LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat (2)
JULY 27TH. - BALLYCOTTON, AND COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. A fishing boat had been reported overdue, but she was picked up by another fishing boat.- Rewards : Ballycotton, £4 12s. ; Courtmacsherry, £8 5s. 6d..
None (41)
AUGUST 31ST. - APPLEDORE, DEVON.
A man had been reported to have parachuted from an aeroplane, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £5 12s. 3d..
A Yacht (10)
SEPTEMBER 14TH. - SOUTIIEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A yacht had been reported driving before the wind, but was found at anchor and not in need of help. - Rewards, £8 19s..
A Fishing Boat (15)
SEPTEMBER 19TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A light and red flares had been reported, but they came from a cooker on a fishing boat. - Rewards, £14 8s..
A Speed Boat (1)
SEPTEMBER 27TH. - RAMSGATE, AND MARGATE, KENT. A speed boat had been reported missing, but she was found by a motor boat and towed to Ramsgate. - Rewards : Ramsgate, £11 19s. ; Margate, £12 14s..
An Aeroplane (17)
DECEMBER 27TH. - TORBAY, AND SALCOMBE, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported crashed in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Torbay, £27 6s. ; Salcombe, £21 11s. 6d..
None (5)
JANUARY 12TH. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. A man had been reported to have baled out from an aeroplane, but it was a target drogue that had been released by the aeroplane.- Rewards, £3 15s.
None (7)
JANUARY 29TH. - NEW QUAY, AND ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE. An airman had been reported to have baled out from a Spitfire aeroplane, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : New Quay, £22 7s. ; Aberystwyth, £48 8s.
A Motor Boat (5)
AUGUST 8TH. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A motorboat had been reported drifting, but it reached land unaided.
- Rewards, £4 12s.
An Aeroplane (3)
FEBRUARY 3RD. - ALDEBURGH , SUFFOLK. An aeroplane had been reported down off Aldeburgh, but it was found to be much further north and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £43 11s.