LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

DURING 1936 life-boat flag days were held by 766 of the 1,071 branches of the Institution; nine fewer than in 1935. The amount collected on these days was £42,715, which was £375 less than in 1935. The number of people who...

THE photograph shows Coxswain Harold Parkinson, of Lytham St. Anne's, Lancashire. He became coxswain in April, 1959, and was awarded the Institution's bronze medal in 1962 for the rescue of the four members of a yacht's crew. He... - View image in PDF

Sick man transported to mainland In the early hours of 21 September 1991, Oban's Brede class lifeboat Nottinghamshire was called on to transfer a sick man from Lochaline to Oban hospital.

Following a request at 0200...

MARCH 8TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.

While the No. 2 life-boat was at exercise with the District Inspector aboard, a service call, the third that day, was received. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea.

MARCH 31ST. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.

A Lancaster aeroplane was returning from Germany with a damaged tail and the pilot ordered two airmen to bale out, thinking he was over land. The aeroplane was still over the sea, and...

Since June of last year the Institution has received seven gifts from a church in Malta, sent by a regimental sergeant major of the Royal Artillery. In sending the fourth gift he wrote that it was part of the collection at a harvest festival...

OWING to lack of space the following articles and reports are held over until the next issue: " Memories of the Sea and the Life-boat Service," by Mr.

Ernest Woolfield, Honorary Secretary of the Kessingland...

The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to: THOMAS CBOWLEY, 31J years coxswain and If years second coxswain of the Fenit life-boat.

WILLIAM LINKLATEB, 8 years coxswain and 9J years bowman...