A Friday the 13th Emergency Landing

Friday, Feb. 13, 1962: As a new helicopter specialist pilot in the U.K.'s Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, I prepared for my first night familiarization flight since joining No. 815 Sqdn. The frontline unit--my initial posting after completing advanced flight training--was the Navy's first squadron to fly...

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