Air Sea Rescue

Air Sea Rescue
an emergency service, often operated by a branch of the armed forces that serves to rescue people at sea, or stranded on a coast, normally with the use of helicopters

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  • air-sea rescue — noun The combined use of aircraft and high speed launches in sea rescue • • • Main Entry: ↑air * * * ˌair sea ˈrescue f20 [air sea rescue air sea rescues] noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • air-sea rescue — ► NOUN ▪ a rescue from the sea using aircraft …   English terms dictionary

  • air-sea rescue — noun uncount the activity of saving someone from the ocean using a helicopter …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • air-sea rescue — noun a rescue from the sea using aircraft …   English new terms dictionary

  • air-sea rescue — UK / US noun [uncountable] the activity of saving someone from the sea using a helicopter …   English dictionary

  • Dumbo (air-sea rescue) — A Boeing SB 17G, an air sea rescue variant of the B 17 Flying Fortress Dumbo was the code name used by the United States Navy during the 1940s and 1950s to signify search and rescue missions, conducted in conjunction with military operations, by… …   Wikipedia

  • No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF — A No. 113 Air Sea Rescue Flight Catalina and crew in August 1945 No. 113 Air Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II. The Flight was formed at Cairns, Queensland on 10 January 1945 and was equipped with PBY… …   Wikipedia

  • No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF — The pilot and another crew member of a No. 112 Air Sea Rescue Flight Catalina No. 112 Air Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II. The Flight was formed at Darwin, Northern Territory on 23 December 1944 and was… …   Wikipedia

  • No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF — A No. 111 Flight crew with a Catalina in early 1945. The captain, Flight Lieutenant I. J. L. Wood (left), was awarded a DFC for rescuing a US air crew from enemy controlled waters during 1944. No. 111 Air Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian… …   Wikipedia

  • air-sea — /ɛə ˈsi/ (say air see) adjective of or relating to an operation in which aircraft at sea are involved: air sea rescue by helicopter …  

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