Wick, Caithness-shire.—23rd October, 1939. The life-boat station was informed that a R.A.F. aeroplane had failed to report and has last been seen thirty miles east of Wick. The motor life-boat was launched at 3.20 P.M.

Two hours later she was recalled as aircraft had searched without finding anything. The life-boat reached her station again at 8 P.M.—Rewards, £18 16s..