Margate, Kent, and Southend-on- Sea, Essex.—9th September, 1939.

An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea off Leysdown. The Margate life-boat was launched just after eleven at night in a thick fog and reached Leysdown two hours and twenty minutes later. Owing to the fog she anchored until 5.15 in the morning and then made a search, but found nothing.

Meanwhile the Southend-on-Sea lifeboat had been launched at 11.30 and had searched a wide area. The two life-boats met at 6.30 next morning.

At 7.50 a morse signal from the R.A.F.

was received to say that all were saved.

The Margate life-boat reached her station at 10.30 in the morning, and the Southend-on-Sea at 8.50.—Rewards: Margate, £18 12s.; Southend-on-Sea, £18 3s.

(See "Shoreboat Services," Herne Bay.).