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The rescue fliers of 771 Naval Air Squadron honed their skills with...
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Culdrose lifesavers hone skills with local lifeboat
The rescue fliers of 771 Naval Air Squadron honed their skills with one of the UK’s newest lifeboats during a training exercise. The Sea Kings of the Culdrose-based squadron practised winching drills with the Lizard lifeboat Rose off the craggy peninsula.
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260Culdrose
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379HMS Gannet
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88RNAS Culdrose
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Culdrose lifesavers hone skills with local lifeboat
RNLI Lizard Lifeboat launching into the sea off the Cornish Coast.
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Culdrose lifesavers hone skills with local lifeboat
Chief Petty Officer- Aircrewman Dave Rigg
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Culdrose lifesavers hone skills with local lifeboat
Chief Petty Officer- Aircrewman Dave Rigg on the deck of the Lizard lifeboat holding the high line, whilst a member of the boat crew is lowered back onto the deck.
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HMS Gannet are busiest rescuers – for the fifth year running
The helicopters of HMS Gannet were once again the busiest military search and rescuers in the land in 2011 – for the fifth year running. The Sea Kings of the Prestwick-based unit were scrambled on 298 occasions last year, while their Cornish counterparts in 771 Naval Air Squadron flew 244 rescue missions – making the Fleet Air Arm responsible for three in every ten rescues flown in 2011.
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