THE AIR SEA RESCUE AT NEWHAVEN
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
WW2 Rescue float
German rescue float
Aircraft Magazine
No other words needed.
By Richard Beckett
Photo 1. The Badge of the Air Sea Rescue Service. The badge motto "The Sea Shall Not Have Them" was the title of a film made in 1944 about the service and much of the film was taken in and around Newhaven including use of the ASR high speed launches. During the film it is possible to see views of the harbour with many other military craft moored along the quays. A film worth watching even if only to see the harbour as it was in wartime.
Photo 2. Two ASR high speed rescue launches at the berth on west quay Newhaven. The unit was stationed on site here until well into the 1960's.
Photo 3. This is one of a series of ASR rescue floats which were moored at suitable points around the coast for the aid of airmen forced down into the sea.
Photo 4 Shows a similar rescue float which the German Luftwaffe also provided for their airmen.