LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Raft
APRIL 12TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A raft had got adrift with a boy aboard, but before help came he was drowned.
-Rewards, £8 18s. 6d.
A Walrus Aeroplane
JANUARY 27TH. - ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK. A Walrus aeroplane had been reported down on the sea but she got away safely and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £22.
A Ship (4)
NOVEMBER 6TH. - SUNDERLAND, DURHAM. A ship had been reported drifting, but the only vessel found had her anchor down and did not need help. - Rewards, £15 7s. 6d..
None (9)
FEBRUARY 23RD. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but later it was learned that she had crashed on land.- Rewards, £24 5s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (145)
SEPTEMBER 19TH. - PORTPATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE. A British aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled as the aeroplane was safe. - Rewards, £7 10s..
A Steamer (15)
APRIL 2ND. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. A steamer had gone ashore, but her crew of six were rescued from the shore by the coastguard life-saving apparatus.- Rewards, £6 16s. 6d.
None (49)
SEPTEMBER 4TH. - MARGATE, KENT.
Two airmen had been reported down in the sea, but the life-boat was recalled by wireless when it was learned that it was two balloons that had come down and they had been mistaken for...
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Category: Articles
An Aeroplane (177)
NOVEMBER 16TH. - RUNSWICK, SCARBOROUGH, AND WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.
A British bomber aeroplane had been reported down some miles out at sea, and later it was reported that another bomber was down, but nothing was found by the...
A Motor Cruiser
Ramsgate, Kent.—18th August, 1938.
A motor cruiser had broken down, but was helped by a motor boat.—Rewards, £5 8s..