FEBRUARY 13TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. An American aeroplane had come down in the sea and had sunk, but an airrescue boat rescued the pilot. - Rewards, £12..
JULY 25TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
At 4.40 in the morning, a message was received from the coastguard that it was thought that a Lancaster aeroplane was down in the sea about six miles from Anderby Creek. A light...
APRIL 16TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Permanent paid crew..
MARCH 24TH. - MARGATE, KENT. A burning aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but the ten airmen had all baled out and come down on land near Birchington.- Rewards, £8 11s..
APRIL 21ST. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed in the sea and blown up, but only pieces of the smashed propeller were found. - Rewards, £5 18s..
JANUARY 3RD. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it had crashed near Glasgow after the pilot had baled out.- Rewards £29 19s..
AUGUST 31ST. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. At about midnight the life-boat watchman saw a red flare, and on making enquiries of incoming boats he found that the motor fishing boat Onward, of Rosslare Harbour, which had been fishing at...
At noon on the 28th May, the brig Scotia, of Sunderland, with flag of distress flying and mainmast gone, was ob- served in Gorton Roads, the wind blowing a hard gale from W.N.W. all the time. The Lowestoft life-boat was quickly launched, and...
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - CLOVELLY, DEVON.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but the pilot was saved by another aeroplane. - Rewards, £12 15s. 6d.
Our lifesavers rescue thousands every Summer, but not everyone can be saved. That’s why the RNLI has launched its biggestever campaign – and why a father in mourning has bravely spoken about why everybody should Respect the Water...
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