The Civil Air Patrol in National Defense & Emergenices (1950)

Synopsis

CAP (SFP 251) is a 1950 film on the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) that gives viewers a look at its founding, its role in national defense and emergency services, how it fits into the structure of the Air Force, and how it trains its young cadets. The film opens with a shot of a clock tower at what appears to be a community center. Men and women leave their homes and places of work to head to their weekly Civil Air Patrol meeting. Civil Air Patrol men gather on a grassy air field next to a biplane and another single prop plane. A pilot flies a plane (possibly a J-3 aircraft) over the ocean during a patrol. Pilots taxi a plane out onto a runway ( 03:04 ). Congress meets ( 03:28 ) to make the Civil Air Patrol an official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. CAP cadets go to classes in a variety of buildings (schools, bases, etc.) throughout the U.S. Students review the CAP manual. Cadets are taught the parts of an airplane ( 05:26 ). The film shows cadets training in the classroom, studying airplane engines ( 06:39 ), working models of plane mechanisms, and training in flight simulators ( 07:14 ). Young cadets practice sending codes ( 07:47 ) and drill in a field ( 08:47 ). CAP cadets observe aircraft at a local airport ( 09:37 ). A young cadet goes for a flight with a pilot. Cadets study weather patterns at a weather control station ( 10:25 ). Cadets exit what appears to be a Beechcraft AT-7 transport plane ( 10:44 ) at an Air Force base for a two-week training program. Cadets stand at…

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Running time

19 minutes

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Ephemeral Films

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