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'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [58r] (115/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1947-9 May 1949. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(o) Types of aircraft available for search, location of theso
aircraft^ o.nd avn-ilability.
Ansonc at Fayid on request*
Dakotas at Kabrit with ono standby crew,
Lancasters and/or Lincolns at Shallufa (temporary
availability) (assistance obtained through H.Q. 205
G-roup "Operations Rocm."* )
1 Lancaster on standby at Shallufa.
Spitfires (for short range search) At Nicosia,
(d) Rescue Lqui pmont carried. Supply dropping containers and
apparatus Sia Rescue Type "A" ilk. II (Lindholme). 1 Airborne
Lifeboat and 2 sets Apparatus Sea Rescue Type "A" Mk.UU
(LindlioLne) \/ith standby Lancaster.
( e ) Da tai l a o f R.A.i'. Ivlarine Craft Available for Rescue,
Locatfai‘uf thusvT Marine Craft and availability.
Target Towing (2x A3R) Launch Ho,2?13 at Panara,
2 Pinnaces at Pianora (Nos 91 <1 1360) Available at
4 hours notice. (Assistance obtainable through
A.T.C.C. Egypt). Target Towing (Sx A.S.R,) Launch
2604 at Port Pouad, Assistance through A.T.C.C. Fayid
and Movements Unit Port Said.
(f) Deta il s of Facilities Available from oth^r Organisations,
such as*, th!o Navy, Army, Police and other G .vonui.^nt s.
Naval co-operation in Pastern Mediterranean through
A.T.C.C. Mhlta. Naval co-operation Red Soa through
A.T.C.C. South Arabia (Senior Naval Officer - Aden).
Army Units in the Canal Zone provide Land Rescue teams.
Close liaison is maintained with an R.A.S.C. Dropping
Unit, who afford facilities for the packing of supplies
and the provision of despatch personnel, pmergoncy ration
store maintained at R.A.F. Tb-yid. Liaison with Greek
rescue organisation maintained through the R.A.F.
Delegation in Grcoce.
A.H.Q. Iraq
(a) Rescu e £q- ordination Centre;- A.T.C.C. Habbaniya
(b) 33°30'lf, 39 o 00'E, to 22°00'N, 39°00'E, to 22°00'N, 60 o 00'S,
thence Northwards along Meridian 60°00 , D to -^orsian-Coast
and thencu coastwise round the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and Iraq boundary
to 3330 , N, 39°00*E.
(g) Typos of aircraft a vailable for search, location uf the air
craft , and .avnilability; -
Venturas, Ansons, Tempests at /(».^.F. station, Habbaniya on
request.
(^) Resc ue Dq uipi.ion t carried. Supply dropping containers.
(o) Details of R....F. land rescue teams.
Equipoot' desert rescue teams maintained at K.A.l 1 . Stations
Habbaui^. and Sliaiba]..,
(f) Details of R.A.F, marine craft availablo for rescue, location
of* those marine craft and availability.
NIL.
/3* (g)
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This file contains papers relating to the organisation of rescue operations coordinated by the British naval, air force, and army stations, primarily in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. The papers list various military stations and bases alongside the area coordinates for which respective military stations are responsible.
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- 1 file (98 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-98; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation'
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- front, front-i, 2r:99v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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