LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Lancaster Aeroplane
MARCH 1ST. - WELLS, NORFOLK. A Lancaster aeroplane was believed to have blown up in the air, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £22 11s. 9d..
An Aeroplane (27)
AUGUST 5TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE.
An aeroplane had dived into the sea, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £18 1s..
None (51)
NOVEMBER 1ST. - WALMER, KENT. Red lights, thought to be from a vessel aground, had been reported by the East Goodwin Lightvessel, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £33 1s. 6d..
None (55)
NOVEMBER 1 4TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. An object leaving a smoke trail had been seen and an aeroplane was thought to have crashed in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £13 2s. 6d..
A Spitfire Aeroplane (8)
JUNE 29TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN.
A Spitfire aeroplane had been seen to dive into the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £6 17s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (62)
JULY 23RD. - MARYPORT, CUMBERLAND.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found.- Rewards, £15 3s..
A Steamer (14)
DECEMBER 13TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. A steamer had gone ashore, but her crew were rescued by the coastguard life-saving rocket apparatus.- Rewards, £6 19s..
Storm Force celebrates 30 years
Happy 30th birthday to Storm Force, the RNLI’s action-packed club for under 11s.
Born in 1985 and launched at the London Boat Show by actors from TV’s Grange Hill, the RNLI kids’ club, Storm Force, is 30 this year. Look...
Category: Articles
Communications Received
Lincolnshire Coast Shipwreck Association.—Rock off Fastnet, Cape Clear.—Tallies on Rocket and Mortar Lines.—Wreck of the Ship Columtus at Hook Point, Waterford, in January, 1852.
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Services by Life-boats
During the year life-boats were launched 1,081 times. Of these launches 640 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by the enemy or from other causes due to the war.
The Record Month by Month 1940 January...
Category: Services