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Old 29th May 2016, 16:45
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Originally Posted by charliegolf
Did they have SARBE or 'son of' that far back?

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SARAH as I recall. We certainly had SARAH in 1964 as we were instructed in minimising transmission time.

Mayday acknowledged or not? Calculate SAR launch time. Calculate ETA of the Shackleton. Switch on one SARAH about 30 min before ETA.

I seem to recall the instruction to switch off at night until we saw a green flare. All to extend battery availability to more than 8 hours. Spare battery to be kept warm?
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