International Rescue

International Rescue is a secret, non-profit organisation dedicated to saving lives. Any who find themselves in danger, anywhere in the world, need only put out a call for help - on any frequency - and, from...somewhere...I.R. will hear it, and respond.
I.R. is the vision of its founder, billionaire retired astronaut Jeff Tracy; and arose from his own personal tragedy: the death of his wife, under circumstances that - had proper rescue equipment been closer to hand - she might otherwise have survived.
Jeff's five grown sons - all with their own unique technical expertise - comprise the beating heart of International Rescue... piloting the five from-sea-to-space signature Thunderbirds, along with operating additional rescue equipment capable of fantastic feats thanks to the advanced technology that I.R. possesses. Strict security is maintained - at home and in the field - to protect both the organisation itself and its many secrets, because in Jeff's own words: "If this organisation is not securely tight, it cannot remain functional"...
The organisation's carefully-concealed headquarters is at Tracy Island, somewhere in the South Pacific, where the extended Tracy family resides.
==History==
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==Member Info==
===Members of the Organisation===
* Jeff Tracy - Main Operative at Tracy Island Headquarters.
* Scott Tracy - Pilot of Thunderbird 1, sometimes assistant astronaut of Thunderbird 3 (also on-call, as needed, for space monitor duty aboard Thunderbird 5).
* John Tracy - Space Monitor of Thunderbird 5, sometimes astronaut of Thunderbird 3 (also on-call, as needed, for rescues on Earth when he's home on bi-monthly leave).
* Virgil Tracy - Pilot of Thunderbird 2, one-off astronaut of Thunderbird 3.
* Alan Tracy - Astronaut of Thunderbird 3, sometimes space monitor of Thunderbird 5, one-off pilot of Thunderbird 1.
* Gordon Tracy - Aquanaut of Thunderbird 4, sometimes co-pilot of Thunderbird 2.
* Brains - Lead Engineer and Mechanic.
* Tin-Tin Kyrano - Reserve/Engineer.
===International Rescue Field Agents===
International Rescue also has an extensive network of field agents, scattered in locations around the world, quietly looking out for the secret organisation's interests; including:
* Lady Penelope & Parker - London-based IR Agents
* Sir Jeremy Hodge - London/England-based IR Agent/scientist/financier
* Jeremiah Tuttle - USA southern state-based IR Agent
* Gallup Din - India/Asian-based IR Agent
==Weapons==
International rescue is not normally armed, though its vessels do have armaments. Thunderbird 1 has a blaster cannon, Thunderbird 2 has missiles, Thunderbird 4 has torpedoes and Thunderbird 5, whilst possessing no offensive weapons, has stealth technology. Thunderbird 3 has no weapons whatsoever.
In addition, its members sometimes carry firearms in the field.
==Equipment==
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==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
* In I.R. lexicon, "F.A.B." is used as code for understanding an order or message. (It is not, however, a true acronym; in fact, it neither does stand nor has ever really stood for anything!)
* The I.R. logo, that of a "winged helping hand," was designed by Eddie Hunter.
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