LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (46)
JANUARY 26TH. - WELLS, NORFOLK.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £22 17s..
A Sailing Dinghy (1)
AUGUST 9TH. - CLOGHER HEAD, CO.
LOUTH. A sailing dinghy had been reported missing and could not be found, but it returned the next day. - Records, £16 8s..
An Aeroplane (30)
AUGUST 27TH. - EXMOUTH, DEVON.
An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but only wreckage and burning petrol were found.
- Rewards, £21 3s..
St. Jan Berchmans, of Ostend
NOVEMBER 8TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
The trawler St. Jan Berchmans, of Ostend, had stranded, but refloated without help. - Rewards, £5 12s. 6d..
A Canoe (4)
JUNE 9TH. - LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.
Two men in a canoe had got into difficulties, but reached the shore. - Rewards, £8 11s..
A Motor Boat (4)
AUGUST 5TH. - NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.
A motor boat had been reported drifting, but it reached the beach unaided. - Rewards, £9 10s. 9d..
An Aeroplane (14)
NOVEMBER 11TH. - LYTHAM-ST. ANNES, AND BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Southport, but nothing could be found.- Rewards : Lytham-St. Annes, £17 9s. ; Blackpool, £19 19s..
None (38)
NOVEMBER 30TH. - WESTON - SUPERMARE, SOMERSET. A man had been reported to have dropped into the sea by parachute, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £10 13s..
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To DAVID BLACK, on his retirement, after serving 14 years as Bowman and 2 1/2 years as Second Coxswain of the Crail Life-boat, a Pension.
To WALTER POWER, on his retirement, after serving 29 years as Coxswain of the...
Category: Awards
A Lancaster Aeroplane (1)
MARCH 16TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Lancaster aeroplane had blown up over the sea, but nothing could be found.
- Rewards, £21 19s.