Swamped by waves, the boat goes under Mr Steward and friend Mr A tkinson manage to cling to the ferry, but Mrs Steward is swept under. - View image in PDF
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Mrs Tetley. wife of RNLI Deputy Chairman Air Vice Marshall Tetley, cuts the ribbon and officially opens the new building, assisted by divisional inspector George Rawlinson.. - View image in PDF
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Line dancers from Quin in the Republic of Ireland, donned lifeboat clobber and strutted their stuff in July to raise cash for the RNLI.. - View image in PDF
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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..
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..
JULY 26TH. - ARRANMORE, CO DONEGAL. Flares followed by rockets had been reported, but the only vessel found was a trawler which did not answer the life-boat’s signals. - Rewards, £16 2s.
St. Mary's, Isle of Scilly.—29th September.
Anxiety was felt for a man out in a small boat in a thick fog, but he had landed on Bryher.—Rewards, £18 13s. 6d..
To Brigadier-General NOEL M. LAKE, C.B., in recognition of his distinguished services as a member of the Committee of Manage- ment from 1916 to 1926, a Vellum recording his election as an Honorary Life-Governor of the...
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