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CG Aviation History - Coming of Age (19035 words) |
 | This document defined Coast Guard aviationÂ’s primary role as search and rescue, specified the types of aircraft needed for that purpose, and indicated the number of each type that should be acquired during each of the next six years. |
| The Aviation planning process utilized the 1960 Re-Evaluation of the Requirements of Coast Guard Aviation and the Roles and Mission Study of 1961 as the initial basis of the expanded role of Coast Guard aviation over the decades to come. |
| The most promising scheme was a fluorescent blaze orange outlined in fl appearing on the nose of the plane, in a band around the fuselage behind the wings, and on the tail, on a basic field of solar heat reflecting white paint. |
| British Military Aviation in 1962 (866 words) |
| A flying and static display is held at RAF Upavon to mark the golden jubilee of military aviation. |
| The Founder's Medal of the Air League, given for outstanding contributions to British Aviation, is presented to the Central Flying School on the 50th anniversary of the latter's formation. |
| Subsequently, the Skybolt programme was officially terminated by the USAF on 31 December 1962. |
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