LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

OCTOBER 1ST. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.

An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £16 13s..

FEBRUARY 3RD. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An aeroplane had crashed in the sea, but a rowing boat from Colwyn Bay picked up two survivors.- Rewards, £29 1s. (See Colwyn Bay, “Services by Shore-boats,” page 55.).

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the " plan " or deck view. Fig....

MAY 30TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 4.45 A.M. a message was received from the Deal coastguard that a vessel with dead and wounded men on board had arrived in the Downs and that a doctor was wanted. A light northerly breeze was blowing and the sea...

1st November, 1934, to 31st January, 1935.

Greater London.

CHELSEA.—Annual meeting on 29th January, General Sir Walter Braithwaite, G.C.B., Governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea! patron of the branch,...

AUGUST 23RD. - SELSEY, SUSSEX. The Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, reported a British aeroplane down on the sea, but nothing was found either by the life-boat or naval vessels. - Rewards, £12 7s..

By Major-General the Rt. Hon. John E. Bernard Seeley, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.

[Major-General Seely has been a Member of the Committee of Management of the Institution for over twenty-eight years.

He has...

HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, who celebrated her eightieth birthday this year, has been concerned with the RNLI for more than a third of its history, for her active support of the lifeboat service goes right back to the...