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DECEMBER 26TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An Anson aeroplane had been reported overdue, but nothing was found and it was learned that the aeroplane had crashed on the shore. - Rewards, £12..
APRIL 10TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had crashed in the sea and the pilot had baled out, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £3 8s..
JANUARY 26TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
At 2.5 in the morning, information was received from the Bournemouth police, through the coastguard, that an aeroplane had crashed three miles west of Hengistbury Head. A light north-west...
SHERINGHAM.— On the 21st May the Life-boat Duncan was launched to assist several fishing-smacks which, having beencaught out at sea by sudden bad weather from the N.E., were in danger of being swamped while beaching..
The Life-boat was also launched at 10 A.M. on the 3rd May, and landed thecrew, consisting of two men, of the smack Brothers, of Carnarvon, which was in distress in Porthdinllaen Bay, having dragged her anchors and lost her boat which had...
LAST year there was again an increase in the number of branches which held life-boat days, in the number of people who contributed and in the amount collected.
The number of branches holding days was|732, one more than in...
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The Mary Scott, on temporary duty at Dover, going out on January 1st, 1949, to the help of a pilot boat. - View image in PDF
From a painting by Mr, A. Whiting, a member of the crw.. - View image in PDF
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Torbay, Devon.—12th June, 1939.
A small boat had capsized, but a motor boat rescued the crew. A donation and a letter of thanks were received in gratitude for the launching of the life-boat.—Rewards, £2 16s..
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