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Executive Order 8706

Amending Paragraph 12 of Executive Order No. 5865 of June 27, 1932, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Aerial Flights by Personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard

Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 6, 1941.

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Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Executive Order 8706: Amending Paragraph 12 of Executive Order No. 5865 of June 27, 1932, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Aerial Flights by Personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8706

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 8706: Amending Paragraph 12 of Executive Order No. 5865 of June 27, 1932, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Aerial Flights by Personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8706.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 8706: Amending Paragraph 12 of Executive Order No. 5865 of June 27, 1932, Prescribing Regulations Relating to Aerial Flights by Personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8706}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-8706; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1941.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Amends EO 5865, June 27, 1933
Superseded by EO 9195, July 6, 1942

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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