LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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NOVEMBER 19TH. - CLOUGHEY, CO. DOWN. Red lights, apparently dropped from an aeroplane, had been reported, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £21 13s. 6d..
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MAY 19TH. - RHYL, FLINTSHIRE. A Spitfire aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but it had crashed on land. - Rewards, £10 2s. (See Llanerchymor, “Services by Auxiliary Rescue-boats;” page 67)..
Two British Mosquito Aeroplanes
MARCH 18TH. - DONAGHADEE, CO. DOWN. Two British Mosquito aeroplanes had been reported fallen into the sea, but only wreckage was found. - Rewards, £13 19s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (22)
FEBRUARY 27TH. - GOURDON, KINCARDINESHIRE.
An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £23 2s. 9d..
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NOVEMBER 29TH. - KILLYBEGS, CO. DONEGAL. A report had been received that a Flying Fortress aeroplane had come down as she was short of fuel, but she reached her base. - Rewards, £6 13s..
An Aeroplane (77)
AUGUST 11TH. - TORBAY, AND EXMOUTH, DEVON. An aeroplane had been reported down between Exmouth and Teignmouth, but after putting out both lifeboats were recalled. - Rewards : Torbay, £3 17s. 6d. ; Exmouth, £7 0S. 6d.
An Aeroplane
12th January. It had been reported that an aeroplane had come down in the sea. A thorough search was made, but nothing was found.—Rewards, £15 7s. 6d..
A Speed Boat
Margate, Kent. — 4th August. A speed-boat had broken down, but the four people on board were rescued by another boat.—Rewards, £11 6s..
An Aeroplane
Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—6th February, 1939. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea in flames, but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £7 15s. Qd..
A Raft
Donaghadee, Co. Down.—12th April, 1939. A raft had got adrift with a boy aboard, but before help came he was drowned.—Rewards, £8 18s. 6d..