"AIRBORNE LIFEBOAT" DEMONSTRATED TO AIRCREWS - "The Boat on the Float" is becoming a familiar sight on the airfields of Bomber Command. This strange craft is the airborne lifeboat, the latest appliance for rescuting airmen forced to ditch in the sea. Mounted on a lorry, it is being taken on a tour of Bomber Squadron, so that the men who have to use it may be familiar with it and know how to handle it. An Air/Sea Rescue expert demonstrates how to rig the sails and handle the small motor. The lifeboat is flown to the spot where the airmen are adrift. It is attached to the belly of the aircraft l
"AIRBORNE LIFEBOAT" DEMONSTRATED TO AIRCREWS - "The Boat on the Float" is becoming a familiar sight on the airfields of Bomber Command. This strange craft is the airborne lifeboat, the latest appliance for rescuting airmen forced to ditch in the sea. Mounted on a lorry, it is being taken on a tour of Bomber Squadron, so that the men who have to use it may be familiar with it and know how to handle it. An Air/Sea Rescue expert demonstrates how to rig the sails and handle the small motor. The lifeboat is flown to the spot where the airmen are adrift. It is attached to the belly of the aircraft like a bomb, and when it is released parachutes open and lower it gently to the water. Picture (issued 1944) shows - Here are aircrews examining the craft Royal Air Force
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