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A British Halifax Bomber

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

JANUARY 3RD. - THE LIZARD, CORNWALL.

A British Halifax bomber had been reported down in the Channel, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £27 15s. 6d..

Pride and Sceptre

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JANUARY 21ST. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A strong N.E. gale was blowing, with snow storms. The sea was very rough. Two local motor fishing boats, Pride and Sceptre, were at sea, line-fishing, and at noon the motor life-boat Herbert Joy II was...

An Aeroplane (38)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JULY 3RD. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.

At 7.15 P.M. a three-engined enemy bomber was attacked by British fighter aeroplanes, north-east of Gourdon. In a few minutes the bomber crashed into the sea.

A light...

An Aeroplane (108)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 27TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. A British bomber aeroplane had come down in the sea two miles south of Chichester Harbour, but nothing could be found except oil on the water. - Rewards, £15 10s. 6d..

An Aeroplane (140)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

OCTOBER 7TH. - DUNGENESS, KENT.

At 2.10 P.M. information was received by telephone that a fighter aeroplane had crashed in the sea. A few minutes later one of the life-boatmen reported that he could see a small object on...

An Aeroplane (151)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

OCTOBER 2ND. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat found nothing.- Rewards, £32 16s. 6d..

None (43)

Date: 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1945

SEPTEMBER 2ND. - MARGATE, KENT.

During the afternoon the coastguard reported that a party of bathers off Nayland Rock had got into difficulties. A fresh easterly wind was blowing, with a rough sea. As it was dead low water...

From Golf Clubs.

Date: June 1943

Volume: War Years

Issue: War Bulletin 12

In 1942 seventy-seven golf clubs held competitions for the Life-boat Service and they raised £395. This is the largest sum received from golf clubs since these competitions were started Jn 1931..

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Five Years and Six Months of War

Date: March 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: War Bulletin 19

Since the war began our life-boats have rescued 6,272 lives. That is more lives rescued in five years and six months of war than in the last seventeen years of peace..

Category: Articles

Home shopping saves lives

Date: Autumn 2009

Volume: 61

Issue: 589

The RNLI Sales mail order gift catalogue is back just in time for Christmas! Packed full of gift ideas, cards, hampers and decorative touches, you can prepare for the season ahead from the comfort of your home, while helping save lives at...

Category: Articles