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1970s<br />
Colorado Wing members carry out an Air<br />
Force-assigned search and rescue mission in<br />
1975 for a downed aircraft in the Rocky<br />
Mountains. In the `70s, CAP members nationwide<br />
flew more than 300,000 hours on search<br />
missions and saved more than 300 lives.<br />
A “Smilin’ Jack” comic strip by CAP member and cartoonist<br />
Zack Mosely commemorates CAP’s 30th anniversary in<br />
1971. Mosely served as commander of the Florida Wing<br />
during World War II and achieved the rank of lieutenant<br />
colonel. He was considered to be CAP’s visual historian<br />
after publication of his nationally syndicated “Smilin’ Jack”<br />
strip, which was based on his own CAP experiences. The<br />
strip was retired on April 1, 1973 after appearing in the<br />
nation’s leading newspapers for four decades.<br />
1980s<br />
The Connecticut Wing Flying Sharks — flying<br />
Beechcraft T-34 Mentors — were photographed<br />
in a left-echelon formation over New York’s<br />
Long Island Sound in the early 1980s. The<br />
Mentors were flown by CAP for more than 25<br />
years and were used as spotter and general<br />
utility aircraft during the 1970s, `80s and `90s.<br />
A Legacy of Service
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