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Although never directly attacked #NewhavenFort’s long military history includes both #WW1 & #WW2 with #Newhaven acting as a disembarkation point for both the #DieppeRaids & #NormandyLandings. One of the many units based there in #WW2 was the #RAF #AirSeaRescue & the crew created colourful #WarMurals to brighten up an area of the fort that had served as their recreation area.
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The heroics of #Newhaven #AirSeaRescue #ASR29, tasked with rescuing #RAF pilots who ditched into the sea, have links to #BritishFilm history. #TELawrence, depicted by #PeterOToole in #LawrenceOfArabia, was instrumental in the development of #HighSpeedLaunch (HSL) which saved countless lives. Lawrence & team’s prototype HSL100 was the first ASR craft to be stationed at Newhaven.
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#NewhavenFort’s #AirSeaRescue crew took part in #BritishFilm history when #EalingStudios shot the ground-breaking For Those In Peril (1944), directed by Charles Crichton in #NewhavenHarbour. Shot with the help of #ASR29’s craft and crew, the film was applauded for its respectful depiction of the valiant work of the #AirSeaRescue units stationed around the world.
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The #WW2 #RAF #AirSeaRescue crew stationed at #NewhavenFort, adopted rooms deep within the fort for their recreation area. Following the military tradition of talismanic #WarArt to protect vehicles & crew, the ASR men painted colourful murals on the stark concrete walls using RAF boat paints, to depict undersea scenes, Arabian deserts & the craft that had meaning to them.
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