RAF air-sea rescue

[Adam]

Does anyone know of any good literature on the topic of RAF air-sea rescue in the early war years, or have any sort of organisational charts/OrBats (?) showing units - including motor launches - and where they were stationed and areas covered?

TIA

Adam

[timothy]

My responsibility for 3 years in MoD was Operations (Escape Systems & Rescue). But that doesn't mean that I know it all!!

How about this for a start? Can you make it legible?

What else do you need?
= Tim

[Adam]

Much appreciated, Timothy

Check your PM

[Ex Shack]

Hi Adam
See if you can find a book by Norman Franks, "Another Kind of Courage" published by Patrick Stephens Ltd in 1994, ISBN 1 82560 441 7. Although not a big book it covers the subject from 1941.Franks wrote a 2nd book , published by Grub Street that covers SAR in the Med and Adriatic later in the war, it is called "Beyond Courage"
Regards
Dick

[Adam]

Hi Dick

I've not heard of these - although I've got the Souther;and/Canwell book on order though the local library. Are they an academic account or merely anecdotal?

Thanks

Adam

[Ex Shack]

Hi Adam
Essentially the books are anecdotal but subject to any errors in writing or editing they seem to be factual, but probably wouldn't qualify as "academic"
Regards
Dick

[timothy]

This was one that I mentioned to Adam. On Amazon.

= Tim

[shooshoobaby]

Adam -
Book: Flying Cats by Andrew Hendrie
History , Photos RAF Catalinas in All Theaters
Appendix Lists A/C Serial # , Unit , Disposition
of all RAF Catalinas.
Mike

[Andy Saunders]

There was a book called "Boat In The Blue" covering the exploits of an ASR boat and crew. I forget the author and publisher (c.1983/4 ?) but a search on Abe Books should locate it.

Tim - another interesting facet of your RAF career! Presumably this was postwar?

[CJE]

Was not "The Sea shall not have Them" about ASR missions?
I read it a long time ago and don't have it any more in my bookcase.