLEVlLLE, IIl.-Cadets from the Belle-Clair Optimist and
Capitol Composite Squadrons supervised the crowds, handed out
literature on Civil Air Patrol and put on a static display of CAP's
emergency services and search and rescue equipment at the Capitol
Airport, Springfield.
The CAP group heard Illinois Gov. Richard Ogilvie proclaim July
" G e n e r a l Av i a t i o n M o n t h " t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e w h e n h e a p p e a r e d
as guest speaker at General Aviation Day ceremonies.

NCR Cadets End Training

KINGSVILLE, Md. :Former
CAP Cadet David L. Cooper
claims the training he received in
Civil Air Patrol served as the
incentive for him to win a
four-year Air Force financial
assistance grant to the University
of Maryland.
Still a member of Maryland
Wing's Gunpowder Squadron,

Cooper was made lieutenant of
the Maryland Honor Guard
H A Z E LW O O D , M o . - A g r o u p o f 2 5 0 s e n i o r m e m b e r s a n d c a d e t s Reserve Officers Training Corps
from the North Central Region spent 10 days training in the rugged
where he trained new members
area of Hungry Man Lake, Minn. The group learned about survival,
and led them at various parades
air and ground search and rescue and living off the land. qhe cadets and ceremonies.
set up camps, participated in 12 mile hikes and a simulated search
He was later among the six
and rescue mission. Purpose of the encampment was training leading R O T C m e m b e r s n a m e d
Distinctive General Military
to meeting the requirements for their "blue beret" achievement.
C o u r s e c a d e t s a n d

Member Pull Guard Duty
VAN NUYS, Calif.-Cadets frorT~ Gro~p I, California Wing, stood
guard duty on aircraft and static displays, July R-5, at an fir show at
Van Nuys Air National Guard Base. On display were figh!er aircraft,
cargo aircraft and helicopters.

s i m ul t a neously received the
Maryland Honor Guard Military
Excellence award. Cooper is
slated for pilot training after
completing his studies at the
university.

T R I P L E I N T E R E S T- C i v i l A i r P a t r o l C a d e t s M o n t y, M a r t y
a n d M i n d y Wa i t o n e n , f o l l o w t h e p r o g r e s s o f a n a i r c r a f t o n a
s u r v e i l l a n c e c o n s o l e o p e r a t e d b y W A F A I C M a r i e T.
Bordynski, while on a week-long summer encampment here.
T h e 1 6 " y e a r - o l d t r i p l e t s , m e m b e r s o f t h e F a i r f a x ( Va . ) O l d
Dominion Squadron, toured the 20th Air Division Direction
C e n t e r. T h e i r f a t h e r, M a j . Wa l l i e W. Wa l t o n e n , [ s a
communications officer assigned to Air Force Headquarters at
the Peiztagon. (U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO)

Academy Attracts Cadets
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Four more Civil Air Patrol cadets
have received appointments to the Air Fq~ce Academy here during
the past few months,
R i c h a r d E . S h a w, a f o r m e r m e m b e r o f O b e r l i n C o m p o s i t e
Squadron, Kansas Wing, June 29, entered the Academy Class of 74.
Dan Sire of the Billings CAP Squadron, Montana Wing, Stephen
McConnell of Squadron 604 Rangers Team, Pennsylvania Wing and
Martin G. Miller of Squadron 105, California Wing, reported to the
Academy in, July to begin four years of study leading to a
commission.
C a d e t S h a w, s o n o f M r. a n d M r s . R a l p h W. S h a w o f O b e r l i n ,
l ~ n s . , w o n t h e F a l c o n F o u n d a t i o n S c h o l a r s h i p l a s t y e a r. H e
attended the Millard School at Bandon, Ore., a preparatory school
for young men with sights set on the Air Force Academy.
Cadet Sire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sire of Billings, Mont., is
a 1969 graduate of Billings Senior High School. He attended
Montana State University and was a member of the Air Force
Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Cadet MeConneli of Churchill, Pa., had served as a member of the
s t a ff a t t h e R a n g e r C a d e t O f fi c e r s Tr a i n i n g S c h o o l , o n e o f t h e k e y
positions in the Pennsylvania Wing.
Cadet Miller earned the Mitchell award and promotion to cadet
first lieutenant in Civil Air Patrol at the time of his appointment.

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where a barbecue and a
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The squadron visited Kitty
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M O N T G O M E RY, A l a . - - T h r e e
Civil Air Patrol national leaders
joined Brig. Gen. Richard N.
Ellis, national commander, for a
recent, personal look at CAP
operations in America's biggest
state.
The fast-paced inspection was
the first Alaskan visit for Brig.
G e n . F. Wa r d R e i l l y, n a t i o n a l
board chairman, Brig. Gen. Lyle
W. C a s t l e , n a t i o n a l l e g a l o f fi c e r
and Col, Paul W. Turner (now an
honorary CAP brigadier general
and chairman emeritus), national
finance officer and General Ellis.
All were impressed with
CAP's performance in the air
and on the ground. CAP's strong
role in search and rescue
operations--widely acclaimed
throughout the state--received
special attention from Generals
Ellis and Reilly.

That's understandable.
A Critical Need
Civil Air Patrol has been
flying its humanitarian missions
throughout Alaska since 1946. It
was rushed into being to fill a
critical need generated by the
commercial flying boom which
followed World War If.
That war ended 25 years ago
this month. Since then, CAP
personnel have seen their state
grow more than all the previous
y e a r s i n A l a s k a n h i s t o r y.
They've had a front-row seat on
this panorama of progress but
never as spectators. They have
been part of it...a very
important part. The role of
aviation in the development of
Alaska is similar to the role
played" by the railroads in the
lower 48 states. In other words,
it was the airplane that enabled

people to reach into every
corner of Alaska.
As flying operations soared,
CAP kept pace with a variety of
aircraft equipped with wheels,
floats, skis which enabled its
bush pilots to go where needed.
N a t u r a l l y, C A P ' s e m e r g e n c y
services were concerned in flying
operations, but during major
disasters such as earthquakes or
floods CAP responded with
nearly a thousand trained
volunteers who filled a variety of
tough jobs.
586,000 Square Miles
Not too many people realize
just how big Alaska really is, but

Story by
SMSgt. Bill Costello

"WELCOME TO ANCHORAGE"-That's the happy greeting
Col. James E. Carter, Alaskan Wing commander, has for Brig.
Gen. Richard N. Ellis, national commander, as he steps from a
T-39 Sabrejet. The twin-engined jet had carried General Ellis
and his patty from the heart of Dixie to Alaska's biggest city
in slightly more than eight hours with refueling stops at
Colorado Springs and Tacoma, Wash.

F I R S T V I S I T - T h i s w a s B r i g . G e n . F. W a r d
Reilly's initial ~sit to Alaska and he lost no
time getting acquainted with the area. Here,
CAP's Chairman of the Board gets planeside
orientation from SSgt. Dave Lopez, Alaska
Wing Liaison NCO, whose office is located at

POLARIS GROUP LEADERS-This is the one-two punch of
CAP's Polaris Group in Anchorage which has earned the
respect and praise of civic, government and military leaders for
the unit's professional support of search and rescue operations.
Capt. Russ Anderson (with phone) is Group Commander and
Lt. Bill Morgan in operations officer. Captain Anderson is one
of Alaska's most experienced pilots and knows the rugged
Alaskan countryside lflce.most men knOW their own backyard.
Lieutenant Morgan is totally involved with aviation. In
addition to participating in the air or on the pound with all
SAR missions involving CAP aircraft, he also is airport
manager- for Merril Field in Anchorage, one of the nation's
busiest general aviation airports.

LIVE-AND IN COLOR-Alaskan viewers
received a toplevel Civil Air Patrol briefing
w h e n C o l . P a u l W. Tu r n e r, n a t i o n a l fi n a n c e
officer; Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis,
n a t i o n a l c o m m a n d e r ; a n d ' B r i g . G e n . F. Wa r d
Reilly, chairman of the board, appeared on the
popular Hostess House program in Anchorage.
The show was hosted by Norma Goodman of

Elmendorf AFB. In background is cadet color
guard which General Reilly had earlier
inspected and praised for "...their appearance,
drill techniques and obvious pride in what
they're doing."

K T VA Te l e v i s i o n a n d b r o a d c a s t l i v e a n d i n
color throughout the heart of Alaska. All
participated in the 15-minute program which
examined CAP history, current operations and
the future. In another TV appearance, the trio
made a video tape which was later aired by
KEN! Television, which also used portions in its
daily newscast.

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PAGE 9

t By Ala.ska Wing
one group of men is keenly ~nd
perpetually aware of its
overwhelming dimensions. These
men are the Air Force personnel
who operate ARRS' Rescue
Coordination Center at
Elmendorf AFB. "Our area
covers all this," says Capt. Sage
H. Olson, waving towards a
colorful wall map of Alaska.
"It's a big area and a big job.
There are 586,000 square miles
eut there...nearly equal to the
combined areas of Montana,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
California.
"It's impossible for me to
imagine life without CAP in
Alaska," he added, "and the

Photos by
MSgt. Bill Bond

Coast Guard, which conducts
SAR operations in southern
Alaska, feels the same way."
Captain OIson explained that
USCG units at Juneau
frequently c a l l o n C A P f o r
assistance and have always
received swift, professional
response.
Best In The World
Staff Sergeant John S. Riley,
who works with Captain Olson
as a SAR controller, was even
more emphatic in his praise.
"I've been working closely with
CAP and have flown with them
on occasions for two years," he
says, "and not once have they
turned down a mission--for any
reason. They participate in
nearly 90 per cent of all our
missions and as far as I'm
concerned, the Alaskan CAP is
the best in the world."
Time did not permit a

ALASKAN AIR SEARCH-With Lt. Ron
l.arson at controls, this T-34 was launched on a
simulated SAR mission over a desolate area
near Anchorage. It was the f'wst of three CAP
aircraft to reach the crash scene where it

NEW MEMBER ON CAP-USAF TEAM-A
prime mover in the excellent USAF-CAP
relationship throughout our 49th State is Col.
E d w a r d S . E . N e w b u r y, . A l a s k a n A i r
Command's deputy commander. Here he is
flanked by Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis (left),
CAP national commander and Col. James E.

personal look at all of CAP's
SAR operations in Alaska so the
Polaris Group, located at
Anchorage's Merril Field,
received the full blunt of the
inspection. Simulated missions
were flown by the Group with
members of the national
headquarters staff aboard. In a
letter to Capt. Russ Anderson,
P o l a r i s G r o u p c o m m a n d e r,
General Ellis wrote:
"...I am impressed with the
fine SAR record your Polaris
Group has put together. In my
judgement, the esteem which Air
Force people at Elmendorf,
especially the Rescue
Coordination Center, have for
your unit is a prime factor in the
truly outstanding CAP-USAF
relationship we enjoy in Alaska.
They really consider the Group
as part of the first team and
that's the finest report CAP can
obtain..."

orbited until the slower aircraft arrived. In rear
seat, .serving as observer while getting a
first-hand look at Polaris Group operations, is
C a p t . P a u l T. We s t f r o m C A P ' s N a t i o n a l
Headquarters.

Carter, Alaskan wing commander, as they
jointly present an honorary member certificate
during' ceremonies at Elmendorf AFB. In his
remarks, General Ellis said, "...it's good to
have you on the CAP-USAF team and it is a
privilege for me to present this certificate which
now makes it official."

HURRIED BRIEFING-Col. James E. Carter, Alaska Wing
commander, is a well-known visitor to Elmendorfs Rescue
Coordination Center. Here he listens as Air Force Capt. Sage
H. Oison, SAR coordinator, handles two calls simultaneously.
At map in background, is SSgt. John S. Riley, SAR controller,
who is plotting search patterns flown by aircraft from CAP's
Polaris Group. Colonel Carter has commanded the Alaska Wing
since 1959. In civil life he is an executive with the Federal
Aviation Administration with offices located at
Elmendorf-just a stone's throw from the rescue center.

"NICE GOING, BUDDY"-CWO Don Sherwood receives
exuberant welcome after scoring a f'md on his first search and
rescue mission for CAP's Polaris Group at Anchorage.
Extending rough-house congratulations is mission coordinator,
Lt. Warren Dolsk, group maintenance officer. Sherwood-who
is on active duty with the U.S. Army at nearby Fort
Richardson-learned to fly through CAP programs. In his
initial mission, he had been assigned to fly a search pattern for
a missing transport but shortly after takeoff was diverted to
assist a light aircraft in trouble. Less than 20 minutes later he
had located the small plane h a wilderness area near Eagle
River and radioed the good news that pilot and passenger were
O.K.

HE GOT UP EARLY-Cadet Norman W. Bishop is shown with
his civilian instructor Frank G~bs, after the high school junior
completed basic flight training at Anchorage, Alaska. He was
one of 16 young men and women from units throughout
Alaska who entered-and completed-the course at Aero Tech,
an FAA-approved flight school. The fledgling pilot now wants
to surpass his dad's flying achievements and it's a good thing
he got up early. HIS dad, Air Force Lt. Col. Norman C. Bishop,
is a command pilot with more than 8,000 flying hours.

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" . A U G U S T, 1 9 7 0

Forty-five Graduate
From Jet Orientation
At Perrin Encampment
P E R R I N A F B ,
Te x a s - - F o r t y - fi v e C i v i l A i r
Patrol cadets heard retired Air
Force Col. William E. Buck Jr.,
wing commander at Perrin from
1959 to 1962, speak July 10 at a
banquet and graduating
ceremonies at the Officers' Open
Mess here.
,The banquet served as the
climax of the cadets' week-long
stay at this Aerospace Defense
Command base during which
they participated in the 14th
Annual Jet Orientation Course.
C o l . Ve r m o n t G a r r i s o n ,
4780th Air Defense Wing
commander, introduced the
guest speaker and presented a
plaque to C/Capt. Gregory N.
Gorham of Portland, Ore., who
was named the course"s
outstanding cadet.
Selected for his personal
a ppearance, military bearing,
course interest and initiative,
Gorham was also treated to an
orientation flight in an Air Force
TF-102 Delta Dagger aircraft
earlier that day.

Veterans Back
Squadron
R O C H E S T E R ,
N.Y.--American Legion Genesee
Valley Post No. 194 and the
Ve t e r a n s o f F o r e i g n W a r s
Patchen-Briggs Post No. 307
have joined as sponsors of the
Rochester Cadet Squadron, New
York Wing.
The 'Veterans' organizations,
in recognition of their
sponsorship, presented the
squadron an American Flag and
the squadron's own colors. Also
presented was a check for
$125.00 for use in the "cadet
special activities program" to be
used for cadet solo encampment
training and other related
activities.
Joseph J.
Korbel, Post
Commander, presented the
check on behalf of the Veterans
o f F o r e i g n Wa r s , a n d R a y
Shepardson, post commander,
on behalf of the American
Legion. Receiving .the check on
behalf of Rochester Cadet
Squadron, Capt. Charles Geo.
Powell, unit commander, said:
" Yo u t r u l y f o s t e r a n d
perpetuate a 100 per cent
Americanism. We are flattered
that, with your many other
endeavors, you have channeled
your new interests in our
direction."

After the banquet, the cadets
attended a dance accompanied
by girls from the McKinney Job
Corps Center who were their
special guests.
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The Jet Orientation Course is
designed to introduce the cadets
to the characteristics of military
jet aircraft and various functions
of the Air Force while
stimulating in them an interest
in the Air Force as a career.
Cadets receive nine and a half
hours of physiological training at
the 4789th Physiological
Training Flight, seven hours of
instruction at the academics
branch of wing operations and
two hours in the T-33 aircraft.
Another highlight of the
cadets' tour was a flight in
HH-43 Huskie helicopters of
Detachment 13, 43rd Aerospace
Rescue and Recovery Squadron.
These helicopters are used in
pilot rescue and fire fighting.
Also on the cadets' agenda
were tours of the Aerospace
Defense Command's Life
Support School at Lake
Texoma, the Ground Controlled
CLOSE LOOK AT T-33-Three CAP cadets
A p p r o a c h F a c i l i t y, t h e
at£ending the 14th Annual Jet ,Orientation
maintenance complex and the
Course at Pert'in AFB, Tex.,, July 5-11, get a
3251st Flying Training
closer look at one of:,.the Aerospace Defense
Squadron.

H O N O R C A D E T- C a d e t C a p t . G r e g o r y N . G o r h a m o f
Portland, Ore., receives a plaque from Col. Vermont Garrison,
4780th Air Defense Wing commander, on being named the
outstanding cadet of the 14th Annual Jet Orientation Course
at Perrin AFB, Tex. In addition to receiving the plaque,
Gotham also won an orientation ride in an Air Force TF-102
Delta Dagger aircraft in recognition of his achievement. (Air
Force Photo courtesy of ADC)

Washington Scores High In SARDA
McCHORD AFB, Wash.--The
Washington Wing for the fifth
consecutive year scored
exceptionally high in the annual
evaluation exercise launched by
Civil Defense. The wing recorded
a 98 per cent effectiveness rating
following the test.
A total of 252 wing members,
135 seniors and the remainder

exercise while operating from six
bases throughout the state.
These operational sites were
located aL Kent, Olympia,
Spokane, ~)ka~ogan, Auburn
and Brewstec
Realism was !;l',e keynote of
the entire exercise when Civil
Defense examiners triggered a
simulated nuclear emergency to

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perform aerial surveillance and
radiological monitoring of the
mock disaster areas throughout
the state.
The wing was examined on its
ability to respond quickly to any
emergency situation while
working with Civil Defense,
Federal Aviation Administration
officials in the state under the
new SARDA.plan. ,,.
, ~,,

Command's T-33 jet traine~s. They (from left)
are Dirk McKan,-Washington, D.C.; David#
Dodge, Hawaii and Steve Gaultney, Georgia."
(Air Force Photo courtesy of ADC)

FLIGHT SIMULATION-Sergeant Paul T. Shelley of the
Aerospace Defense Command's Flight Simulator Section,
Perrin AFB, Tex., instructs two Civil Air Patrol cadets in the
use of a T-37 flight simulator. The cadets were among 45
outstanding CAP members from around the United States
attending a Jet Orientation Course, July 5-11, at Perrin. (Air
Force Photo courtesy of ADC)

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Wing Delegation Briefs Governor On Mission
McCHORD AFB, Wash.-Civil Air Patrol services to the
state was the topic when a Washington Wing delegation
met Gov. Daniel Evans recently to brief him on the
organizational developments and changes of CAP units
throughout his state.
A slide presentation entitled "The New Image" was shown by 1st.
Lt. Patrick Ledray and Lt. Col. Jerry Keesee gave a Civil Defense
briefing. Attending the briefing was Col. Stephen E. Mills, wing
commander.
A staunch supporter of Civil Air Patrol, Governor Evans became
an honorary CAP member in 1967 and shortly afterwards located a
downed airplane pilot who made a forced landing on a logging road.
C A D E T S R E WA R D E D - Tw o N o r t h e r n N e c k
the Mitchell award and Cadet Stout the Earhart
C o m p o s i t e S q u a d r o n m e m b e r s , C / 2 d L t . award from Col. Arlie G. Andrews, Virginia
Debbie Rock (left) and C/lst Lt. Jeannie Stout,
W i n g c o m m a n d e r, r e c e n t l y a t c e r e m o n i e s a t
were rewarded recently for the achievements in Meathsville, Va. (Photo courtesy of B. S. Rock,
the CAP Cadet program. Cadet Rock received unit information officer)

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the storm were here celebrating
the July 4th holiday.
A dozen Civil Air Patrol
p i l o t s l o g g e d 1 4 h o u r s fl y i n g 11
sorties during the two-days of
search and rescue operations.
Engaged in the emergency
services operation were 48 senior
members and cadets from
Louisiana Wing headquarters,
Senior Squadron headquarters,
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Cited for exceptional service
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Cadet Squadron, Chennault
Cadet Squadron and New
Orleans Senior Squadron.
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American Legion Cites CAP Wing
WILMINGTON, Del.-Col. Louisa M. Morse, Delaware Wing
commander, who was named CAP Wing Commander of the Year for
1970, recently received a certificate of appreciation for her wing's
accomplishments in guiding the youth of the nation. The award
came from the Department of Delaware, American Legion, which
assembled in Laurel, Del., June 28.
The Delaware Wing was also recognized for the many hours and
funds it spent motivating youth of the state in aviation and
aerospace careers and for its participation in search and rescue and
emergency services operations throughout the year.

Commander's Son Earns Connnission
S I O U X FA L L S , S . D . - E d w a r d P a g e , s o n o f S o u t h D a k o t a W i n g ' s
.former commander, recently graduated with an engineering degree
from the South Dakota University and went immedia[ely into the
United States Air Force as a commissioned officer.
W h i l e a t u n i v e r s i t y, t h e f o r m e r C i v i l A i r P a t r o l c ~ l e t w a s a
member of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps.

Hawaiian Workshop Attracts Educators
HONOLULU, Hawaii-Hawaii State Department of Education,
the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii CAP Wing teamed up
r e c e n t l y t o j o i n t l y s p o n s o r a n A e r o s p a c e E d u c a t i o n Wo r k s h o p f o r
teachers from the U.S., Hawaii and Japan.
The workshop, which ended July 16, provided an introduction to
aerospace science and technology which included social, economic
and pditical implications. Workshop director was Donald G, Aten of
the University office of field services, also a member of the Hawaii
CAP Wing staff.
Tw o H a w a i i W i n g s t a ff m e m b e r s , M a j . B i l l y G . O g a n , M a r y l a n d
School Cadet Group commander and SM Hobert M. Hostler of
Wa i a n e e a t t e n d e d t h e s c h o o l . O t h e r a g e n c i e s c o o p e r a t i n g i n t h e
program included the Air Force, Hawaii Aerospace Education
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Major Assumes Command Of Unit
N E D E R L A N D , Te x . - M a j . G e o r g e L . Tu r k J r. r e c e n t l y a s s u m e d
~ o m m a n d o f M i d - C o u n t y O p t i m i s t C o m p o s i t e S q u a d r o n , Te x a s
W i n g , s u c c e e d i n g C a p t . Te r r y H a y e s w h o b e c a m e t h e s q u a d r o n ' s
senior member deputy commander.
A c a p t a i n i n t h e 2 7 3 d E l e c t r o n i c s ! n s t a l l a t i o n S q u a d r o n , Te x a s
A i r N a t i o n a l G u a r d , Tu r k i s a r e c e n t g r a d u a t e o f t h e A i r F o r c e A i r
C o m m a n d a n d S t a ff C o l l e g e , M a x w e l l A F B , A l a . A n a m a t e u r r a d i o
operator, he ioined the Civil Air Patrol organization two years ago.

Mississippi Ends Ranger Training
JACKSON, Miss.-Personnei from eight Mississippi Wing
squadrons and Alabama Wing's Mohile-Brooldey Composite
Squadron recently graduated from the Third Annual Mississippi
Ranger encampment at Van Cleave, Miss. Members of the Singing
River Composite Squadron and Live Oak Senior Squadron, hosted
the three-day training session. While at the encampment the cadets
learned ground and air search and rescue techniques, first aid,
survival techniques and how to read maps and compasses. Maj. Dave
Caidwell, Singing River Squadron commander, was in charge of the
encampment.

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A UG UST, 1970

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.. Flying Notes

3 8 0 ° - 9 0 ° S E A R C H PAT T E R N W I T H A G C

Most of the material on these two pages (pages 12 and 13), of
interest to pilots, is supplied by the Directorate of Operations at
CAP National Headquarters and is taken, in part, from FAA
publications and directives.

'Any Old Port...?'
Well, Maybe, But...
The old adage, "Any port in a
storm," can be applied to the
use of military airfelds by
general aviation.

A civilian aircraft with a bona
fide emergency ,can use any
military airport and can expect a
The aircraft also could be
friendly reception. A call on the
tower frequency, or 121.5 MHz, i m p o u n d e d w h i l e a w a i t i n g "
departure clea?ance from higher
will clear the runway and have
some of the best emergency headquarters. It is not likely, but
equipment there is standing by. neither is it impossible that a
bird stalled on the runway
There is no problem even in
during a scramble could find
case of radio failure. Flying past
itself being not so gently pushed
the tower and rocking the wings
off to make way.
will clear the way but pilots
Military airports will not turn
should be extremely alert for
away a bird in distress but a
military aircraft in the area and
phony .~:~nergency just to try out
should land only after getting a
that long strip could be
green light from the tower. Of embarrassing, ~:~:;:~nsivc or
course, with no power he will
worse.
just have to set down on the
Excluding the ~.~)ove
runway, hoping the tower has
emergency situations, Civil Air
seen him in time to clear the
Patrol Corporation aircraft are
way.
cleared to operate from military

NUMBERS REPRESENT SIGNAL
STRENGTH ON AGC METER THE LOWER THE NUMBER THE
STRONGER THE SIGNAL,

This article, the second on
procedures for finding a downed
aircraft which has a locator
beacon . installed, covers the
"180-90 degree" search pattern.
The pattern, similar to the
one previously described which
used only a radio receiver, also is
based on varying signal strength
but requires an additional device

in the search aircraft. This is a
Referring to the diagram, the
simple AGC (automatic gain
procedure is as follows:
control) meter.
1. The pattern begins at Point
The meter gives a visual
p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e s i g n a l (A) where the emergency beacon
signal is identified and the AGC
strength being received. By
value noted.
flying the indicated search
pattern the AGC meter-equipped
2. Hold constant heading and
search and rescue aircraft can fly altitude while recording location
to the point of strongest signal
and AGC values at periodic
strength--over the beacon.
intervals on any appropriate
chart.

Do You Swarm
Around The Hive?
Q. Where is the biggest
concentration of bees found?
A. Around the hive.
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No, this is not intended to
sound like an entomology exam
extract. The example was used
because airplanes behave like
bees. They rarely gather pollen,
unless they are flying too low,
but they do cluster around the
home drone.
The smart bee, or' pilot,
doesn't mess around the swarm
of his fellows about the hive
once he gets airborne. It is silly
to circle over the hive to get
altitude when the chance of
collision is, greatest. So he climbs
in a clear area away from the
congestion.
Not being familiar with the
gear lowering ~and.. p re:land~.g
checklists of a bee, One ~'offly

assume that the procedures are
simple. You rarely see two bees
run together because of traffic
pattern congestion so they must
have a good system.
Winged humans have to rely
on a conscious effort to remain
alert for other aircraft while in
the airport vicinity and very fev~
people have six gears, like the
bee, to put down before landing.
Anyone who has watched an
active beehive knows that the
traffic around it is almost as
thick as that around some major
airports. This may not be a
completely accurate observation
but it sure seems that way at
times.
Until people figure out the
terminal traffic control system
bees use to avoid collisions, it is
wise to be on your why and not
tarry in the airport area any
"Ibn~ th~i-'~iece~y,-~GcPOT)

or an emergency may be in
violation of FAR 91, possibly
can be penaiized by the Federal
C omm u nications Commission
for misuse of his radio, and can
figure on a large landing fee plus
paying all the expenses.

Once on the ground safely,
the pilot will be asked to show
why he declared an emergency,
to fill out various forms, and will
be billed for all direct costs
arising from the emergency. This
obviously is better than wiping
out in a boulder-strewn field.
If there really was no
emergency, the "storm" could
be in the "port." The civil pilot
who lands at a military airport
without advance authorization

3. Aircraft will pass through
area of maximum signal level
(B), and continue to the point of
signal fadeout, (C).
4. Conduct a 180-degree turn
and return to .the point of
highest signal level, (B).
5. Conduct a 90-degree turn
either right or left.
6. If signal diminishes,
conduct a 180-degree turn and
return toward the beacon, (D).
7. After passing over the area
of highest signal level, (E),
continue past approximate
beacons location to obtain a
definite decrease in signal level.
8. Conduct a 180-degree turn
and return to point of highest
signal level for intensified search.
In mountainous terrain where
the beacon signal may fluctuate,
the pattern may have to be
repeated on different headings
to locate the beacon

a c c u r a t e l y.

The pattern also can be used
by aurally measuring signal
strength but the AGC meter
elves a more sensitive

PORTLAND, Ore.--A cadet
honor guard from Oregon Wing's
Vancouver Composite Squadron
attended funeral and burial
services June 17 at Williamette
National Cemetery here and
offered.a final salute to one of
its members Cadet James G.
Oppel.
The 14-year-old cadet died
June 14 when the private plane
in which he was a passenger
collided in mid-air with another
plane while participating in the
Columbia County Air Show.
Cadet Oppel was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roliin Oppel'of
Vancouver.
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airfields only under certain
specified occasions and/or for
definite reasons.
For examples, corporation
officials are permitted to land at
Maxwell AFB, Ala., in
conjunction with a National
Executive Committee meeting
and all CAP aircraft may land at
military airfields when prior
arrangements have been
negotiated for maintenance or
painting.
In the latter example, the
respective region liaison officer
must issue the permit and
coordinate with the military
base commander prior to the
arrival of the CAP aircraft.
The instances where CAP
aircraft may use military fields
are very few. CAP pilots should
coordinate all such plans with
the nearest wing or region liaison
officer.--(CPO)

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AUGUST, 1970

CIVIL AIR PATROL ~JEWS

PAGE 13

Don't Let Under Wing Airspace
Be The Last Place You Look
Midair collisions near airpol:ts usually occur in
good weather and at relatively low speeds.
Inability to see or be seen may be attributed to
lack of awareness of the segment of airspace
blocked out by the wing.
Low-wing aircraft have excellent visibility
forward, overhead and to the rear. But the low
wing covers a specific area below the cabin
within which other aircraft may be hidden. Their
presence may be unknown unless the pilot of the
upper plane observes them entering the blocked
out airspace and realizes that they have not
emerged. Great care must be taken to be alert for
such aircraft movements~ especially during the
landing phase when numerous pre-landing
procedures tend to draw the pilot's attention
inside the cockpit.
Pilots of low-wing aircraft should be
particularly on- the lookout for high-wing aircraft
below them, since this situation provides a
potentially mutual blind area of rather large
dimensions, depending on the nearness of the
aircraft and the wing configuration.
When the low wing is lowered in a turn, the
pilot has an excellent opportunity to examine
the airspace below him in the direction of the
turn. However, he must remember that the
silhouette, of an aircraft below the horizon is
difficult to spot against many types of landscape,
especially'~lien moving at low speed.

In level flight the low wing hides a pyramid
of airspace directly below and to the rear
of the pilot. Aircraft so hidden present a
midair collision hazard, especially in busy
airport traffic areas.

When the low-wing aircraft is turning within
an airport pattern, such as a turn onto final
approach, the area outside the turn will be
effectively hidden from the pilot. He must take
great care, therefore, to examine this area before
he begins his turn, looking for other aircraft on
straight-in final approach, or even turning on
final from an opposing direction. Not all pilots,
by any means, can be counted on to observe the
standard or field indicated pattern turns. This is
especially true at uncontrolled airports with
considerable itinerant traffic.--FAA Aviation
News

ACTIVE PILOT EXCEED 7,000. As of Dec. 31, 1969, there were
720,028 pilots in the United States holding a current medical
certificate. This is a four per cent rise over the 1968 year-end total.
The student 4~ilot category showed a three per cent decline, but the
number of private pilots increased by six per cent to 299,491;
commercial pilots increased seven per cent to 176,585; and airline
transport pilots were up 10 per cent to 31,442. Thirty per cent of
the pilot population (excluding students) now hold an instrument
rating.
FUEL SYSTEM FIRES. A two-day conference on fuel system fire
safety in transport airplanes, held May 6 and 7 at FAA headquarters
in Washington, included a discussion of proposed certification and
operational standards for fire protection of fuel tanks and venting
systems.
Copies of presentations are available from Stephen H. Rolle,
FS-140, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, D.C. 20590. New regulatory proposals will be
developed and processed in accordance with established rulemaking
procedures."
MORE OXYGEN EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. A new" rule
requiring aircraft to carry supplemental oxygen equipment when
operating 'at cabin pressure altitudes above 12,500 feet mean sea
level (MSL) has been adopted by FAA. Both pressurized and
unpressurized aircraft, regardless of weight are covered by the new
regulation.
At cabin pressure altitudes above 12,500 feet MSL up to and
including 14,000 feet, only the required minimum flight crew will
have to use supplemental oxygen and only if the flight lasts more
than 30 minutes. At cabin pressure altitudes above 14,000 feet,
oxygen must be used by the minimum flight crew during the entire
flight time. Above 15,000 feet cabin pressure altitude, each
occupant of the plane must be provided with supplemental
oxygan.--FAA Aviation News

Results Tragic
Flight Insb'uctor Refresher Courses Locations and Dates
The following instructor refresher courses,
scheduled throughout the remainder of
1970, arc available, to all certificated flight
instructors seeking renewal of their certificate, .commercial pilots working toward

flight instructor rating, officers of college
or service flying clubs and teachers in city
or county school systems instructing in
aeronautical subjects. Applicants should
contact the appropriate sponsor, not FAA.

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COURSES
LOCATION

SPONSOR

DATES

Alabama: Auburn
Arizona: Phoenix
Calif.: Costa Mesa

Auburn University
Arizona Dept. of Aeronautics
AOPA Air Safety Foundation &
Orange Coast College
AOPA Air Safety Foundation
AOPA Air Safety Foundation
AOPA Air Safety Foundation &
City of Colorado Springs
Conn. Dept. of Aeronautics

8/18-20/70
9129170-1011170

AOPA

8i 11-13i70

Dept. of Transportation, Hawaii
Illinois Dept. of Aeronautics
AOPA & University of Illinois

12/15-17/70
8/4-6/70
8/18-20/70

AOPA & Purdue University
Iowa State University
Maine Aeronautics Commission
AOPA & State Dept. of Aeronautics
Massachusetts Aero. Commission
Mississippi Aero. Commission
University of Nebraska.

10/13-15/70
9/22-24/70
9/15-17/70
11/17-19/70
10/13-15/70
12/1-3/70
12/8-10/70

Plymouth State College
FAA General Aviation District Office
University of North Dakota
Kent State University
Oklahoma Aero. Commission
AOPA & State Dept. of Aero.
State Dept, of Aeronautics

11/10-12/70
8/25-27/70
12/15-17/70
8/4-6/70
10/27170
11/10-12/70
9/8-10/70

Texas Aeronautics Commission
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Utah Division of Aeronautics
Utah Division of Aeronautics
Vermont Aeronautics Board
State Division of Aeronautics

9/15/70
11/23/70
10/6-8/70
9/28-30/70
9/29/70-10/1/70
10/20-22/70

San Diego
Fresno
Colo.: Colo. Springs
Connecticut: Hartford
Florida:
Melborne
Hawaii: Honolulu
Illinois: Moline
Champaign
Indiana:
Lafayette
Iowa: Ames
Maine: Bangor
Maryland: Baltimore
Massachusetts: Boston
Mississippi~ Jackson
Nebraska.. L incoln
New Hampshire:
Plymouth
New Jersey: Princeton
N. Dakota: Grand Forks
Ohio: Kent
Oklahoma: Stillwater
S. Carolina: Columbia
Tennessee: Memphis
Texas: Galveston
Longview
Harlingen
Utah: Salt Lake City
To be announced
Vermont: Burlington
Virlzinia: Richmond

9/1-3/70
11/3-5/70
12/1-3/70
10/27-29/70
11/17-19/70

FAA A viation News

Fuel Mixing A 'No-No'
Each day more and more
aircraft fueling facilities offer
multiple types of aviation fuel.
As the number providing both
jet fuel and aviation gasoline
grows, the chance of
piston-powered aircraft being
fueled accidently with jet fuel
grows proportionately,
Since "Murphy's Law" (If
anything can go wrong, it will) is
as universally applicable as
Newton's Laws, it was
practically inevitable that
someone someday would put the
wrong fuel in an airplane,
Several instances of this have
b e e n r e p o r t e d a l r e a d y, o n e
recent tragic case being the
chartered Convair which
attempted to land on a highway
near Atlanta. The only way to
prevent such occurrences is for
all owners, operators, and fuel
servicing personnel to be aware
of the
possibility a n d t o
maintain an active vigilance
against it.
Operating reciprocating
engines on jet fuel can cause
extensive cylinder assembly
damage but if the engine is not
actually run, little or no damage
will occur. In the latter case, the
fuel tanks, lines, and system
should be drained completely,
the tanks refilled with proper
fuel, and the engine, run for
approximately five minutes.
If the engines were operated
on jet fuel, investigate the
abnormal engine operating
conditions and accomplish the
following:
--'Perform a compression test
on all cylinders,
--Completely borescope
e
insp~t t~e ir~terior

cylinders, especially the
combustion chamber and piston
dome.
--Drain the engine oil and
check the oil screen.
--Drain the fuel tanks, fuel
system, and carburetor.
--Flush the fuel system and
carburetor with gasoline and
inspect for leaks.
--Fill the fuel tanks with the
proper grade of aviation
gasoline.
--If the engine inspection was
o.k., complete an engine run-up
check.
Regulations are in effect that
should help prevent fuel mixing.
FAR Part 23, Section 23.1557
(c)(1) requires that aircraft fuel
filler openings be marked to
show the word "FUEL" plus the
minimum fuel grade for the
engine. Regulations also require
that these markings be kept
fresh and clean so owners should
be sure that they are washed
frequently and repainted when
necessary.
It is equally important that
tank vehicles be marked
conspicuously to show the type
of fuel carried. The FAA also
recommends that the hose lines
be marked next to the nozzle
and every six feet. No amount of
marking can replace an alert
operator, however.
The obvious goal is to prevent
mixing jet fuel with gasoline in
the first place. A conscious
effort on the part of all
concerned is the only way the
goal will be realized. The extra
care and time is a cheap price to
pay when the alternative may be
expensive engine repairs-or
'vfors~,_(
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A U G U S T, 1 9 7 0
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F

OR the benefit of all
members of the Civil Air
Patrol, CAP News publishes
the latest statistics of search
and rescue activities
throughout the organization.
These are unofficial figures
c o m p i l e d b y t h e
DCS/Operations at CAP's
National Headquarters.
(As of 23 July 70)

NOVEL RECRUITING IDEA-Group 1200 of serves as a show case for CAP literature. The
t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a W i n g c a m e u p w i t h a n o v e l p r o p e r t y o f C W O J . M a r l i n M a y, G r o u p 1 2 0 0 ' s
i d e a f o r r e c r u i t i n g n e w C i v i l A i r P a t r o l m e m b e r s i n f o r m a t i o n o f fi c e r, t h e r e c r u i t i n g v a n ' s d e b u t
r e c e n t l y. O n e o f t h e fi r s t o f i t s k i n d i n t h e c a m e a t t h e r e c e n t G a t e w a y F a i r a t D u B o i s .
o r g a n i z a t i o n , t h i s M o b i l e " R e c r u i t i n g Tr a i l e r ( P h o t o c o u r t e s y o f D u B o i s C o u r i e r - E x p r e s s )

Chairman's comments

Is It Time For A Change?
by Brig. Gen. F. Ward R eilly
These remarks are directed to the "Blue Suit"
Senior segment of Civil Air Patrol charged with
the operational capability of the Emergency
S e r v i c e s a n d Wa r t i m e M i s s i o n s , i n c l u d i n g s u c h
other senior elements that constitute the
uniformed hard corps of the organization.

The mission of CAP can only be accomplished
with the essentiM and inseparable relationship
with the Air Force. The compatability of the
military and civilian organizations may be better
understood by a profile comparison in certain

Aside from the important cadet segment,
there are presently 10 other categories of
membership with varying
degrees of participation, which
is confusing and difficult to
a d m i n i s t e r. T h e s e c a t e g o r i e s
will be consolidated, to the
extent possible, and the
wearing of the uniform will be
restricted to authorized
occasions or upon recall to
active duty.
C o m p l a c e n c y, c o m p a s s i o n , non-compliance
with regulatory criteria and lulled by a false sense
of our national security has resulted in a
deterioration of our capability to respond in a
m i l i t a r y s e n s e t o t h e Wa r t i m e M i s s i o n w e a r e
committed to by law and corporate agreement.
Many seem to have ~orgotten that a wartime
operational capability to support the Military
and Civil Governments is a primary objective and
the basis for justification of the law creating Civil
Air Patrol as an official auxiliary of the United
States Air Force. A measure of our effectiveness
in this role is the acceptance and respect we
receive from the Air Force.
Do not be consoled by
our wartime
non-combatant status. In
radiological
monitoring, damage assessment, re-establishing
air transportation and other committed missions,
we will face the full fury of a nuclear conflict. As
a supporting element of the Air Force, we must
have a responsible, disciplined force, physically,
mentally and operationally capable of the task.

The Department of the Air Force is
administered by a civilian Secretary of the
Air Force appointed by the President.

It is imperative that we take appropriate
action to upgrade our active duty personnel and
establish Officer criteria comparable to military
standards and appropriate to the Civil Air Patrol
M i s s i o n . . We a r e m o r a l l y b o u n d t o t h e M i l i t a r y
C o d e , D u t y, H o n o r, C o u n t r y a n d t o d e f e n d t h e
Constitution of the United States" against all
enemies.
Civil Air Patrol should have a great future as
long as there are courageous, aviation oriented
and motivated Americans. The governing and
policy making bodies of CAP bear the
responsibility of developing an organization,
bound to the fundamental concepts and
commitments, and capable of accomplishing the
Mission. Only those who are able, willing and
qualified should be accepted. Members in name
o n l y, d o n o t s u f fi c e f o r a c t i v e , t r a i n e d a n d
mission qualified personnel.

areas-

Civil Air Patrol i~ governed by a civilian
National Board and administered by an Air
Force G~neral Officer and staff.
The Air Force and CAP are both
volunteer organizations composed of
patriotic, courageous Americans.
Both organizations are committed to
the defense of the country.
The resources and capabilities are not
comparable. Nevertheless CAP is a
supporting element of Air Force and its
contributions in SARDA and other
national emergency areas is of
consequence.
In the absence of or non-compliance
with educational, physical and duty
qualification, CAP is not comparable with
military standards. This deficiency must be
c o r r e c t e d . T h e Av i a t i o n C o m m u n i t y i s t h e
principal source from which CAP should
recruit its Senior personnel. In the segment
of civil pilots and aircraft owners alone
there are close to one million. Extensive
and reliable surveys reveal the personal
profile of this segment of aviation in the
following areas:
52% Age 35 to 49
78% Annual income $10,000.00 to
$100,000.00
13½% Annual income $40,000.00 to
over $100,000.00
31% Net Worth over $100,000.00
Occupations:
35% Top management
42% Management, Professional &
Technical
Educational Attainment:
18% High school graduates
27% Attended college but did not
grad uate
31% College graduate
18% Post graduate degree
74% Own two or more automobiles
The potential personnel resources exist today.
A prestige organization will attract many of the
aviation community whereas our present
organization is failing to attract them. DON~£
YOU THINK IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE????

Wing Spots
Lost Planes
S A L T L A K E C I T Y,
Utah--Civil Air Patrol search
teams in Utah recently located a
crashed mail plane that had been
missing since March when it
disappeared in a snowstorm over
the state's eastern rugged terrain.
The march for the aircraft
was reopened and within two
hours after operations began, the
downed plane was located just
below the top of the 10,000
foot Patmcs Peak.
Search officials say more
information had been
accumulated on the search than
on any other mission in the
s t a t e ' s h i s t o r y, b u t w e a t h e r
conditions at the time of the
accident and during later
searches had hampered effective
search operations in the area
where the plane was found.
The search was reopened
when snow in the area had
melted.
Pilot, Maj. Louise Morrison
and Observer, Maj. Russ
Batsman spotted the crash site
and radioed for ground teams to
move in.
Rescue teams found that the
pilot of the plane, 22-year-old
Michael Ray Smith of Dallas,
Te x a s , h a d b e e n k i l l e d i n t h e
crash. His cargo which included
first class and third class mail
was found intact and recovered.
The twin-engined Piper Aztec
had apparently smashed into the
mountain about 400-feet from
the top. Cause of the crash was
under investigation.

Texans Present
Talk on Drugs
D A L L A S , Te x a s - - M a j .
Andrew G. Lontai, Texas Wing's
Group 21 commander joined
Chaplain (Capt.) Elmer R.
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PAGE 15

MER Conducts First Staff
Conference Over Radio Net
BALT[MORE, Md.-The undaunted Middle East Region recently chalked up another Civil Air Patrol
first when it held its headquarters staff conference by radio. Favored by a static-free frequency.
The radio conference was
called by Colonel Patterson after
plans for an all-day meeting at
Andrews AFB, Md., were
cancelled because of lack of
accommodations on bbse.

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GOVERNOR EXAMINES CAP-Illinois Gov. Richard B.
Ogilvie (left) and State Director of Aeronautics Jasper E.
Wenzel discuss their interest in Civil Air Patrol and its mission
with Lt. Col. Raymond J. Johnson, Illinois Wing executive
officer. Governor Ogilvie inspected the wing's newest addition
to its emergency services fleet, a Citabria airplane, on display
at an Open House for Aviation Day festivities at Springfield
Capital Airport recently. (CAP Photo)

Unit Boosts SAR Aim
With Plane Purchase
SPRINGFIELD, lll.-The purchase of a new aircraft, a Citabria,
opened a new dimension of training and opportunities for members
of the Springfield Composite Squadron of Group 17, lllinois Wing,
r e c e n t l y.
The airplane will be used to
promote flying among the senior
members and cadets in the unit
and for upgrading squadron
pilots. It will also be used to
support the Illinois Wing's
statewide search and rescue
ROMULUS, Mich.--The
while enhancing the squadron
Metro Emergency Services
and group capabilities in
Senior Squadron of the Michigan suplSorting local and state Civil
Wing has six members from the
Defense and other emergency
same family circle in the same
services related agencies.
squadron. 1st. Lt. Edward L.
Maj. Ronald Dowling has
Dezomite, squadron
been named aircraft
commander, recently recruited
m a n a g e m e n t o f fi c e r. H e i s
employed by the Capitol
his wife, his brother,
sister-in-law, son and daughter
Aviation Company, who have
and daughter-in-law to his unit. donated the hangar and office
The Dezomite brothers are
space at Capitol Airport,
licensed amateur radio operators Springfield. The aircraft was put
to use recently in a search for a
and Lieutenant Dezomite has
recently added a radio teletype missing child when the unit was
capability to his single sideband
asked by the local police
radio station. He is employed
department to assist them with
locally as a steel hauler.
the search operations.

Six From Family
Joins Squadron

The radio conference on
4585 kilohertz single sideband
began during the scheduled
Middle E a s t R e g i o n r a d i o
network a n d c o n t i n u e d t h e
network slots of the National
Capital and Maryland Wing who
relinquished the balance of their
assigned time following roll call
and routine traffic.
From his home in
Cockeysville, Md., Colonel
Patterson presided at the mike
over the radio conference with
Lt. Col. Charles K. Welliver,
region communications officer,
acting as network control at
KIL-769 in Staunton, Va.
Discussed were flying
activities, safety, the annual
budget, and the new cadet
program.
Col. Jon H. Hill, deputy
region commander, speaking
from his home in Ashland, Va.,
urged all region staff members to
participate in the cadet special
a ct ivities and also stressed
participation in the senior
program and the proper wearing
of the CAP uniform.

HELPING HAND-A United States Medical Corpsman assists
cfrSgt. Rondd Gross with his oxygen mask connections in
the Naval Air Station's Miramar low pressure chamber.
Members of the South Bay Cadet Squadron 83 of the
California Wing were recently checked out on aviator's oxygen
breathing systems, emergency egress systems and aviation
physiological training by the Aviation Physiology Training unit
staff at NAS Miramar, Calif. (U.S. Navy Photo)

Five Saved From Sea In CAP Effort
CHARLESTON HEIGHTS,
S.C.--Five boaters stranded on a
remote section of the South
Edisto River near Jehossee
Island recently were rescued
after being spotted by Coastal
Patrol Squadron fliers. The first
find was made an 'hour and a
half after the CAP Squadron's
Citrabria search and rescue plane

crew began patrolling the
beaches and intercoastal
waterways and the second was
spotted an hour and a half later
near Watts cut.
Rescued were C. E. Craven of
Owalterboro, S.C. and his party
who had put in at Jacksonboro,
S.C. and SSgt. Robert C.
Anderson, his wife and two

children, who had become lost
while fishing in the interCoastal
waterway.
The pilot of the spotter plane
making the finds was WO Roger
Huff. His observer was SM Joe
Medlin of the Darlington County
Squadron. The Civil Air Patrol
plane remained in the area until
both boats were towed to safety.
The Coastal Patrol Squadron
flies dusk patrol sorties of the
beaches and intercoastal waters
from Bull's Bay north to South
Edisto River.

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SARTEST-70-Scenes like these were typical as the Wisconsin
Wing showed professional skill during the recent search and
rescue evaluation of its capabilities which netted it an 88 per
cent score from Air Force evaluators. Col. D. J. Gravenstine,
Great Lakes Region liaison officer, and Maj. Nathaniel Hill,
wing liaiso,i officer, discuss the movement of Civil Air Patrol
airplane~ on a gridd~d aert~nautic,~! chart: capL' Jaines Rieder'

(right photo) Billy Mitchell Squadron commander, returns
from a simulated search and rescue mission for a downed F-4C
Phantom aircraft. He was among the pilots of 19 airpl.'mes and
195 CAP members involved in the search operation launched
from Eagle River. (CAP Photos courtesy of Ist. Lt. Thomas E.
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New England CAP Wings
Acti ve O ver Ho l i d a y
The third search involved a
WAYLAND, Mass.--Members
Cessna 310, occupied only by
of three New England wings of
the pilot, Ray Talle, flying from
Civil Air Patrol spent a busy July
Nantucket Island, off the coast
4th weekend, not enjoying the
h o l i d a y b u t s e a r c h i n g for of Massachusetts, to Harrisburg,
Pa. No flight plan was filed,
downed aircraft.
Involved were hunts for four d e l a y i n g a s e a r c h f o r
approximately 24 hours,
missing planes, with the
The area round the island is
Massachusetts Wing being
involved in three of them. The noted for its dense fogs and poor
Maine Wing joined in one of the flying weather.
The pilot left the island late
searches, the Connecticut Wing
i n a n o t h e r. I n a d d i t i o n , t h e F r i d a y, J u l y 3 . O n S u n d a y
Connecticut Wing conducted a afternoon, debris was found
s e a r c h f o r a f o u r t h m i s s i n g floating on the water south of
M a r t h a ' s Vi n e y a r d i n L o n g
aircraft.
The first search involved a Island Sound, approximately
new Piper Comanche being
delivered from the factory at
L o c k h a v e n , P a . , t o G a n d e r, B c l l x
Newfoundland. Only the pilot,
Robert McDaunn, experienced
A L B A N Y, G a . - - L t . C o l .
i n f e r r y o p e r a t i o n s , w a s o n Betty W. McNabb, Southeast
board.
Region's information and safety
No radio contact was heard
director, recently was elected
a f t e r t a k e o ff a t L o g a n . T h e president of the Ninety Nines
plane reportedly had the latest Inc., Women's Licensed Pilots
equipment, including a crash Organization. A medical records
locator beacon, but no trace of consultant, Colonel McNabb's
the craft was found.
appointment came at the
The search began July 1 and i n t e r n a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n a t
was finally ended July 3 with
Bretton Woods, N.H.
the plane and pilot being
A member of the Federal
presumed lost at sea.
Aviation Administration's
The Maine Wing participated Women's Advisory Committee
in the search.
on Aviation, Colonel McNabb
The second search, involving
flies her Bonanza airplane on
another Comanche, also carried
business and Civil Air Patrol
only the pilot. With no
assignments. She has been flying
instrument rating, he was flying 19 years during which she has
above the closed-in weather.
logged 4,650 hours. She holds
He requested aid and was
commercial, single and
d i r e c t e d t o We s t o v e r A F B ,
multi-engined licenses, glider and
Mass., where he was "talked
instrument ratings and
down." He overshot the runway,
instrument instructor ratings.
however, and pulled up into the
The eighth American woman
overcast to go around for a
to go through the sound barrier,
second try. He disappeared from she was the first to win the Gill
radio and radar contact a few Robb Wilson award and the first
minutes later, spurring a search
to complete the Air War College
for him. Wreckage of the plane non-resident course.
was found later in a swampy,
The Ninety Nines was formed
densely wooded area.

100 miles from the starting
point. A Coast Guard check
indicated that the debris was
from the missing plane.
A fourth search involved only
the Connecticut Wing. The
missing plane was a Cessna 150,
carrying Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Carey on a local, sightseeing
flight over Long Island Sound.
Later the pilot, Carey, called
in, saying he was running out of
grass a 700 feet over the sound.
A search for the plane turned up
an oil slick and debris. The Coast
Guard later recovered the body
of Mrs. Carey.

McNal)l) Named 99 l)residenl

NATIONAL BOARD TO MEET HERE-The Statler-Hilton
Hotel at 16th and K Streets, Washington, D.C., has been
selected as the meeting place Oct. 9-10 for delegates to the
1970 CAP National Board. Details will be spelled out in the
September issue of CAP News. Plan now to attend!

Vice-Commander, Chaplain
Join CAP-USAF Staff
(Continued from Page 1)
responsibilities include assisting
the more than 1,100 volunteer
civilian clergymenserving Civil
Air Patrol~ He will'provide them
with professional,
administrative, training in
personnel affairs as they provide
spiritual guidance to the national
membership.
Chaplain Pace's former
overseas assignments include
Alaska, Labrador, Japan and
Korea. Stateside, his duty has
ranged from Washington State to
Virginia. Over the past eight
years, he has served in numerous
professional and administrative
posts at air divisions, numbered

air forces and major air
commands2
After being graduated from
Abraham Lincoln High School in
Council Bluffs, Chaplain Pace
earned his B.A. degree at
Mankato State in Minnesota and
later his M.Ed. degree at
Midwestern University, Texas.
He received his Th.B. from the
Northern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Chicago and
accomplished graduate studies at
Denton, Texas, and Stanford
U n i v e r s i t y. T h e F r e e d o m s
Foundation at Valley Forge, P~L,
awarded Chaplain Pace a George
Washington Honor Medal in
1966.

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