The very versatile J2F Duck was used first and foremost as an air-sea rescue aircraft. I n the world of Mother Nature, the feathery ducks aren’t very intimidating animals. That notwithstanding ...

My name is Norman Eastmead, I’m ex RAF, and I served on the Air-sea rescue side of the Royal Air Force. At the outbreak of the war, I had just left the naval training school, which I had joined ...

An Oxfordshire man is aiming to raise £20,000 to restore a boat used in WW2. ... But it was in a bad way. What better way to put the RAF Air Sea Rescue service on the map, ...

Navy pilot Arthur Hibray came back from World War II with a souvenir Japanese military rifle. ... he recalled the air-sea rescue of a downed Marine pilot who had been flying an F4U Corsair.

Once part of the RAF’s Air Sea Rescue service, the 63-foot “whaleback” rescue boat, believed to be the last of its kind, was discovered half-sunk in the Norfolk Broads. Named for their appearance, ...

The very versatile J2F Duck was used first and foremost as an air-sea rescue aircraft. In the world of Mother Nature, the feathery ducks aren’t very intimidating animals.

Once part of the RAF’s Air Sea Rescue service, the 63-foot “whaleback” rescue boat, believed to be the last of its kind, was discovered half-sunk in the Norfolk Broads.