RAF 22 Squadron Search and Rescue

Aerial view from a helicopter belonging to the No. 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force Search and Rescue, based at Thorney Island near Chichester, West Sussex, showing a ship, the Saale, on fire off the south coast of England, with smoke billowing out. 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

Billowing Chichester Rescues Saale Thorney Tugs

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