ThailandScale72: Jayhawk Retro yellow scheme

1/72 Scale model HH-60J Jayhawk "Retro yellow Scheme" 100th Anniversary U.S.Coast Guard Aviation
Modeler : Supawat Putthitornworasit JAN'2016
Base kit : ITALERI

   In  2016 marks the 100th year of U.S. Coast Guard aviation, and much like the Navy did in 2011, this monumental anniversary will be marked by a series of retro paint schemes applied to some of their aircraft. The first in that series is this MH-60T Jayhawk painted just like HH-34 Seahorse, R-5 Dragonfly and HH-19 Chickasaw helicopters during the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s.

The Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter with a yellow paint scheme lands at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Jan. 15, 2016. The yellow Jayhawk helicopter is one of two centennial aircraft that will be stationed in the Pacific Northwest along with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter that will be located at Air Station North Bend, Oregon.

In 1986, the HH-60J was selected to replace the aging HH-3F "Pelican" as the Coast Guard's medium range helicopter, which had been in service for over 20 years by that point. The HH-60J was similar to the HH-3F in many ways, and the assigned missions of the 2 helicopters were the same. However, the HH-60J had numerous upgrades including a state of the art electronics package. The HH-60J was lighter, faster and its engines had more power than the holder HH-3F. Implementation of the HH-60J began in March 1990 with the delivery of the first airframe to NAS Patuxent River, Maryland for developmental testing. ATC Mobile, Alabama was the first Cost Guard unit to fly the aircraft as instructor pilots prepared for pilot training in March 1991. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City was the first operational unit with the HH-60J. The United States Coast Guard subsequently built a fleet of 42 medium-range Sikorsky HH-60J helicopters. Circa 2000, there were some 35 still in active service, with the other 7 in reserve or storage. Aircraft were deployed to ATC Mobile, Alabama; CGAS Kodiak, Alaska; CGAS Sitka, Alaska; CGAS San Diego, California; CGAS Clearwater, Florida; CGAS Cape Cod, Massachusetts; CGAS Elizabeth City, North Carolina; and CGAS Astoria,Oregon.

Static model completion on display

Credit: > http://defence-blog.com/news/us-coast-guard-mh-60-jayhawk-helicopter-with-a-yellow-paint-scheme.html

A Coast Guard HH-60J /MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter with a yellow paint scheme lands at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Jan. 15, 2016. The yellow Jayhawk helicopter is the first specially painted aircraft delivered by the Coast Guard to an operational unit during the centennial celebration of Coast Guard aviation, and will operate out of the Warrenton base for the next 4 years.