This CAP aircraft, tail number N9344L, was the only civilian aircraft authorized to fly in and around New York City on Sept. 12, 2001, to evaluate the damage caused by the destruction of the World Trade Center. It will soon be part of a permanent exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio,
Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, CAP national commander, and Randy Bolinger, CAP’s marketing chief, made the delivery March 14 as part of CAP Flight 912.
A ceremony announcing the museum’s latest addition is planned for September.
Calhoun’s Composite Squadron (CCS) of the Civil Air Patrol holds a weekly meeting at the CCS house located beside First Baptist Church in Grantsville. The meetings are at 6:00 p.m., lasting two hours, where Senior leaders and cadets meet for weekly activity and training to prepare for emergency situations in the their community and region should they be called. If you have a child between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age, or you’re an adult who would like to volunteer, send an email to Major Donna Umstead for more information or stop by the squadron on Tuesday evenings.
