LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (12)
JANUARY 2 l ST. - FILEY, AND SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found except a big floating mine which was reported by the Scarborough life-boat. - Rewards : Filey, £11 12s.;...
None (12)
MARCH 29TH. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE, AND RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.
Airmen were reported to have baled out over the sea, but the life-boats found nothing. - Rewards : Llandudno, £21 13s. 6d. ; Rhyl, £27 9s....
None (30)
MARCH 5TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
An explosion had occurred five miles east of Cresswell, and the lights of a ship had disappeared, but the life-boat found nothing. - Rewards, £22 12s..
A Fishing Boat (7)
JULY 1 6TH. - BALLYCOTTON, CO.
CORK. A small fishing boat had had her sails blown away in a squall, but the only man aboard declined the life-boat’s help and was helped by a motor boat. - Rewards, £4 10s. 6d..
A Small Sailing Boat (1)
APRIL 21ST. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. A small sailing boat had capsized off Hayling Island. The life-boat found nothing, but a naval launch found the boat and picked up two dead bodies. - Rewards, £4 13s..
An R.A.F. Aeroplane
MAY 17TH. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. An R.A.F. aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found. A message came that a body had been seen, and the life-boat went out again, but again found nothing. - Rewards : first...
Two Admiralty Trawlers (1)
DECEMBER 28TH. - SALCOMBE, AND TORBAY, DEVON. Two Admiralty trawlers had been reported in difficulties about fifteen miles in an easterly direction from Start Point, but one took the other in tow and the life-boats were recalled. - Rewards,...
Two Aeroplanes
MARCH 9TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
Two aeroplanes had crashed in the sea, but one airman was rescued by a Walrus amphibious aeroplane, and the life-boat found nothing.- Rewards, £2 10s..
In Gratitude for Quiet Nights
A number of people are showing their gratitude for nights without air raids by giving a penny to the life-boat service for each quiet night. Among such gifts received are £n from the staff of a post office sorting office in Duhvich and...
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Another £600 from South Africa.
Another £600 has been received from South Africa in response to Miss Pattie Price's appeal. £5°o of it comes from the Navy League War Fund of South Africa and £164 from people of Johannesburg. The total is now £2...
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