LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Aeroplane (90)
AUGUST 15TH. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
A German bomber had come down and the crew of five had taken to their rubber boat, but they were picked up by a fishing boat. - Rewards, £4 7s. 6d..
An Aeroplane (104)
AUGUST 24TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY, AND LLANDUDNO, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
Reports had been received that an aeroplane was down in the sea several miles west of Great Orme’s Head, but nothing was found. - Rewards : Moelfre, £8 ...
An Aeroplane (105)
AUGUST 25TH. -WEYMOUTH, DORSET.
Many German aircraft had been brought down in a terrific fight in the Weymouth and Portland areas, but although the sea was strewn with wreckage nothing worth rescuing was found. - Rewards,...
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..
An Aeroplane (158)
OCTOBER 13TH. - NEW BRIGHTON, AND HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. A Blenheim aeroplane had been shot down in error by a British fighter, but a search, carried out during an air-raid. was without result.- Rewards : New Brighton, £19 6s. ; Hoylake,...
A British Wellington Bombing Aeroplane
AUGUST 26TH. - BARMOUTH, MERIONETHSHIRE, AND PWLLHELI, CAERNARVONSHIRE.
A British Wellington bombing aeroplane had come down in the sea, but an R.A.F. launch rescued her seven men from a rubber dinghy. - Rewards : Barmouth,...
An Aeroplane (8)
FEBRUARY 3RD. - LYTHAM - ST. ANNES, LANCASHIRE. A British aeroplane had been reported down, but later it was found that no aircraft was missing and the life-boat was recalled. A letter of thanks was received from the R.A.F. Station. -...
An Aeroplane (98)
JUNE 27TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down, but nothing was found, and later it was learned that the aeroplane had returned safely. - Rewards, £7 13s. 6d.
An Aeroplane (142)
SEPTEMBER 16TH. - CROMARTY. A British aeroplane had come down in the sea, but the life-boat was overtaken by an R.A.F. speed boat, and returned to her station.- Rewards, £4 7s. 6d.
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Aeroplanes
SEPTEMBER 23RD. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, AND WALTON AND FRINTON, ESSEX.
It was thought that aeroplanes had collided and one was reported to have come down in flames, but nothing could be found. - Rewards : Clacton - on - Sea,...