LIFEBOAT DROPPED FROM AIR. 13 JULY 1945, LEE-ON-SOLENT. THE DEMONSTRATION DROP OF THE NAVY'S AIRBORNE LIFEBOAT, 17 FT, 9 INS LONG, WHEN IT WAS DROPPED BY PARACHUTE TO AN AIR CREW WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE FORCED LANDED INTO THE SEA. THE LIFEBOAT, SELF-RIGHTING, AND SELF-BALING IS EQUIPPED WITH SAILS AND AN OUTBOARD ENGINE WHICH GIVES IT A RANGE OF 120 MILES AT 4 KNOTS. - "Air crew" clambering into the lifeboat

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