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'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [4r] (7/200)
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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MED/M.COmiAND
AIR SEA LA I^D RESCUE Q R C.^ilSATIQN
aprz;i:ix "A”
MALTA.
Arc u ;vore d ~by Arcr . Control Centre f M‘ : , lto. 1
40°c_ M, at the Prime Moridian to ,
at tLo Prime Meridian to 30°00 , N, 20°00 , E* to
39°^' 'R, 20 o 00»E* t^.^oe coastv/ise to 45°30 , N«
13 0 3J'E. to 46°00»N. to 14°00 r E. to 47°00»N,
12°C »E. to 47°00*N. 06°00'E. to 42°00»N.
06°00 , E. to 42°00 f N # 03°12 , E. thence coastv/iso
to the PrLae Meridian,
Posi tion of Pa c ilities. - R.A.F. Luqa, R.A.P*
Castel Benito, J.A.T.C. Marseilles, OPSAU Rechaia#
Controlling Authority. - Area. Control Centre,
Malta at R.A.P. Luqa. co-ordinating control tlirough
R#A*P. Castel Benito, and J.A.T.C. Marseilles,
Qpsau Reghaia and Royal Navy IVlalta,
Air/l vp. rine Craft Types, - Lancasters, Ansons.
Royal Navy Sea Otters.
Rescu e Equipment, - 1 Airborne Lifeboat Mk.IlA
(T reserve j and y sets Apparatus Sea Rescue Type
A, Me, II (Lindliolme) at Luqa,
Othc - Rescue Facil ities. - Naval co-operation
from . hTfca; French Naval and air co-operation
thr u -h J.A.T.C. Marseilles as follous;-
3 Flying boats located St. Maudricr (Near Toulon),
1 Flying boat at Karouba (Tunisia)
1 Flying boo.t at Arzev; (Algeria),
with . marine launche;: located South of France; 1
at Co. Trope, 1 Port Ventres end 1 at Toulon, and
2 laenehcs located at A.iaccio (Corsica) Land,
Desc.y. or Mountain search and Rescue at R.A.R.
Caseel Benito through Liaison with the British
Arny„
ITALY
Area Coveredj - is within the area of control of
A.C.C. Malta.
Position of Faci lities. - I.A.R. Taranto, I.A.F.
Cadisafe I“Brindisi, I.A.F. Venice, I.A.F.
IA Socnia, I.A.P. Vigna Di Valle, I.A.F. Ehnas,
R.A.F. Udine.
Controlling Aut h ority. - Area Control Centro,
Mi It a when required co-ordinating I.A.F. Units
under direct control of C.C.R.S. Romo.
Air/Marine Craft Types. - I.A.F. aircraft Cents
50f and 506. 6 Italian ASR launches. One fast
launch available in emergency from R.A.S.C.
Watv Transport Company Trieste.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/5/292
- Title
- 'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation'
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- front, front-i, 2r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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