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A Glider

Walton and Frinton, Essex.—At 4.55 in the afternoon, on the 25th of April, 1950, the Walton coastguard telephoned that a man could be seen waving on what appeared to be a submerged aero- plane between one and two miles south- east of the Naze. At 5.5 the life-boat E.M.E.D. was launched in a slight sea, with a light north-north-east breeze blowing. She found a submerged glider, rescued the pilot and then took it in tow and beached it. The life- boatmen gave the pilot rum and dry clothes, and then returned to their station, arriving at 7.20 that evening.—• Property Salvage Case..