Apr 07 2008

Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine

Published by Jason at 9:14 am under Photos



Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

I found a pretty cool Library of Congress photoset of 1940s airplanes taking off and landing at the CAP Base in Bar Harbor. I wanted to share one of my favorites from the set. According to the CAP website, there is no longer a squadron based in Bar Harbor, so this is a fun look back in time.

3 Responses to “Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine”

  1. # ME-038on 13 Apr 2008 at 8:33 am

    hello,

    It might interest you to know, that in fact there is still a base at Bar Harbor. Bar Harbor was the home 20th patrol squadron during WWII it was one of two sub-chasing squadrons in the state of Maine. Nowadays, what’s left of it is called the 38th patrol squadron, and to this day we are still performing missions for America.

  2. # Jasonon 18 Apr 2008 at 4:32 pm

    ME-038…I’m glad to hear there’s still a squadron up in Bar Harbor. You might want to contact the CAP web master and let him or her know that.

    -Jason

  3. # ME-038on 29 Apr 2008 at 10:07 am

    Yeah, the reason National doesn’t list a squadron in Bar Harbor is because it’s actually in Trenton, ME at the Bar Harbor Airport. But it’s still called the Bar Harbor squadron to this day!

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