RAF Air Sea Rescue 1918-1986


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Between 1918 and 1986 the marine branch of the Royal Air Force provided rescue facilities, support and other services to this armed service. In its pre-1941 guise as the Air Sea Rescue service, the RAF had an inventory of over 200 motorboats, supported by float aircraft engaged in rescue, towing, refueling and servicing RAF aircraft. Amongst the many characters of this early period was none other than Lawrence of Arabia.







High-Speed Marine Craft


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This book details the effort to build a large ship capable of traveling at 100 knots, from historical and technical perspectives.




Air Sea Rescue Bulletin


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Rescue at Sea


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An historical account of sea rescue and rescue organizations from the earliest times to the present day. The author charts the development of lifesaving organizations, profiling milestones in their evolution, and incorporates heroic stories of coastal lifesaving.




Air Search and Rescue


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American Coastal Rescue Craft


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Provides detailed history and technical design information on each and every type of small rescue craft ever used by the United States Life-Saving Service and United States Coast Guard.




The Toxic Morsel


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Through analysis of T.E. Lawrence's book, 'The Mint', his letters and a wide variety of critical sources, the role of the self in autobiography is examined, and a parallel is drawn between Lawrence's literary life and his views on literature and imperialism and the reader's place in the autobiographical genre.




Air Sea Rescue Bulletin


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