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Inspecting the RNLI Penlee lifeboat with a damaged propellor, Cornwall, UK 1940
Inspecting the RNLI Penlee lifeboat with a damaged propellor, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI Penlee lifeboat at sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
RNLI Penlee lifeboat at sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI Van leaves RNLI central depot in Elstree, London, UK 1940
RNLI Van leaves RNLI central depot in Elstree, London, UK 1940
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Winching the RNLI lifeboat in to boathouse, Cornwall, UK 1940
Winching the RNLI lifeboat in to boathouse, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI scramble; run through the streets of Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
RNLI scramble; run through the streets of Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI central depot in Elstree, London, UK 1940
RNLI central depot in Elstree, London, UK 1940
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Steam train pulls in to station, Cornwall, UK 1940
Steam train pulls in to station, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Car draws up; RNLI insepector is greeted by coxswain, Cornwall, UK 1940
Car draws up; RNLI insepector is greeted by coxswain, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Cornish fishing boat coming in to Mousehole harbour, Cornwall, UK 1940
Cornish fishing boat coming in to Mousehole harbour, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI lifeboat and the team get ready to put to sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
RNLI lifeboat and the team get ready to put to sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Coxswain talks to RNLI lifeboat team in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
Coxswain talks to RNLI lifeboat team in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Mousehole harbour, high angle view over cottages with smoke from chimneys, Cornwall, UK 1940
Mousehole harbour, high angle view over cottages with smoke from chimneys, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Fishing boat in rough seas, Cornwall, UK 1940
Fishing boat in rough seas, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Fisherman enters cottage in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
Fisherman enters cottage in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Fishing boat in rough seas, Cornwall, UK 1940
Fishing boat in rough seas, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Coxswain of local RNLI lifeboat joins fishermen on pier, Cornwall, UK 1940
Coxswain of local RNLI lifeboat joins fishermen on pier, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Cornish fishermen gather on pier and look out to sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
Cornish fishermen gather on pier and look out to sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI lifeboat team scramble, Cornwall, UK 1940
RNLI lifeboat team scramble, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Coastguard looking through telescope, Cornwall, UK 1940
Coastguard looking through telescope, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI lifeboat team scramble, Cornwall, UK 1940
RNLI lifeboat team scramble, Cornwall, UK 1940
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RNLI Lifeboat crew in heavy oilskins ready to put to sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
RNLI Lifeboat crew in heavy oilskins ready to put to sea, Cornwall, UK 1940
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Fishermen looking over harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940
Fishermen looking over harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall, UK 1940