1927
USCG standardizes the Blue and Silver paint scheme.
Fuselage (Land based): Blue
Fuselage (Seaplanes): Blue above waterline and silver below waterline
Upper wing surfaces: Chrome yellow
Under wing surfaces: Silver
Nacelles: Silver
Cowls: Blue
Vertical stabilizer: Divided into 3 equal vertical stripes of red, white and blue
National Insignia: None
Coast Guard Insignia: Emblem with yellow anchors
1936
Pre-war Navy scheme
Fuselage: Silver
Upper wing surfaces: Chrome yellow
Lower wing surfaces: Silver
Vertical Stabilizer: Upper 1/3 blue, lower 2/3 divided into 5 stripes of red and white
National Insignia: None
Coast Guard Insignia: Emblem with yellow anchors
1940
WWII Navy schemes
Combatants: Blue over Gray, Blue over Blue over White, Overall Blue
Non-combatants: WWII Silver
1946
Post-war Silver
Overall: Silver
Wingtip and fuselage SAR markings: Chrome yellow
National Insignia: Stars and bars
Coast Guard Insignia: Emblem with yellow anchors
1952
1952 White Scheme
Fuselage (Land based): White upper half and bare metal lower half separated by black stripe
Fuselage (Seaplanes): White upper half and painted silver lower half separated by black stripe
Fuselage (Amphibians): Overall white
Nose and wing SAR markings: High visibilty dayglow orange
Helicopters: Overall chrome yellow
National Insignia: Stars and bars
Coast Guard Insignia: Emblem
1954
1954 White Scheme
It was noted that the hi vis orange faded quickly so it was replaced with an orange-red color.
1960
1960 White Scheme
All aircraft went to an overall white scheme with orange-red SAR markings
All helos went with the same scheme
ICEDET helos were painted overall orange red
National Insignia: Stars and bars
Coast Guard Insignia: Emblem with white anchors
1967
Modern Scheme
Racing stripe and "Coast Guard" added to all aircraft and helos.
1974
HH-65s delivered: original paint scheme was overall white.
ICEDET aircraft still overall orange red.
1980
All HH-65s painted in ICEDET color.
The HH-65 color is more orange than the racing stripe color.
The racing stripe color is more red than the HH-65 color.
1995
"Coast Guard" is changed to "U.S. Coast Guard"
