 Upon returning to New York, the letter, postmarked in 12 countries, was delivered to AFA President Robert S. Johnson, for presentation to the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association at its annual 17 December anniversary of the Wright's first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.He was then appointed special assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, and then special assistant to the chairman of the National Security Resources Board.From 1951 to 1960, he was vice president of the Convair division of General Dynamics in San Diego, California.