HOW THE R.A.F. RESCUES ITS AIRMEN FROM THE SEA.—A thrilling story is told ( 10-day of how the crew of a bomber was adrift for eighl days in a dinghy before being rescued. These pictures give some idea of how the rescue is effected. When an airman bales out and is spotted < e Lysander machine (top) drops a rubber dinghy and directs a fast R.A.F. launch to the scene. , A one-man dinghy, which is small enough to be carried in a fighter, contains paddles, rations, a sea , anchor, repair fyil, distress signals and baler. Bombers have larger dinghies which can accommodate o crere. Centre: A pilot scrambling into a dinghy used by a fighter. Below: A dinghy being brought alongside a rescuing launch. When an airman Is to land on the sea he immediately dons a yellorv – *«•<». .vi mi tkull cap to attract scouting machines.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 165, 15 July 1941, Page 5

HOW THE R.A.F. RESCUES ITS AIRMEN FROM THE SEA.—A thrilling story is told ( 10-day of how the crew of a bomber was adrift for eighl days in a dinghy before being rescued. These pictures give some idea of how the rescue is effected. When an airman bales out and is spotted < e Lysander machine (top) drops a rubber dinghy and directs a fast R.A.F. launch to the scene. , A one-man dinghy, which is small enough to be carried in a fighter, contains paddles, rations, a sea , anchor, repair fyil, distress signals and baler. Bombers have larger dinghies which can accommodate o crere. Centre: A pilot scrambling into a dinghy used by a fighter. Below: A dinghy being brought alongside a rescuing launch. When an airman Is to land on the sea he immediately dons a yellorv - *«•<». .vi mi tkull cap to attract scouting machines.