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Summary: Unedited scenes showing air sea rescue using an airborne lifeboat.
Description: I. MS of Naval pinnace under way in harbour with two WRNS crew. Residential buildings and seaplane hangar in background.
II. LS of smoke marker dropped from aircraft to determine wind direction at sea level - smoke drifts to left of frame. Sea and sky background.
III. Ditched crew in rubber dinghy wave to attract attention.
IV. Fairey Barracuda is loaded with an airborne lifeboat, takes off and alights on escort carrier (possibly training carrier, HMS Pretoria Castle). Various CUs as 'bombing up' party load lifeboat onto aircraft.
V. Ditched air crew in rubber dinghy paddle towards and climb on board an airborne lifeboat. MS of two men in dinghy, while third swims away (presumably towards lifeboat off-screen).