Gander -- The CG's Most Famous Rescue of Which You've Never Heard

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Gander -- The CG's Most Famous Rescue of Which You've Never Heard

"The CG's Most Famous Rescue of Which You've Never Heard"; an article by RADM Eric Jones about the USCG SAR at Gander, Newfoundland in 1946. This SAR case demonstrated the utility of using helicopters to effect rescues.

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Photo by: RADM Eric C. Jones, USCG

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