Honored by FAI - the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, were three Army helicopter pilots who set six world records in July 1960 in a Bell HU-1 Helicopter. Included were Colonel Jack Marinelli, President of the US Aviation Board; Board Project Officers Major Garrison J. Boyle III; and Chief Warrant Officer Clifford V. Turvey.
In photo, FAI Certificate presented to Colonel Jack Marinelli (left), of Fort Rucker, Alabama, by Jacques Allez (center), President of FAI and NAA President Jacqueline Cochran.
AHS' (now VFS) 17th Annual National Forum held May 3-5, 1961 at Washington, D.C. USA
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