LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (118)
AUGUST 9TH. - BARROW, AND FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea off Walney Island, but no trace of her crew could be seen and it was learned later that her crew had been landed. - Rewards : Barrow, £10 12s. ;.<...
An Aeroplane (88)
AUGUST 1 3TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.
A Hurricane aeroplane had come down some fifteen miles east of Orfordness, but the life-boat was recalled a few minutes after launching. - Rewards, £11 4s..
An Aeroplane (156)
OCTOBER 13TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported to have crashed and the airman to have come down by parachute, but it turned out to be only a parachute flare. - Rewards, £12 3s..
An Aeroplane (1)
29th October. Distress flares reported but nothing could be found. It was prob- ably the aeroplane to which Dover also launched.—Rewards £40 7s. 9d.
(A full account of this launch appears on p. 8, of this...
A Yacht
Southend-on-Sea, Essex.—23rd July, 1939. A message had been received that a yacht was flying distress signals two miles off the Nore Light Vessel, but no yacht in distress could be found.—• Rewards, £6 10s..
By Courtesy of Francois Martin and League of Red Cross Societies
Lieutenant David Stogdon, Staff Inspector (inshore rescue boats), seated by IRB engine during the relief operations in East Pakistan. With him (centre) is Mr. - View image in PDF
Chowdhury, Aga Khan Ranger Scout.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Cecil Picknett
Cecil Picknett, last surviving crew member of the pulling lifeboat Fifi and Charles stationed at Redcar from 1907 to 1931. In 1931 he was appointed assistant mechanic of Redcar's first motor lifeboat Louisa Poldeit, a post he held u n t...
Category: Obituaries
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Sporting Appeal
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION SPORTING APPEAL Distinctive trophies are available to sporting clubs wishing to raise funds for the Institution by organising competitions anywhere in Great Britain and Ireland.
For full...
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Charles Knill
JULY 1991 Charles Knill. president of Ilfracombe lifeboat station branch since 1983. He joined the beach party in 1950 and was appointed head launcher in 1958 until his retirement in 1979. He carried out duties as deputy launching authority...
Category: Obituaries
Mrs Hale 84 Years Old and Almost Blind Nevertheless Made This Lovely Crochet Bedspread of 360 Separate Squares Raffled at a Small Function It Raised £50 for Ware
Mrs Hale, 84 years old and almost blind, nevertheless made this lovely crochet bedspread of 360 separate squares. Raffled at a small function it raised £50 for Ware branch.
With Mrs Hale is Pop David, aged 87, a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs