FEBRUARY 7TH. - MOELFRE, ANGLESEY.
An aeroplane was reported to have fallen into the sea, but nothing was found, and it was thought that she had simply been flying very low. - Rewards, £12 13s. 6d..
DECEMBER 10TH. - PADSTOW, CORNWALL.
A British aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea a mile off Lower Sharpnose Point, but a later message said that she was safe and the life-boat was recalled. - Rewards, £...
Station to station
Lifeboat superfan Harry Mascall is celebrating an important milestone on his mission to visit every one of the RNLI’s 237 stations. The 8-year-old Storm Force member from Cheshire enjoyed When Connie Richards,...
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JUNE 4TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, AND SELSEY, SUSSEX. At 1.15 A.M. a message was received at Bembridge from the Foreland coastguard, that an aeroplane had come down in the sea south-west of the coastguard hut at Hayling Island. A...
North Foreland (Civil Service No. 11) isa46ft9in Watson,the first class to be built with a centre cabin and midships steering position. Following the lifeboat disasters of 1969 and 1970 she was fitted with an automatically inflating bag on... - View image in PDF
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Tim Secretary of the Institution pro- poses, if possible, to compile its history for publication in 1924, and he will be most grateful to all Honorary Secre- taries, especially of Station Branches, for every assistance which they may be good...
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Fowey: The champagne bottle breaks as Mr Paul Chilcott names the 33ft Brede class lifeboat RNLB Leonore Chilcott. photograph by courtesy of Harry and Billy Graeme. - View image in PDF
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1974: (below) . . . leaving St Paul's Cathedral after the Institution's 150th anniversary service of thanksgiving and dedication with Sir Hugh Wontner, Lord Mayor of London.. - View image in PDF
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NOV. 18TH. - SHOREHAM HARBOUR, SUSSEX. An aeroplane was reported to have come down in the sea, and the life-boat made a thorough search, but could find nothing. - Rewards, £14 18s. 6d..
FEBRUARY 12TH. - WICK, CAITHNESSSHIRE.
At 5.45 A.M. information was received that a British aeroplane, some twenty miles due east, was making for Wick.
A few minutes later it was reported that she was down...