DECEMBER 7TH. - APPLEDORE, DEVON. An aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by the naval authorities. - Rewards, £15 12s..
JUNE 10TH. - PORTHDINLLAEN, CAERNARVONSHIRE. An Anson aeroplane had crashed into the sea, but the crew were drowned before the life-boat and a motor launch could reach the spot. - Rewards, £7 13s. 6d.
FEBRUARY 27TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £23 2s. 9d..
AUGUST 11TH. - TORBAY, AND EXMOUTH, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported down between Exmouth and Teignmouth, but after putting out both lifeboats were recalled. - Rewards : Torbay, £3 17s. 6d. ; Exmouth, £7 0S. 6d.
THIS year there will again be a Christ- mas card and pocket calendar for sale.
The card is of eight pages with the Institution's crest embossed on the out- side. Inside are Christmas greetings and a picture in colours...
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Boulmer, Northumberland - At 5.30 p.m. on 28th August, 1966, a small boat was reported in difficulties near the reef. At 5.39 the life-boat Robert and Dorothy Hardcastle was launched in a light easterly breeze and a moderate...
JULY 22ND. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.
At 1.45 P.M. the coastguard reported that an Admiralty trawler had been blown up off the end of the breakwater. The weather was fine with a calm sea. The motor life-boat A.E.D. was launched...
JULY 3 0TH. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
At 1.47 A.M. a local resident telephoned that an aeroplane had come down in flames off Cley, and the motor life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched at 3.42 A.M.
The sea...
The Chairman of the Failsworth, Lancashire, Urban District Council, Mr. George Edge, has adopted the lifeboat service as his particular charity during his year of office and is trying to persuade a thousand organisations or individuals each...
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SCI funds an Atlantic Peter Hindley, Chief Executive Officer of Service Corporation International (SCI) recently drew the winning ticket in the company's national raffle in aid of the RNLI.
The raffle along with many... - View image in PDF
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