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Aircraft (1)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

JULY 12TH. - WEYMOUTH, DORSET.

Aircraft had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found and no one could have lived in the rough sea. - Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..

An Aeroplane (106)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

AUGUST 26TH. CROMER, NORFOLK.

An aeroplane had come down in the sea about 18 miles from Cromer, but the crew were picked up by other vessels. - Rewards, £6 1s. 6d..

Aeroplanes (5)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

SEPTEMBER 11TH. - SELSEY, SUSSEX.

During an air battle several aeroplanes, both British and German, crashed into the sea, but the life-boat found nothing but patches of oil. - Rewards, £6 3s. 6d..

A Steamer (37)

Date: 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1940

OCTOBER 6TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.

A steamer had gone ashore north of Ayr, but before the arrival of the life-boat she had managed to get off and had been towed into Ayr harbour. - Rewards, £7..

A Spitfire Aeroplane (7)

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

JUNE 20TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK. A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed, but no airman was found, and the life-boat’s efforts to tow in the aeroplane were unsuccessful. - Rewards, £11 8s. 6d.

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An Aeroplane (60)

Date: 1942

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1942

JULY 3RD. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE.

An aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but her crew of seven, who had taken to their dinghy, were picked up by a fishing boat.- Rewards, £5 10s. 6d..

An R.A.F. Aerial Life-Boat

Date: 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1945

MAY 12TH. - RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN.

An R.A.F. aerial life-boat was adrift and flying a distress signal, but an air-sea rescue launch took her in tow. - Rewards, £9 8s..

An Aeroplane (36)

Date: 1945

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1945

DECEMBER 12TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.

A lady passenger on a tram asked the driver to report that she had seen an aeroplane crash in the sea, but the lifeboat found nothing. - Rewards, £13 13s. 6d..

64 Medals

Date: September 1940

Volume: War Years

Issue: War Bulletin 1

Sixty four gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded for gallantry.

As many medals have been won in this one year of war as in the last six years of peace..

Category: Articles

18 Months of War.

Date: March 1941

Volume: War Years

Issue: War Bulletin 3

In the first eighteen months of war life-boats have rescued 3526 lives.

They have rescued more lives in these eighteen months of war than in the last ten years of peace. They have rescued a life every four hours..

Category: Articles