LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (6)
MARCH 29TH. - CRESSWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND.
An aeroplane, believed to be a German Heinkel bomber, had come down into the sea three-quarters of a mile east of the life-boat station, but nothing could be found. - Rewards,...
None (10)
FEBRUARY 10TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
Two aeroplanes, a bomber and a fighter, had collided, and some airmen who had baled out came down on land, but no one was found in the sea. - Rewards, £10 19s..
Samphire and Monsoon
Called out twice FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1987, found Scotland's Banffshire coast in the grip of force 6-7 east-south-easterly winds and rough seas, with overcast skies and rain squalls adding to the wintry scene.
At 1939 the...
Indian Chief
RAMSGATE.—Captain BRAINE, the harbour- master of Ramsgate, in reporting the noble service rendered by the Ramsgate Life-boat on the 6th January, on the occasion of the wreck of the ship Indian Chief, on the Long Sands, states that the vessel...
On Saturday Evening August 7 1982 a Joint Event Was Held By Beer and District Branch and the Axminster Girl Guides Association
On Saturday evening August 7, 1982, a joint event was held by Beer and District branch and the Axminster Girl Guides Association, which was attended by about 12,000 people and raised about £850 for the lifeboats. There was a camp fire... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (20)
FEBRUARY 27TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
A Whitley bomber had been reported down in the sea, but actually it had come down close to the shore north of Fife Ness. - Rewards, £8 13s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (69)
AU G U S T 2 N D . - G O U R D O N , K I N CARDINESHIRE. A German bomber hadbeen shot down by S.S. Highlander, one of two which she brought down, but no trace of the crew could be found. - Rewards, £20 11s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (95)
AUGUST 19TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
A British bomber had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing, and it was learned later that the pilot had brought her safely home. - Rewards, £13 6s. 6d.
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Hubert Petit, of St. Peter Port, Guernsey, who is only the third man to win the Institution's highest award for gallantry, its gold medal, since the war. An account of the service for which he...
Category: Articles
Top RNLI Awards
top RNLi AWARds The RNLI held its Annual Presentation of Awards in London’s Barbican Centre on 17 May, and Bronze Medals for Gallantry were awarded by HRH The Duke of Kent to Dr Christine Bradshaw (see page 16), Lifeguard Sophie...
Category: Articles