CAP Museum of Aviation Exhibit Warner Robins GA

Started by James Shaw, November 21, 2006, 03:48:26 PM

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James Shaw

Museum of Aviation Warner Robins - GA – The United States Air Force Air Museum located in Warner Robins GA will be hosting a Civil Air Patrol historical exhibit on Saturday December 2, 2006 at the museum main building from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The show will exhibit items from the organizations 65year history. Some of the items included will be the first Georgia Wing Commanders uniform and photos. Items from the estate of Lt. Col. Winship Nunnally will be displayed. Other items will include vintage uniforms, manuals, insignia, posters, photos, and other published Civil Air Patrol media. The exhibit will have approximately 300 items for viewing from two private collections. A video presentation of CAP history will also be available for viewing during the day.

Civil Air Patrol Assistant National Historian Major James Shaw, CAP will be attending the day-long display. Lt. Col. Todd Engelman, CAP will have items from his private collection as part of the exhibit. Both will be available for questions. Information on the Civil Air Patrol  and its benefits will be available for those interested. The Museum of Aviation is the 2nd largest museum in the United States Air Force. The exhibit has 93 aircraft on a beautifully landscaped 51 acre site with 4 separate display buildings. Admission to the museum is free. Additional information about the museum can be found at www.museumofaviation.org

CAP, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with nearly 57,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 95 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions, as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 73 lives in 2006. CAP was founded on Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to America's involvement in World War II. Its members soon proved their worth by conducting aerial patrols, vigilance that discouraged and eventually stopped deadly German U-boat attacks on shipping in American waterways. Sixty-four members died while carrying out CAP missions during the war.

Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the nearly 22,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 65 years. For additional information please check us out at www.cap.gov, www.caphistory.org, or caphistorian@mchsi.com.
Jim Shaw
USN: 1987-1992
GANG: 1996-1998
CAP:2000 - Current
USCGA:2018 - Current
SGAUS: 2017 - Current