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An Aeroplane (149)
OCTOBER 2ND. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A German aeroplane had been brought down off Chapel St. Leonards, but the crew of five swam ashore and were made prisoners. - Rewards, £19 14s. 6d..
A Steamer (15)
DEC. 12TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, AND CAISTER, NORFOLK.
A steamer had been reported to be on fire after striking a mine, but a trawler had picked up five survivors and nothing else was found but some wreckage. -...
A Stirling Bombing Aeroplane
MARCH 9TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT. A Stirling bombing aeroplane had crashed in the sea near Lade. The life-boat found her and searched her, but there was no one on board. She then searched for her dinghy, but could not find it. - Rewards,...
A Yacht
JULY 26TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. A small yacht had gone ashore on the Dogger Bank, but got off without help. - Partly paid permanent crew.
- Rewards, £2 14s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (1)
JANUARY 5TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane had been reported down, but within a few minutes of launching the life-boat was recalled by the coastguard.
- Rewards, £5 14s..
A Trinity House Vessel
JANUARY 8TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A Trinity House vessel was blown up by a mine, but sixteen of her crew were lost and eighteen were picked up by a patrol drifter. A search of the wreckage by the life-boat was without result. -...
An Aeroplane (115)
AUGUST 3RD. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat only found wreckage of a balloon and, learning that no aeroplane was missing, returned to her station.- Rewards, £5...
Coventry Junior and Infant Schools
Edward Mockett, Coventry branch honorary secretary, receives a collecting box back from pupils of one of the 21 Coventry junior and infant schools which between them collected £160 for the RNLI.
photograph by courtesy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Latest Lifeboat Fashions
The Stratford upon Avon branch of the RNLI, together with Justina's of Stratford organised a highly successful evening of film and fashion at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Shakespeare Centre on 21 March 1996.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Pilot Me (1)
— The Whitby motor fishing boat Pilot Me was unable to make her home port on the morning of 8th April owing to a moderate northerly gale and very rough sea. She decided to run for Scarborough, and this information having been passed on by...