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In 1946, Air Sea Rescue Bulletin produced these charts to illustrate the cycle of search and rescue operations. Search and rescue (or SAR) had been conceived by the military during World War II to save personnel and machines in order to carry on the war effort. From a wartime exigency, SAR developed into an efficient network of communications, ocean station vessels, and rescue coordination centers.
From the Jerome Lederer Papers, part of the Flight Safety Foundation Jerry Lederer Aviation Safety Library (MS-016)
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