LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Wellington Aeroplane
AUGUST 22ND. - ST. DAVID’S, PEMBROKESHIRE.
A Wellington aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards, £8 1s..
A Parachute (1)
OCTOBER 2lST. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX.
A parachute had been seen coming down, but only a large patch of oil was found.- Rewards, £36 0s. 6d..
A Fishing Boat (5)
NOVEMBER 18TH. - HOWTH, CO. DUBLIN.
A fishing boat’s engine had broken down, but the boat declined help and drifted to safety. - Rewards, £14 6s. 6d..
A British Aeroplane (1)
APRIL 26TH. - ABERYSTWYTH, CARDIGANSHIRE.
A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £19 3s. 3d..
A Thunderbolt Aeroplane
JUNE 17TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. A Thunderbolt aeroplane had come down in the sea, but a vessel in convoy rescued the men. - Rewards, £36 17s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (34)
OCTOBER 1ST. - EASTBOURNE, SUSSEX.
An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found.- Rewards, £16 13s..
The Royal Naval Walrus Aeroplane W3097
OCTOBER 31ST. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.
The Royal Naval Walrus aeroplane W3097 had come down on the sea, but she taxied ashore without help. - Rewards, £15 7s..
A Canoe
JULY 21ST. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A canoe with two boys was missing from Groomsport and the life-boat searched with the help of searchlights from shore batteries, but found nothing. - Rewards, £8 18s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (85)
AUGUST 12TH. - NEWHAVEN, AND HASTINGS, SUSSEX. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : Newhaven, £8 15s ; Hastings, £14 3s. 6d.
Canoes, Yachts and Rafts
D class lifeboat rescues 36 people from canoes, yacht and raftsCleethorpes' D class inflatable liferaft was involved in three services on one day on 30 July 1989, rescuing no less than 36 people. The first service started as the crew...