Men of the Royal Air Force who spend most of their duty hours at sea. They are the crew of one of the R.A.F. rescue launches, fast 63-feet craft of 1500 h.p. They carry anti-aircraft gun turrets as they are frequently attacked from the air—even when a rescue dash is made to save a shot-down enemy pilot.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20602, 1 November 1941, Page 5
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57Men of the Royal Air Force who spend most of their duty hours at sea. They are the crew of one of the R.A.F. rescue launches, fast 63-feet craft of 1500 h.p. They carry anti-aircraft gun turrets as they are frequently attacked from the air—even when a rescue dash is made to save a shot-down enemy pilot. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20602, 1 November 1941, Page 5
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