15th June

A group of RAF personal from RAF Marham in Norfolk were taking part in a force development plan called operation Mary Rose which consisted of walking the south downs way from Winchester to Eastbourne. A group of twenty personal consisting of all ranks and trades concluded the walk with a visit to the Eastbourne lifeboat station where they took part in an exercise afloat with both the all weather and inshore lifeboats in addition an RAF seaking helicopter from RAF Wattisham conducted a winching exercise from both lifeboats.