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The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Havana, Cuba.
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USS Terry (DD-25)
Paulding-class destroyer
USS Terry (DD-25) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, and later in the United States Coast Guard, designated CG-19. She was the first ship named for Edward A. Terry, and the first ship commanded by future Fleet Admiral and Chief…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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John Alexander Douglas McCurdy
20th-century Canadian aviator; Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1947–52)
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Capital and largest city of Cuba
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