LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An American Liberator Bombing Aeroplane
OCTOBER 29TH. - MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.
An American Liberator bombing aeroplane had crashed, but she had come down on land. - Rewards, £24 4s..
An American Fighter Aeroplane
SEPTEMBER 11TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An American fighter aeroplane had come down in the sea off Worthing, but the pilot saved himself in his own dinghy. - Rewards, £8 1s..
A Fishing Boat (9)
MAY 20TH. - POOLE AND BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. A fishing boat’s engine had broken down, but the boat was taken in tow by another boat. - Rewards, £7 3s..
An Aeroplane (3)
FEBRUARY 3RD. - ALDEBURGH , SUFFOLK. An aeroplane had been reported down off Aldeburgh, but it was found to be much further north and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £43 11s.
An Aeroplane (121)
AUGUST 15TH. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea on fire, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £19 4s. 6d..
An Aeroplane
JANUARY 8TH - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. An aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the pilot was picked up by another vessel. - Rewards, £17 19s.
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 10th October, 1907.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
The Wreck Register and Chart for 1867
TT appears from the Annual Wreck Register of the British Isles, just published under the auspices of the Board of Trade, that 2,513 shipwrecks, representing a registered tonnage of 464,000 tons, took place in the seas and on the coasts of...
Category: Annual Reports
Notes of the Quarter
IN a world in which good news tends more and more to be excluded from the front pages of newspapers, it is gratifying to be able to record that the R.N.L.I.'s record last year was one of consistent and outstanding success. The number of...
Category: Articles
On Service In the Pentland Firth
THE following description of a service in the Longhope life-boat appeared in the mid-December 1962 number of "Motor Boat and Yachting." This is reproduced by kind permission of the editor, Commander Erroll Bruce, R.N., who is...
Category: Services