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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

RAF plane clocks up rescue record
An RAF Nimrod that was sent to search for a yacht south east of Greenland is believed to have set a record for the furthest distance an aircraft of its type has been sent on a rescue mission.

Controllers at the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre at RAF Kinloss believe it to have been the furthest distance a Nimrod has been deployed on a rescue.

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