LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (130)
SEPTEMBER 24TH. - RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.
A British bomber aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea twelve miles north of Runswick, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £9 0S. 6d..
A Flying Boat
OCTOBER 7TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET A parachute from an aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, and a British flying boat had been attacked by German aeroplanes, but in neither case could any thing be found. - Rewards, £14..
A Swordfish Aeroplane
DECEMBER 27TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
A Swordfish aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £20 19s.
(See Millom, “Services by Auxiliary Rescueboats,” page 72.).<...
An Aeroplane (13)
APRIL 13TH. - BARROW, LANCASHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down, but a high-speed launch from Fleetwood picked up the five survivors. - Rewards, £13 19s. (See Millom, “Services of Auxiliary Rescue-boats,” page 66...
A Fishing Boat (10)
MAY 28TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A vessel had been reported on fire, but was found to be a fishing boat on which the crew had lighted a brazier and this had blazed up. - Rewards, £10..
Wetterfrosch im Glas (Weatherfrog in a glass), 1887.
Before forecasting was an established science, many mariners relied on the behaviour of a certain tree frog to predict storms. Needless to say, it wasn’t terribly reliable and, even today, Germans use wetterfrosch colloquially to refer... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Aeroplane (13)
APRIL 18TH. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but her crew of two were lost and a fishing boat picked up their dinghy.- Rewards, £4 13s..
An American Tug
OCTOBER 18TH. - ST. MARY’S, ISLES OF SCILLY. An American tug had been reported in distress, and an escort vessel had been sent out, but later it was reported that everything was normal and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £18 10s....
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Category: Advertisement
Special Trust Funds Income Account, 1901
To TRANSFERS TO IKCOMB AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (see p. 323) £. i. d. £. s. d.
Blake Life-boat Maintenance Fund 40 10 - Dnnnett Widows and Orphans Fond 113 54 Beardon Samaritan Fond 146 17 8...
Category: Accounts