 He remained in the Navy and served with that squadron until June 1947, when he was sent to the Naval Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, where he entered the Tactical Test&Test Pilot School.While at the School, Turner flew a McDonnell F2H Banshee from the East Coast to the West Coast in an attempt to chase the setting sun.The photos he took from Jacksonville, Florida; Dallas, El Paso, Texas and San Diego were published in the January 2, 1950 Life Magazine, in an article showing the incredible speed at which people could then travel.