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More views of RNLI lifeboat stations from the air.

Tenby -- West Division Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, has one of the longest slipways in the country, its 360ft extending from the boathouse off Castle Hill into deep water. The photos were taken near high water - at low water the harbour dries out completely and the 28ft tidal range leaves the boathouse standing on sand.

The main photo looks just south of east along the Welsh coast with the slipway for the station's Tyne visible to the left of Castle Hill in the centre. The small island is St Catherine's, and Caldy Island is some two miles off to the right.

Thurso - Scotland Division Thurso lifeboat station is the most northerly station on the UK mainland and is seen here looking north. The harbour is actually Scrabster, with the village just out of sight to the left and Thurso about two miles away at the southern end of the bay.

The station's Arun is afloat in the centre, to the left of the RoRo ferry pier (to Orkney) with the old boathouse in the corner to the right of the pier. The harbour improvements about 20 years ago provided a deepwater mooring and the last slipway boat was a Solent class. Part of the old boathouse is now used as a crew room.

Whitstable - East Division Whitstable on the north coast of Kent is both a commercial port and a holiday resort. In the main view the roof of the lifeboat house can be seen between the top right corner of the port and the redroofed building.

The close-up view shows the boathouse for the station's Atlantic 21 and the concrete apron leading to the launching area. The station was established in 1963 with a D class inshore lifeboat, being replaced by an Atlantic in 1974. The single storey extension on the left hand side of the building was added in 1989 to improve crew facilities and incorporates a souvenir sales outlet.

Red Bay-- Ireland Division Red Bay is on the east coast of Northern Ireland, and was established in 1972 with a D class inshore lifeboat. The D was replaced by a C class in 1987 and in June 1966 by an Atlantic, following widening and regrading of the slip. The main view shows the coastline running roughly north-south with the slipway facing out to the east.

Behind the boathouse, built in 1995, is the Cushendall Sailing and Boating Club, which has had a completely new clubhouse built since these photographs were taken last year.

Hunting Aerofilms is offering copies of these photographs at well below normal rates - and donating 25% of the print price to the RNLI.

Prices 8m by Sin-£13.00, 10in by 10in- £18.00 12in by 12in - £21.00, 20m by 16m-£43.00 For larger sizes contact Hunting Aerofilms direct. The area covered in any prints ordered may not exactly match the area shown here.

When ordering please follow these instructions carefully: 1. Send orders to: Hunting Aerofilms at Gate Studios, Station Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1EJ Please do not send orders or enquiries to any RNLI office or lifeboat station.

2. Quote the full reference number given underneath the photograph - this is the only identification of the exact negative needed.

3. State clearly the size of print required and enclose payment as shown - this includes VAT, post and packing and the RNLI donation.

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