LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Inn Sign
This is the new sign of The Life-boat Inn at Brancaster, Norfolk, and has been painted from the picture, by the late Mr. Charles Dixon, R.I., of the Cromer service to the barge Sepoy in December, 1933. It is reproduced by courtesyLof the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Unusual Goblet
A MONUMENTAL glass goblet made in 1810 has been decorated by the well- known artist, Honoria Diana Marsh, who works with diamonds, with a picture of the Weston-super-Mare life-boat Calouste Gulbenkian. The capacity of the goblet is nearly 10... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Air bed
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. At 3.3 p.m. on 20th August, 1965, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that a boy had fallen off a drifting air bed, 600 yards north of the station. At 3.5 the IRB launched in a gentle westerly breeze...
An American Liberator Aeroplane
FEBRUARY 23RD. - PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
The life-boat stood by outside the harbour in readiness to go and search for a missing American Liberator aeroplane, hut her services were not needed.
- Rewards,...
An Aeroplane (32)
MARCH 8TH. - SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £10 1s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (50)
APRIL 4TH. - FLEETWOOD LANCASHIRE.
A Bristol Hampden aircraft had been reported missing but nothing was found.
- Rewards, £12 9s. 9d..
An Aeroplane (57)
APRIL 11TH. - SWANAGE, DORSET. A burning aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, but nothing except a patch of oil was found. - Rewards, £8 8s..
An Aeroplane (88)
MAY 24TH. - HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A British aeroplane came down at sea, but her crew were rescued by a destroyer. - Rewards, £5 2s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (91)
JUNE 1ST. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE.
A German aeroplane had crashed twelve miles west of Aberystwyth, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £7 10s.
(See Aberystwyth, “ Services by Shoreboats,” page...
An Aeroplane (109)
JULY 27TH. - THURSO, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
A Spitfire aeroplane had beenreported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 6s. 6d..