LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (23)
MAY 29TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea S. by E. of Shoreham Harbour, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
None (67)
JULY 2 0TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An airman was reported to have come down by parachute in the sea off Kingsgate, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £14 3s. 6d..
Above and Below: Two of the 11 Lifeboats Invovled In the Rescue
Above and below: Two of the 11 lifeboats involved in the rescue: Aberystwyth Atlantic 75 Enid Mary and New Quay Mersey class lifeboat Frank and Lena Clifford of Stourbridge Mersey photo: Rick Tomlinson. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Admiralty Trawler
DEC. 6TH. - GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLESTON, NORFOLK. An Admiralty trawler had been mined, but nothing could be found although a trawler picked up one survivor. - Rewards, £10 0S. 6d.gre.
Spar
DEC. 11TH. - WALMER, KENT. The steamer Spar, of Rotterdam, had been in collision, but the life-boat’s help was not needed. - Rewards, £14 12s. 6d..
A Fishing Boat (2)
JULY 27TH. - BALLYCOTTON, AND COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. A fishing boat had been reported overdue, but she was picked up by another fishing boat.- Rewards : Ballycotton, £4 12s. ; Courtmacsherry, £8 5s. 6d..
An American Fighter Aeroplane
SEPTEMBER 11TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An American fighter aeroplane had come down in the sea off Worthing, but the pilot saved himself in his own dinghy. - Rewards, £8 1s..
A Fishing Boat (9)
MAY 20TH. - POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. A fishing boat’s engine had broken down, but the boat was taken in tow by another boat. - Rewards, £7 3s..
None (30)
JUNE 10TH. - TORBAY, DEVON. A man and a boy had landed on Dartmouth Mewstone and their boat had drifted away, but they were taken off by another boat from Dartmouth. - Rewards, £2 14s. 6d..
A Yacht (2)
JULY 27TH. - YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT. A yacht had capsized in a race, but her crew were saved by other yachts.- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..