LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An American Fortress Aeroplane (4)
DECEMBER 27TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
An American Fortress aeroplane had been abandoned by her crew but they came down on the land. The aeroplane flew on until shot down into the sea by a Spitfire aeroplane. - Rewards,...
Ballycotton
BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK On the 30th January, 1941, the Ballycotton life-boat rescued the eight survivors of the crew of the S.S. Primrose, of Liverpool.
COXSWAIN PATRICK SLINEY was awarded the bronze medal..
Category: Medals
A Steamer (13)
MARCH 13TH. - THE LIZARD, CORNWALL.
An enemy aeroplane was seen to drop a bomb on the stern of a steamer, and although the life-boat arrived on the sceneonly four minutes after the steamer had sunk, she found no sign of the...
An Aeroplane (40)
MARCH 27TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
The R.A.F. reported that a pilot had been forced to bale out, but a few minutes after putting out the life-boat received a wireless message “No one in parachute. Return to your station “. -...
Plymouth
PLYMOUTH, DEVON On the 13th January, 1942, the Plymouth life-boat saved a Sunderland Flying Boat of the Royal Australian Air Force and rescued her crew of two.
COXSWAIN WALTER D. CROWTHER was awarded the bronze...
Category: Medals
An Aeroplane (36)
MARCH 13TH. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.
A British bombing aeroplane had crashed, but nothing was found, and the coastguard reported that the crew baled out and all were safe. - Rewards, £15 9s..
None (42)
MARCH 29TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
The coastguard reported that aconvoy was being bombed by enemy aircraft several miles off, but no vessels were found in need of help. - Rewards, £39 10s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (83)
AUGUST 11TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
During an air battle an aeroplane had come down in flames, and the pilot was seen to drop into the sea by parachute, but he could not be found. - Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (113)
AUGUST 31ST. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane was reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £5 12s. 6d.
(See Herne Bay, “Services by Shore-boats”, page 150.).
An Aeroplane (164)
OCTOBER 28TH. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
A British aeroplane had been reported down off the Lincolnshire coast, but neither the lifeboat nor aeroplanes could find anything. - Permanent paid crew. Rewards, 4s. 6d..