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OFFICE OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE
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-.. NA~:~O.N~.L HEADQUARTERS
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"" ".1, " In .complisnce." with..numerQu.s,/equeete received by
Nation~l He~dq~isrters from Ning Comm~ndere desiring complete information regarding the employment of civilian pilots by the Army Air
Corp~, F.@rryingJCommsnd, i the following:m~atement ham been obtained
frSm' "the'.War D%par.tment,
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."The" Unit'e@'States &rmy Air ~CoFps. Ferrying Commemd,
which is responsible for ~.he.~'e.ll.very of all aircraft from United StPtes factories to those allied
nations whick are recipients8 of Lend-Lease aid,
~ha~~8anotmOe~'t~at. it wi.!:! ..employ civilian pilot s
o "f@rry ai~..c~aft j -'- .. / ,.,:~...;
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, " To q u a l i f y f o r o n e ' . . o f . ~ h e s e . . ~ . o b s , a p i l o t m u s t
",..be"a~"lea'st 21,~yes~ s: o ld , :,a~d under 46, He must
possess 500.certlfied. fl~i~ hours, 250 of which
w e r e o n a i r c r a f t o f 4 0 0 h . p . o r b e t t e r. B i m o £ o r e @ : t i m e w i l l ~ e n h a n c ~ @ e s l r a b i l i t y, T h e
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a'ppl'icant:must~ possess s~:.val:ia and current C.A.A.
"~Comm~rc~.al~ ~ llcense.- Al.eo,. h.e must be an American
"" " ci%izen ~y birt.h~'" end muMt~ p.roduce a birth certificate." ~te" mhst ~Ess a satisfactory flight test
o n a n a i r p l ~ . n e p r o v i d e d b y t h e C o n t r o l 0 f fi c e r,
:'"kir ~or~'S Ferryi.ng .Commsnd~.; As to education, high
'" '~ech~bil"~~~ra~u~:tes .~re. .~cone~,d~ne.d~ desirable.
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"Civilian Ferry pilot:s "will; .be .employed, .as Civil
Service temporary employees, for an initial period
0~f 9[) days, beginning at a salary of $3600 per annum.
" ' . . . . . Ad~Cementsi~,ay be effected at the end of each 90°':: "d~Q~perlod; -apon the reco~nmendation of the Control
0 f fi c @ r, A i r C o r p s F e r r y i n g C o m m a n d . R e n e w a l o f
employment ;at the end of each 90-day period will
be accomplished by written applications and approval
" o f . t h e ! C o n t r o l O f fi c e r.
.... [ "A peridi~m expense allowance of $5.00 will be paid ~n
all domestic ferry trips away from home station,
and $6.00 on trips outside the United States.
"At the expiration of 90-day service period, res e r v e e g m m i : s s i o n s m a y. b e g i v e n t o F e r r y P i l o t s , u p o n
indivi&uai a~p~i~ation .an4 re6o~nnendation of the
Control Officer/" C raKe~ Of rank will be dependent
upon age and experience.
"A.~rcraft to be ferried will include all tactical
',.!'2e~, but generally hi-motored types. Hence,:
~2~'ience on aircraft using retractable is,nding
g e a r, c o n ~ t . a n t . s p e e . ~ p r o p e , l l e r s a n d m a n i f o l d p r e s sure throttle operation is desirable.
"The same liabili~t~ rules applying to reserve
officers under the Workmen'e Compensation A'ct, will
be applicable to civilians operating ferry aircraft.
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"Application should be made by letter or ~elegram,
giving information' as to all~ the qualiffcati0ns
-noted above, to one of. the' foilo~ng Officers,
depending on the district in" which. the applicant
resides:
Captain ~ultis A~ iKeen,~ Air Corps Ferrying
. . C o m m a n d , B o . l l i n g F i e l d , Wa s h i n g t o n , D , C .
Major Thomas D. Ferguson, Air 0o~ps Ferrying
C o m m a n d , H e n e l e y ¥ 1 e l d , G r s n d ' : P r a l r i e , Ta x .
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph E. Spake, Air Corps
Ferrying Command, Municipal Airport, Long
Island, California.
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"Submlssio'n of %nfo.rms..tion ae to experience should
be expe.dited, so that early consideration may be
given.to the app!ication. Applicants will then
be notifie~ by the Control Officer as to an interview and a flight test.."
9. It is hereby .requested that Wing Commanders forward
copies O'f~ :this communication to all'Civil A~r Patrol units under
their commamd to be posted on their bulletin boards for the information of all concerned.
JOHN.F. CURRY
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Major .General, Air Corps
Natlonal ~mmander
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Col~hel, ~ir Corps
Tr a i n i n g a n d O p e r a t i o n s O f fi c e r
' "'" :'" ' : ~;"~'"'":';~". ,~:'/CIVIS:AIR" PATROL
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...:-,
" "/ '
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.:"
: , ~ . . .
~ . . . . . ' '" :~'
-.. NA~:~O.N~.L HEADQUARTERS
,~',:~ .... .' ... K...~ :.WA.SHIN~TON, JANUARY 13, 1942
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
~u~.'j~ct " i n : , - / i ~ . y M ~ n g d f C i v i l i a n . P i l o t s . b y A r m y A i r C o r p s F e r r y i n g
:" CS~,:L~.ad:. : :: :: "~': " "." . ..... :. "
.'.. ~:,.,~,.
To :
.... ,:~., ~.., ..?....,,~.
" : : ' A l l ; W i h g ; ~ C o m m e n d e r s . . . . . .~.: ~ :::,:
,
. ..... .:.:
.. .~. , .~ i.
"" ".1, " In .complisnce." with..numerQu.s,/equeete received by
Nation~l He~dq~isrters from Ning Comm~ndere desiring complete information regarding the employment of civilian pilots by the Army Air
Corp~, F.@rryingJCommsnd, i the following:m~atement ham been obtained
frSm' "the'.War D%par.tment,
...
."
:
,..
.
.
,
t~z.
:
,~
,.:
."The" Unit'e@'States &rmy Air ~CoFps. Ferrying Commemd,
which is responsible for ~.he.~'e.ll.very of all aircraft from United StPtes factories to those allied
nations whick are recipients8 of Lend-Lease aid,
~ha~~8anotmOe~'t~at. it wi.!:! ..employ civilian pilot s
o "f@rry ai~..c~aft j -'- .. / ,.,:~...;
.:.:-
:
,' ,. ".
.....~j... ,-
.;.,
, " To q u a l i f y f o r o n e ' . . o f . ~ h e s e . . ~ . o b s , a p i l o t m u s t
",..be"a~"lea'st 21,~yes~ s: o ld , :,a~d under 46, He must
possess 500.certlfied. fl~i~ hours, 250 of which
w e r e o n a i r c r a f t o f 4 0 0 h . p . o r b e t t e r. B i m o £ o r e @ : t i m e w i l l ~ e n h a n c ~ @ e s l r a b i l i t y, T h e
':"
a'ppl'icant:must~ possess s~:.val:ia and current C.A.A.
"~Comm~rc~.al~ ~ llcense.- Al.eo,. h.e must be an American
"" " ci%izen ~y birt.h~'" end muMt~ p.roduce a birth certificate." ~te" mhst ~Ess a satisfactory flight test
o n a n a i r p l ~ . n e p r o v i d e d b y t h e C o n t r o l 0 f fi c e r,
:'"kir ~or~'S Ferryi.ng .Commsnd~.; As to education, high
'" '~ech~bil"~~~ra~u~:tes .~re. .~cone~,d~ne.d~ desirable.
: .. : . .. .
:.. j ."
'. .....
.. ~
:-. -.;..: -: ,
"Civilian Ferry pilot:s "will; .be .employed, .as Civil
Service temporary employees, for an initial period
0~f 9[) days, beginning at a salary of $3600 per annum.
" ' . . . . . Ad~Cementsi~,ay be effected at the end of each 90°':: "d~Q~perlod; -apon the reco~nmendation of the Control
0 f fi c @ r, A i r C o r p s F e r r y i n g C o m m a n d . R e n e w a l o f
employment ;at the end of each 90-day period will
be accomplished by written applications and approval
" o f . t h e ! C o n t r o l O f fi c e r.
.... [ "A peridi~m expense allowance of $5.00 will be paid ~n
all domestic ferry trips away from home station,
and $6.00 on trips outside the United States.
"At the expiration of 90-day service period, res e r v e e g m m i : s s i o n s m a y. b e g i v e n t o F e r r y P i l o t s , u p o n
indivi&uai a~p~i~ation .an4 re6o~nnendation of the
Control Officer/" C raKe~ Of rank will be dependent
upon age and experience.
"A.~rcraft to be ferried will include all tactical
',.!'2e~, but generally hi-motored types. Hence,:
~2~'ience on aircraft using retractable is,nding
g e a r, c o n ~ t . a n t . s p e e . ~ p r o p e , l l e r s a n d m a n i f o l d p r e s sure throttle operation is desirable.
"The same liabili~t~ rules applying to reserve
officers under the Workmen'e Compensation A'ct, will
be applicable to civilians operating ferry aircraft.
"" ~,. "':."
.. -.: ..
"Application should be made by letter or ~elegram,
giving information' as to all~ the qualiffcati0ns
-noted above, to one of. the' foilo~ng Officers,
depending on the district in" which. the applicant
resides:
Captain ~ultis A~ iKeen,~ Air Corps Ferrying
. . C o m m a n d , B o . l l i n g F i e l d , Wa s h i n g t o n , D , C .
Major Thomas D. Ferguson, Air 0o~ps Ferrying
C o m m a n d , H e n e l e y ¥ 1 e l d , G r s n d ' : P r a l r i e , Ta x .
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph E. Spake, Air Corps
Ferrying Command, Municipal Airport, Long
Island, California.
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:
-.
"Submlssio'n of %nfo.rms..tion ae to experience should
be expe.dited, so that early consideration may be
given.to the app!ication. Applicants will then
be notifie~ by the Control Officer as to an interview and a flight test.."
9. It is hereby .requested that Wing Commanders forward
copies O'f~ :this communication to all'Civil A~r Patrol units under
their commamd to be posted on their bulletin boards for the information of all concerned.
JOHN.F. CURRY
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.
.
Major .General, Air Corps
Natlonal ~mmander
.
. .
. . . . . u . . _ ( . . ,
Col~hel, ~ir Corps
Tr a i n i n g a n d O p e r a t i o n s O f fi c e r