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An Aeroplane (97)
AUGUST 20TH. - PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.
Men working in a harvest field had reported that they had seen an aeroplane crashing into the sea, but nothing was found and no information of a missing aeroplane could be obtained. -...
An Aeroplane (146)
OCTOBER 1ST. - LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, and the life-boat made a long and extensive search, but without result. - Rewards, £33 12s..
After Her Righting Trial City of London IV Hauled Out Again at Fairey's Yard: a Group of Her Builders Were on Board Photograph By Courtesy of David Trotter
After her righting trial City of London i.v hauled out again at Fairev's vard: a group of her builders were on board. - View image in PDF
photograph by courtesy of David Trotter. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The S.S. Whinstone, of Preston (1)
ON 25th November, just before eight o'clock in the morning, the Donna Nook Life-boat went out in answer to signals of distress. The conditions could not i She found the Whinstone at anchor, after have been worse. A whole gale was I...
Sidelights on Stations
WHEN Miss Grace Monro gave £1,000 to be divided largely between the life-boat crews and helpers at Holy Island, North Sunderland, Penlee and Sennen Cove during 1964, the Holy Island crew decided to express their gratitude by sending her...
Category: Articles
On the Road
Mobile Training Unit No. 7 (MTU 7) is one of eight RNLI mobile training units which are dedicated to providing training for lifeboat crews at their own stations. The units vary in size from a small van (MTU 8) to large mobile classroom units...
Category: Articles
An Aeroplane (59)
JULY 1ST. - BUCKIE, BANFFSHIRE, AND FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIRE.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but the Buckie life-boat reached the position to find that an R.A.F. rescue launch had picked up the body of...
Eastney's Two Ilbs on Exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (l) Crewed By (I to R) Helmsman William Hawkins Dennis Faro and Kenneth George With Operational Swim
Eastney's two ILBs on exercise: Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship II (/.) crewed by (I. to r.) Helmsman William Hawkins, Dennis Faro and Kenneth George with Operational Swimmer Colin Beeston, and D Class ILB crewed by Stephen Alexander and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Grace Darling
THROUGH the generous gift of Lady John Joicey-Cecil the Royal National Life-boat Institution has lately come into the possession of a very precious relic connected with our Island story, and one singularly appropriate to the humane and...
Category: Articles
This Would You Believe Is a Sponsored Walk
This, would you believe, is a sponsored walk. One hundred and sixty-five children from primary schools in St Andrews' turned out to walk a total of 1,686 miles round Craigtoun Park and raised the commendable sum of £1,500. Pupils... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs