THE SEA RESCUE FLIGHT AT WORK PT 3 OF 5

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1942
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15693
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Rights Information
Year
1942
Reference
15693
Media type
Audio
Item unavailable online
Duration
00:03:07
Credits
RNZ Collection
Curry, Arch, 1905-1964
Great Britain. Royal Air Force

Arch Curry continues his description of the operation of the Sea Rescue
Unit.

The crew of the Wimpy drop the rescue kit (Arch Curry itemises the
contents of the kit). Back at operations the message that the dingy had
been located was received. Either an amphibian aircraft held on stand-by,
a launch, torpedo boat or cruiser may have been sent. Normally the
amphibian would have completed the rescue.

Arch describes two incidents. Survivors in a dingy that had been adrift
for twelve days with only one bottle of water and little food. They were
sighted by a flight on routine patrol who dropped a rescue kit and then
they were picked up by the amphibian.

The second incident concerns an amphibian who was called to pick up some
survivors. When the rescued crew were on board the amphibian was too
heavy to take off in the rough sea. The patrol aircraft and spectators
on shore were unsure why the aircraft was not taking off. Next thing the
heavily loaded sea plane flopped its way across the expanse of waves to
the amusement of all.

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