Roger N. Thiel — Author
Hailed as the “keeper of the flame” of CAP Coastal Patrol history for decades, and often called its most knowledgeable authority, Roger N. Thiel joined the CAP in the 1960s as a cadet and learned to fly in the “last taildragger class” of aviation cadets using older style aircraft. In 1977, as an antique aircraft enthusiast, he took renewed interest in CAP’s origins of using civilian lightplanes against invading German submarines during World War Two. Upon learning that some former pilots of the CAP Coastal Patrol held annual reunions, he traveled to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in 1979 to meet veterans of CAP CP Base Two. This began a decades long dedication to this little-known part of American history.
Roger N. Thiel
AuthorAmericas Homefront Air War
America’s Homefront Air War
THE UNTOLD FACTSRoger N. Thiel
Featured Historian for the 2001 History ChannelTHE TRUE, UNTOLD FACTS OF
“WORLD WAR II’S MOST IMPROBABLE AIR FORCE”
The first book ever devoted to Civil Air Patrol’s successful, armed civilian lightplane retaliation to the invasion of America’s East Coast, 1942-1943.
FEATURING OVER 90 ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS
Thiel has met and interviewed dozens of CAP anti-sub veterans from most of the original 21 Bases. He has given historical presentments on this subject over 200 times. He conducted forums on CAP anti-sub at EAA Airventure at Oshkosh for 30 years, 1984-2013. He was the featured historian for the 2001 History Channel segment on CAP anti-sub. Thiel owns a 1938 Ryan SCW which served on CAP anti-sub duty. His other works about CAP anti-sub include an adventure story, “Enemy On Our Shores,” to be published in 2016, a completed feature filmscript and a full-length novel in progress. He is a 50-year member of Civil Air Patrol. Other interests include announcing airshows and other events, and community theatre and opera.
Scare The Sub Down
How The CAP Coastal Patrol Became Armed
Flying Against An Enemy Over Five Hundred Times Your Own Size
CAP Direct Eyewitnesses To Warfare
No Official Deferment From Draft
Two CAP Heroes Meet The President Of The United States
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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AGAINST GERMAN SUBMARINES IN WORLD WAR II
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1101 14th Street, N.W., Suite 64
Washington, D.C. 20005
Email: info@Americashomefrontairwar.com