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OFFICE OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Washington, D~ O~

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CIVIL AIR PATROL
NATIC~AL HEADQUARTERS
WASHINGTON, JULY 13, 1942
To :

All Unit Commanders

Subject:

Extension of Liability Insurance, Crash Insurance and Accident
Insu_~anco Policies to C@ver Losses Incurred while Aircraft are
Equipped ~;ith Bomb Racks.

1.
Duo to the extension of operations at coastal patrol bases to
include the carrying of bombs, the nature of the risks involved in the
three types of insurance as set forth in our General Memoranda 23, 24
and 25 has of course b~on chza~god. It has therefore boon necessary to
extend the coverage provided by each of these policies to include the
carrying of bombs and to providQ protection under those policies for
losses resulting from the explosion risks involved by virtue of the
addition of Bomb racks to aircraft engaged in coastal patrql operations.
Particulars are as foll~;s:
2. COVERAGE
This extended coverage is compulsory cn all coastal patrol
operations as to each aircraft which is equiped ~ith bomb racks and as
to the crew thereof.
3.

HOW TO SECURE THE INSURANCE

The insurance provided under the ~astor polici~3s on file at
Headquarters '~ill be automatically extended to Include the carrying of
bombs. The procedure outlined ~nl General MoT~loranda 23, 2~ and 25
should still be followed. This extension will t(d~o effect as to a
particular aircraft at the t~me bomb racks are installed on said aircraft
and thereafter will provide protcc~iom against said explosion risks
which wore not comter:~plated at the time the master policies as sot forth
in General Memoranda 23, 24 and 25 ~vhre drawn up. No other chaz~e in
the terms or prcced~Aro sot forth in said General Memoranda is effocted
h e r e b y. N o a d d i t i o n a l f o r m s n e e d b e fi l l e d o u t .

4. c6s__
The preaduzl charge for this extended coverage will be omputed
on a flying hour basis. The hourly premium charges for the extended
coverage for the various typos of Insurance are as follo~s:

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General }~[omorandum No. 43

a . L i a b i l i t y. E a c h C i v i l A i r P a t r o l p i l o t w i l l h r . v e p ~ d t h o r o q 4u!rod premium and socured tho prot~ctlon as set forth in Oencral Memorandum
No. 23. The additicas/ premium covering bho extension of this policy to provide explosion risk 5r~surance u, il! bo at the rats of ~3.00 pot hoar of flying
time of a plans equipped with bomb rack~.
b. Cras.__~h: An hourly promium is prosently boing paid to scours
this Insuro_uco at a schodulo of rates dopendin,% or. ~hc horsopowor of t~Q oar"~
"
craft ~ so-u forth ~u General [~om~r&~lum No. 2~. The add1~ion~l prcmlum will
be %~ho same as tho basic pl~mi1~m presently boing paid so that tho total premium for ships ~quipped with b:~mb racks will ho tv~ice that pr~sontly paid.
c. Accid~ont: An hourly prom_!um of 50~ per aircraft per hour is
prosontly boing poJd to sectors insurancn ~ set fcrt~ ~/~ Gonoral Monorandum
No. 25. The additio~ml proraum..;ill bo $1.50 I~r hour so tkut the total
promium per aircrs-~t which is oguippcd with bomb racks will be $2.00 per hour.
5.

HO~ PAS~NT ~S M~DE

Tbe ho~mly sarcr~_t allowaucc for ouch airs_aft whlch is equippod
with bemb'racks ha~ boon increttsod to t~J~o care of ~ll of tho incroased prouit~ms ~ sot forth abovo.
On cash a~rcraft vouchor subm~ttod cover~-ug operat_ons after
J~. 1942, tho vouchor sho~Id indicate thc fact that tho .,~ircr~ft involved was uquippod with bonb racks. If old AirpLanc Vouo]mr Forms arc
b e i n g u s o d ~ t h ~ s m 2 $ b o a c c o ~ s h o d b y z n s e r t ~ n g a f t e r I ' H . P. " t h o f o l l o w Ing: ~quiDped with Bomb Rc~ks," If now forms are usod~ s~mply chock tho
appropriate square. As to "aircraft so oquippcd (from and after Juno 30, 1942
or tho date thoreaftor c~ which such equipment is first ~astallod) tho follo~ring hourly ratos will be paid for tho use of aircraft oqulppod with bomb
racks:
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[~SUTO~%C8

H . P.

Oporation &
Crash
Accidont against Liability
,for Explosion
Maintenanco D_gpreciation Insurance Insurgence

80-120 $ 4.40
125-165
6.40
175-22@
7.40
225-245
9.40
10.60
250-295
12.50
300-345
350-395
15.30
20.00
400-VJ~

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$ ~.50
5.00
5.00
5.00
6.25
7.50
8.75
i0.00

$ 4.50
5.50
6.50
8.00
lO.OO
15.00
18.00
21.00

$ 2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2,00
2.00
2.00
2.00 .

$ 3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00

To t a l
$ 17.40
21.90
23,90
27.40
31.85
40.00
47.05
56.00

General Memorandum No. 43

The increased insurance c,harges should be handled in the same
manner as insltrance charges hav~ been h~udled ~l the past and as specified
in the !us~urance General I~lemoranda. It should be carefully explained that
the increase in ~n~surance charges in no way affects the amounts to be
allocated for opcratim~ and maintensnce or for depreciation as set forth
in Operations Directives. The fact that insurance charges may fron time
to t~tme be ~ucro~sed or decreased by virtue of experience or extended
operations does not boar n~ relation whatsoever to the amounts paid as
all~uances for operation and maintenance or depreciation.

Kindly make very csrtain that the procedure in submitting aircraft vouchers is carefully foll~led as indicated above. Make a careful
check to sce that all ~rcralt listed as "Armed" on 2our periodic reports
are included on your vouchers at the ~creascd rate ~adlc~tod herein.
This action is to be taken in connection with the reachers covering the
fi r s t t w o w e e k s i n J u l y.
By direction of National Comzmnder JONSON

Lt., Arr~r Air Forces
Spoci~ Officer

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