Off the coast of New Jersey, the destroyer USS Turner (DD-648) suffers a series of explosions – possibly due to a German U-boat attack – and sinks, taking 15 officers and 123 men with her. A Coast Guard HNS-1 helicopter flown by Lt. Cmdr. Frank A. Erickson flies in life-saving plasma to the scene, marking the first time a helicopter is used in …
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