| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | SUK13116 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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England. C. 1944-10. The airborne lifeboat, dropped by parachute, is a new device of Air Sea ...
Description
England. C. 1944-10. The airborne lifeboat, dropped by parachute, is a new device of Air Sea Rescue. The lifeboat, made of wood with two buoyancy chambers, twenty seven feet in length, complete with sails, has two motors besides rocket life lines which operate when the lifeboat alights on the sea. These airborne lifeboats are fitted to and dropped from the Warwick aircraft.