German Air Sea Rescue Service

German Air Sea Rescue Service

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Who Knows These Airmen?

Two mounted photographs of Allied airmen rescued by the German Air Sea Rescue Service. The page has the text: "Rescued by the German Air Sea Rescue Service. Informations [sic] from Brain Walley, 7 Solomon St, Fremantle, W.A. 6160".
It is further annotated: "German Air Sea Rescue Norjeweg" and "Room 6067 - Cumberland Hotel".
Upper photograph: Five Allied airmen wearing life jackets, stand with four Luftwaffe aircrew and two others on the deck of a vessel, in front of a seaplane. The Allied airmen are identified with an "X" and the photograph is captioned: "1941(?) 5 Eng. Airmen, Amsterdam, Schellingwoude".
Also written is: "Picked up by German Air Sea Rescue Service probably 1941".
Lower photograph: Three Allied airmen in borrowed clothing stand with five German military personnel in front of a camouflaged tent or building. The Allied airmen are identified with an "X" and the photograph is captioned?: "3 Eng airmen, Amsterdam, Schellingwoude".

Two photographs mounted on a page

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