RAF 22 Squadron Search and Rescue

A helicopter belonging to the No. 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force Search and Rescue, based at Thorney Island near Chichester, West Sussex, involved in the rescue of an injured keeper from Beachy Head lighthouse. Set up in 1955, the squadron was responsible for sea and land rescues over a range of 60 nautical miles. The crew of each helicopter comprised a pilot, a navigator and a crewman

Beachy Chichester Helicopters Hovering Lighthouse Lighthouses Rescues Thorney

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