Dinghy Drop : 279 Squadron RAF 1941 - 46

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Docherty, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 279.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Air/Sea Rescue Service.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Local Subjects:

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 279.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

September 1941 approval was given for the formation of two long-range Air-Sea Rescue squadrons. No 279 Squadron was formed at Bircham Newton in Norfolk. In the period leading up to the formation of the squadron there had been much work done in relation to air-dropped survival equipment such as the Lindholme Dinghy Dropping Gear, the Bircham Barrel and the Thornaby Bag. These contained such items as water, food, first-aid kits and distress signals. 279 was the first squadron to employ the airborne lifeboat, which was carried beneath the bellies of the portly Hudson. In January 1942 a practical

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER ONE - November 1941 � April 1942""; ""CHAPTER TWO - May � October 1942""; ""CHAPTER THREE - November 1942 � April 1943""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - May � October 1943""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - November 1943 � April 1944""; ""CHAPTER SIX - May � October 1944""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - November 1944 � April 1945""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - May � October 1945""; ""CHAPTER NINE - November 1945 � March 1946""; ""APPENDIX I - Squadron Commanders""; ""APPENDIX II - Bases""; ""APPENDIX III - Aircraft Operated""

""APPENDIX IV - Aircrew Losses""""APPENDIX V - Contents of the Lindholme Dinghy System""; ""APPENDIX VI - Report on Medical Aspect of Short Experimental Trips in a Hudson Dinghy""; ""APPENDIX VII - Airborne Lifeboat Diagrams""; ""APPENDIX VIII - A Typical ASR Course Programme""; ""APPENDIX IX - No. 279 Squadron Aircrew as at 31 May 1942""; ""APPENDIX X - N°. 279 Squadron Aircrew as at 31 July 1942""; ""APPENDIX XI - N° 279 Squadron Aircrew as at 30 September 1942""; ""APPENDIX XII - N° 279 Squadron Aircrew as at 1 January 1943""

""APPENDIX XIII - N° 279 Squadron Aircrew as at 3 November 1943""""APPENDIX XIV - RAF Thornaby in 2005""; ""APPENDIX XV - Farewell to the Warwick""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Bibliography and References""; ""Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783403158

1783403152

9781783460434

1783460431

OCLC:

854974619