LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Fishing Boat (9)
OCTOBER 22ND. - SALCOMBE, DEVON.
A fishing boat appeared to be in difficulties, but the life-boat was not needed. - Rewards, £5 14s..
An Aeroplane (175)
NOVEMBER 9TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A bomber had been reported fallen into the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £9 2s. 6d..
Life-Boat Days In 1941
So far 353 Branches have sent in the results of their flag days for this year.
In the whole of last year 771 days were held. These 353 days have raised £52,726.
That is £13,867 more than the same...
Category: Articles
An Aeroplane (65)
AUGUST 6TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. A British aeroplane had come down in the sea, but only patches of oil were found.
- Rewards, £7 17s. 6d..
A British Anson Aeroplane (3)
DECEMBER 15TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. A British Anson aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew were rescued by a steamer. - Rewards, £8 4s..
A Boat (5)
DECEMBER 31ST. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE, AND HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. A boat with twenty men on board had been reported adrift in the Dee Channel, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Rhyl. £20 15s. ; Hoylake, £31 3s. 6d..
None (28)
AUG. 26TH. - KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
Flares had been reported, but the life-boat could find nothing. - Rewards, £20 11s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (82)
OCTOBER 12TH. - BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND. An aeroplane was reported to have dived into the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £11 3s. 6d..
A Civilian Passenger Aeroplane
JUNE 3RD. - ST. MARY’S, SCILLY ISLES. A civilian passenger aeroplane left St. Mary’s and never reached the mainland, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £12 18s.
An Aeroplane (37)
MARCH 17TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £11 3s. 6d..