Civil defense files, 1941-1979.

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Civil defense files, 1941-1979.

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By law, the Dept. of Aeronautics has general supervision over all phases of aeronautics within the state, Ala. Code, 4-2-33 (1975), including civil defense and search and rescue. With the threat of war, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, with the cooperation of the War Dept., developed plans for a civilian air corps to aid in coastal defense and search and rescue which became in 1941, the Civil Air Patrol. The Dept. of Aeronautics assisted in the development of the Alabama Wing of the CAP and the Director of Aeronautics, Asa Rountree, became a leader of the unit. The files contain correspondence, lists, reports, pamphlets, federal publications, photographs, and orders relating to the national and state CAP and other civil defense policies of the state and federal government, including atomic warfare survival. They include photographs of Rountree and other CAP personnel, some unidentified, at various Alabama air fields and national conferences.

.33 cubic ft. (1 archives box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama. Dept. of Aeronautics.

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The Alabama State Aviation Commission was established in 1931 to encourage aviation and to regulate the aviation industries within the state. The commission was later renamed the Alabama Department of Aeronautics and one of its responsibilities was to survey, layout, and map state landing fields. From the description of Alabama airport aerial photographs, 1936-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122507525 Authorities: Acts of Ala. 1931. Birmingham: ...

Rountree, Asa, 1896-1983.

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Rountree was director of the Ala. Dept. of Aeronautics for over thirty years and was mostly responsible for the growth of that agency and the development of municipal airports in Alabama from 1933 to 1966. He was very active in many civic and aviation organizations. Rountree was preparing a history of Alabama aviation at the time of his death in 1983. From the description of Alabama aviation reference collection, 1896-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388416 ...

United States. Civil Air Patrol

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"The first Civil Air Patrol members of 1941... served their country by sinking or chasing away German submarines off America's East and Gulf coasts... Today, CAP handles 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions." -- "Civil Air Patrol: A Proud Legacy Continues." Civil Air Patrol. http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/commander.htm (Retrieved June 20, 2009) From the description of U.S. Civil Air Patrol letters, 1942 September. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 42873298...

Alabama. Civil Air Patrol.

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