This photo appeared in Life magazine on Nov 9, 1940 -- more than a year before the US was at war with Nazi Germany. It shows the rescue of a Luftwaffe pilot by the crew of a German seaplane. Unidentied location. Seaplanes played a key role in SAR missions; save the times when the sea was too rough, a seaplane could easily touch the water and pluck survivors from its embrace.
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