LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (83)
MAY 13TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY, AND PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
A pilot was reported to have baled out from a British aeroplane about eleven miles in a north-westerly direction from Porthdinllaen Point, but nothing was...
An Aeroplane (148)
SEPTEMBER 27TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
An airman had been reported dropped in the sea with his parachute, but the call was cancelled before the life-boat had been launched. Then a second message reportedan aeroplane believed...
Peterhead (1)
PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE On the 15th December, 1942, the Peterhead life-boat rescued the crew of twelve of the steam trawler Loch Wasdale, of Aberdeen.
CAPTAIN JAMES WINTER, harbour master, acting as coxswain, was awarded...
Category: Medals
Fishing Boats
JANUARY 1 5TH. - ABERDEEN. Four fishing boats had been reported to be overdue, but three of them returned unaided.
No trace of the fourth, with a crew of two, could be found. - Rewards, £10 6s. 3d..
A Raft (4)
APRIL 9TH. - STROMNESS, ORKNEYS.
A raft had been seen, but an aeroplane reported that there was no life on board, and the life-boat was recalled by wireless.- Rewards £4 16s. 6d..
A Boat
JUNE 5TH. - DOVER, KENT. The lifeboat rescued fifteen French soldiers from an open boat.
For details see “ Evacuation of Men of the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army from Dunkirk,” page 79..
Aeroplanes (2)
AUGUST 13TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET.
During an air fight over the sea between Swanage and Portland several machines had been reported to be down, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £7 10s..
An Aeroplane (109)
AUGUST 29TH. - CROMER, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported in distress 30 miles east of Cromer, but the life-boat was recalled by wireless as news had been received that the aeroplane was safe. - Rewards, £5 16s....
A Naval Patrol Boat
OCTOBER 4TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
A naval patrol boat had been reported overdue and the life-boat searched for her during the night. She found nothing, but the patrol boat returned next day. - Rewards, £18 9S....
None (93)
OCTOBER 11TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
Signals of distress had been reported, but later another message came that a tug had picked up three German airmen, and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £9 7s. 6d..