Air Sea Rescue launch Bridlington

[UpaCreak]

Not a forces member, but asking a question.
I visited Bridlington in Nth Yorks on New years Day, last time I was there was around 55-60 years ago. I seem to remember an operational RAF Rescue launch being stationed in the harbour at that time. Is it my imaginiation or was there one there around that time

[JAVELINBOY]

This link may be of interest to you
Air Sea Rescue And Marine Craft Section Club (http://www.asrmcs-club.com/welcome.htm)
It lists plaque locations and shows one at Bridlington Harbour Masters Office which obviously marks the time a unit was based there.

[DGAC]

I certainly remember it being there at some time in 1965, when we had to do our wet dinghy drills during ab initio pilot training at Church Fenton.

[ImageGear]

Well covered here on pprune some time ago:

Bridlington Air-sea Rescue (http://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-312866.html)

Imagegear

[Basil]

DGAC, ditto, slightly later.
Just to clarify, I went to Leeming in'66.

[t7a]

DGAC 13 Course?

[DGAC]

Jus before you. 11Cse - John Robinson was my first QFI then Brian Wooler

[sunnybunny]

I remember it as a lad when I was on Holiday 60-67 ish, seeing the helicopter out in the bay practicing with the launch.

When I was there a few years ago I think the launch slip and maintenance building had been converted/rebuilt to a restaurant etc.