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Charles Barrie

Broughty Ferry, Angus.—At 11.45 A.M. on the 18th June the honorary secretary received a telephone message that an aeroplane had been seen to fall into the water near No. 6 buoy, off Shanwell Sands. The motor life-boat John Ryburn was away within five minutes, and found that the steamer Charles Barrie had picked up the pilot, who had come down by parachute. He was uninjured, but suffering from shock, so the life-boat took him to Tayport, where an ambulance was waiting. The life-boat arrived back at her station at 1.15 P.M. The service was carried out in fine weather, and the sea was smooth.—Rewards, £4 16s..