Tracy Island

Tracy Island (COMIC: Solar Danger) was an island in the Pacific Ocean (PROSE: Destroy Space City) and the base of the International Rescue organisation. It was also the home of all its personnel, which included Jeff Tracy and his relatives and Tin-Tin and her father. (TV: The Man from MI.5 et al.)

The villa
The island's most obvious feature from the outside was a villa where the International Rescue personnel all lived permamently. In the lounge, there were several chairs and a piano, as well as doors leading to a balcony area. Jeff's desk was nearby, which he always sat at while his sons were on rescue missions. The desk was fitted with an emergency code machine which enabled him to transmit messages in the form of a pattern of tapping sounds, similar to that of Morse code. It was attached to the underside of his desk and rotated by switch when needed. Behind it were shelves of books surrounding a television monitor which he could receive calls on if the signal was directed there. On the wall facing the desk were portraits of Jeff's five sons and Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in their uniforms which doubled as communication screens, allowing direct audio and visual contact with any agent. Incoming calls were indicated by a beeping and the portrait's eyes flashing, although in Lady Penelope's case her necklace flashed.

Outside the villa was a large swimming pool, fully fitted with a diving board and adjacent tables and chairs for relaxation. (TV: The Man from MI.5)

Thunderbird hangars
Also features of the island, albeit normally hidden from view, were the hangars for Thunderbird 1, Thunderbird 2 and Thunderbird 3.

The hangars of TB 1 and TB 2 via a moving platform concealed by a revolving panel in the lounge. TB 1's launch site was situated under the swimming pool, fit for purpose after its water basin had slid to one side. Meanwhile, Thunderbird 2 saw daylight when a fake rock face was opened up like a hatch. It then travelled down a short runway and achieved flight after reaching a launching ramp. (TV: The Man from MI.5)

The hangar for Thunderbird 3 was located under a round building island with a hole at its centre, which the ship travelled through when it lifted off. (COMIC: Solar Danger, PROSE: Destination Sun)

History
On a TV 21 front page dated to 20 February 2065, the World Aquanaut Security Patrol ship Stingray was pictured with Tracy Island in the background. The article was not about the vessel's specific visit to the inconspicuous island, however, and was instead concerned with Titan's attack on Marineville. (PROSE: Titan Declares War!)

John Tracy from Thunderbird 5 contacted Jeff on Tracy Island to inform him of MI5 agent Jimmy Bondson's emergency call regarding a stolen nuclear device before Jeff contacted Lady Penelope to ask her to investigate the matter. Just prior to this, Jeff had watched Brains test a model submarine in the swimming pool only for the experiment to be ruined when Alan jumped in. Later, Tracy Island received a distress call from a kidnapped Lady Penelope; Jeff used the emergency code machine to communicate with her and once the feed was lost, he sent Scott, Virgil and Gordon out to save Penelope and catch the culprits. (TV: The Man from MI.5)