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December 2021 marks 40 years since the loss of the RNLI Penlee crew in December 1981.
In March 1981 the crew of the Penlee lifeboat rescued, in the bleak and rainy early hours during very stormy weather, the yacht Hydair. The yacht was crewed by six members of the RAF from RAF ST. Athan. One of those six RAF bods was yours truly. I will be forever grateful to the Penlee crew and I always will remember them.
The 1981 Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - RNLI History
In 1981, the crew of the Penlee lifeboat Solomon Browne were lost attempting to rescue the crew and passengers on board a stricken coaster.
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In March 1981 the crew of the Penlee lifeboat rescued, in the bleak and rainy early hours during very stormy weather, the yacht Hydair. The yacht was crewed by six members of the RAF from RAF ST. Athan. One of those six RAF bods was yours truly. I will be forever grateful to the Penlee crew and I always will remember them.