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Robert Deering 10/18/2012 National Museum of the USAF Wright-Paterson AFB (FFO) Dayton, Ohio |
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The Model 24 was a
civilian aircraft first produced in 1932.
Model 24s were built with a variety of
in-line or radial air-cooled engines and
different passenger-carrying capacities.
During World War II more than 1,000 Model
24s were produced for the military under the
designation UC-61, but many civilian models
flew for the Civil Air Patrol. U.S. civilian
members of the CAP flew countless patrol and
rescue missions during the war using their
own personal aircraft.
The civilian production Model 24-C8F on display (at the Air Force Museum) served in the CAP at Coastal Base 2, Rehoboth, Delaware, during WWII. The wartime owner of this airplane, CAP 1Lt. M.M. Wilder, was awarded the Air Medal for his service at Coastal Patrol Base 2. This aircraft has been repainted as it was while flying for the CAP. It was donated to the museum in 1991 by Lt. Col. George L. Wiess, USAF (Ret.), Fort Washington, Md. |
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