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1943 Air-sea rescuers search for pilots
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2:11Now PlayingDate: 26th August 1943
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Fortress Crew Rescued From the Sea
UNKNOWN:
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AIR SEA RESCUE AIR SEA RESCUE..LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR LOST SPITFIRES LOCATE..WALRUS RESCUES
DINGHY (Rubber etc.) Walrus plane drops dinghy to lost pilot in sea.. crews in dinghy
SMOKE SCREEN ETC. WALRUS drops smoke flare before landing to rescue pilot..AIR SEA RESCUE
World War Two, WWII, World War II, Second World War, Allies, war, Allied Forces, aeroplane, airplanes, airplanes, pilot, spitfire, spitfires, plane, planes, amphibian Walrus
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