The Luftwaffe's rescue buoy (Rettungsboje) was designed to provide shelter for the pilots or crew of aircraft shot down or forced to make an emergency landing over water. == History == The buoys were developed for flyers of the Luftwaffe brought down while operating over the English Channel during the Battle of Britain.
The Luftwaffe's rescue buoy (Rettungsboje) was designed to provide shelter for the pilots or crew of aircraft shot down or forced to make an emergency landing over water. == History == The buoys were developed for flyers of the Luftwaffe brought down while operating over the English Channel during the Battle of Britain.
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