Strategic overflight reconnaissance in peacetime became routine U.S. policy. Kuwait provided basing and overflight permissions for all U.S. and coalition forces. Other countries provided basing, access and overflight permission. In retaliation the Soviets ordered an overflight of the Aleutian Islands. The overflight program was ended following the 1960 U-2 incident. His position was verified independently by a US Air Force meteorological overflight. Also on that date, the U.S. Navy released a video of the Russian aircraft overflight. After each overflight, the aircraft was given a stencil of a dead chicken. The British flights' success contributed to Eisenhower's authorization of one overflight in April. It was discovered fortuitously by a charter pilot in an overflight on 26 June 1998. During one March or May 1942 overflight a Tiger Moth apparently gave chase ineffectually. One scene over Paris was staged with small models when Paris refused an overflight. The overflight at Gaillac was mostly normal. Jr. The first overflight took place on July 4 1956. In 1970, he wrote the book "Operation Overflight" with co-author Curt Gentry.