Lex Anteinternet: Mid Week at Work: The Civil Air Patrol.

Lex Anteinternet:  Mid Week at Work: The Civil Air Patrol.

Photographs of the Civil Air Patrol during World War Two. The CAP was made up of civilian volunteers organized into an axillary of the Army Air Corps for the purposes of patrolling the coasts.  They detected over 100 submarines during the war.  The organization exists today as an axillary of the USAF and performs search and rescue operations.

Flying in March

Flying in March

Toronto to Denver in January

Toronto to Denver in January

Laramie Range from the air

Laramie Range from the air

 Great Plains near Casper.

 Casper Mountain.

 Casper Mountain.

 Valley between Casper Mountain and Muddy Mountain.

 Muddy Mountain.

Bates Creek Reservoir.

 Bates Creek Reservoir.

Flooded open pit Uranium mines.

Denver International Airport

Denver International Airport

B-17G "Nine O Nine"

The B-17G Nine O Nine

The Collins Foundation B-17G Nine O Nine.  This plane isn't the original Nine O Nine, but a B-17G painted to match the original Nine O Nine's colors.

P-51C "Betty Jane"

The P51C "Betty Jane"

Collins Foundation P51C, Betty Jane, which was recently at the Natrona County International Airport.