LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
New Appointments
Mr. D. H. ROFF has been appointed Assistant Secretary of the Institution in succession to Mr. Stirling Whorlow.
Mr. Roff, who was born in 1902, joined the Institution in 1919. He worked for a number of years in the Chief...
Category: Committee
Left: Launching the Rigid
Left: Launching the rigid inflatable lifeboat from the beach at Ptettenburg Bay. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lt. Commander Peter Morton Rn Rtd
Lt. Commander Peter Morton RN Rtd, committee member of Okehampton branch for over 30 years. Over £800 was given to the RNLI in his memory..
Category: Obituaries
An Aeroplane (68)
APRIL 29TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but only a large patch of oil was found. - Rewards, £7 15s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (45)
APRIL 14TH. - CROMARTY. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it was learned later that the crew had reached the shore unaided. - Rewards, £5..
An Aeroplane (183)
NOVEMBER 17TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A German aeroplane had been reported down in the sea five miles south of Brighton, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £11 13s. 3d..
An Aeroplane (14)
FEBRUARY 12TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £25 15s. 3d.
An Aeroplane (190)
DECEMBER 3RD. - CROMARTY. A British aeroplane had come down in the sea near Nairn Harbour, but the crew swam ashore before the life-boat arrived. - Rewards, £13 2s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (94)
JULY 26TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but only a patch of oil was found.
- Rewards, £20 18s. 9d..
An Aeroplane (151)
SEPTEMBER 29TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled before reaching position given. - Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..