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RAF Officers Examining the Airborne Life-Boat on the Deck of the Danish Trawler Betty Fn 41 at Great Yarmouth In July 1943 the Trawler Crew Had Slashed the Inflated
R.A.F. officers examining the airborne life-boat on the deck of the Danish trawler Betty FN 41 at Great Yarmouth in July, 1943.
The trawler crew had slashed the inflated whale back bags at bow and stern to deflate them. The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Sketch of the Progress Made In the Construction of Coast Life-Boats. 1795—1900. No. 1
To review the progress made in the Life-boats used on the Coast of Great Britain between the years 1785 and 1900 would be practically to go into the whole history of Life-boat construction, but it is intended in this article only to touch...
Category: Articles
The Fire Brigade Help on Life-Boat Day at Newcastle-On-Tyne
The Fire Brigade Help On Life-Boat Day at Newcastle-On-Tyne. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke Takes An Interest In First Aid Procedures
The Duke takes an interest in first aid procedures Photos; Bella West Photography. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
People and Places
Some old photos can lead charmed lives - and these were some of the lucky ones which survived by pure chance, or rather by a chain of coincidences.
How did they arrive here? Well: if you treat your dustbin men nicely they...
Category: Articles
First Medals for Gallantry
THE first gallantry medals to be awarded to crew members of an inflatable lifeboat were in September 1969. Robert Stewart and Andrew Scott of Amble won bronze medals for the rescue of two men from a capsized yacht, off Amble...
Category: Medals
Racy Lady
Ashore on the Shingles Visitors to Lymington's boathouse during Lifeboat Stations Open Days on 26 May 1996 were treated to a taste of the real thing when their Atlantic was suddenly called away to a real 'shout', at first to...
Lifeboat Services
Four saved from MFV among rocks in hurricane-force gustsCoxswain David Chant of the St Davids lifeboat, Dyfed, has been awarded the Institution's Bronze medal for bravery following the rescue of four fishermen in severe gales on 26...
Category: Services
Annual Report
AT the Annual General Meeting of the NATIONAL SHIPWRECK INSTITUTION held at the London Tavern on Thursday the 22nd day of April, 1852, REAR-ADMIRAL His GRACE THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, PRESIDENT, in the Chair, The following Report of the...
Category: Annual Reports