WW7 Power
Nigel,
Problem was that by 1972/3 the Pusser still had not received the Westland built Gazelle replacements for 705 so we were limited to 44 inches Hg boost to make the old beasts last a bit longer. Not really enough for our mutual winching sorties off Praa Sands!
That was about as far as you could go (about 2 Nms from Culdrose) with the 20 minutes or so of fuel that you could carry and still pick up a large wet midshipman!
We were reassured that all was safe by the mandatory presence of the mega powerful WW9 SAR machine hovering alongside us!
The sight of those 4 little wheels getting closer and closer to your head while all you can feel is a slight tugging under the armpits from the rescue collar stays with you a while!
Trog