1:72 - WW2 Luftwaffe Rescue Bury ("rettungsboje")

During the Second World War, the Luftwaffe (German military aviation) quickly understood the importance of sea rescue devices for its crews operating above the Atlantic and the North Sea. As early as 1940, to deal with the many losses of aircombes at sea, Luftwaffe has developed Stationary life buoys, called Rettungsbojen.

These buoys, often painted in bright yellow to be visible from afar, were moored in strategic areas. They were equipped with summary shelters, food rations, dry clothes, distress rockets and sometimes even radios. Some could accommodate several survivors while waiting for the arrival of relief. These buoys have saved many lives, but they remained vulnerable targets, sometimes destroyed by the allies.