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Vickers Warwicks ASR.I (BV292 LP-Z and BV436 X) of 38 Squadron (formerly of 283 Squadron), port front view on ground, Luqa, August 1945

Photographs, In Storage, P007808

Airborne lifeboats were developed to assist in the rescue of downed airmen. Group Captain Edmund Francis Waring commissioned Lieutenant Arthur Cecil Robb RNVR to design the first.

A twin-engined monoplane with a lifeboat underneath, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset

Avro Lancaster GR.3 of 38 Squadron, fitted with an airborne lifeboat, Luqa, n.d.

Photographs, In Storage, P001720

Airborne lifeboats were developed to assist in the rescue of downed airmen. Group Captain Edmund Francis Waring commissioned Lieutenant Arthur Cecil Robb RNVR to design the first.

A white aeroplane with a lifeboat underneath, Please contact Museum Copyright Officer or Collection Curator before using this asset

Recorded interview with Air Vice Marshal Andrew Roberts, 26 February 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4827

Interview with Andrew Roberts, who served as a pilot in Shackleton and Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft in the UK and Malta. He commanded 236 Operational Conversion Unit and RAF Kinloss.

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