Margate, Kent. — At 8.33 in the evening of the 10th of May, 1952, the coastguard telephoned that a small boat had burnt flares two and a half miles east of Margate, and at 8.40 the life-boat North Foreland, Civil Service No. XI was launched. A moderate south-south-east breeze was blowing, with a moderate sea running. The life-boat found four American airmen in the outboard motor boat Doodle- Bug. Her engine had broken down.

One of the men had jumped overboard to recover an oar, had got cramp and been rescued by one of his companions.

Both were exhausted. The life-boat- men rescued all four, gave them dry clothes, and towed the boat to Mar- gate, arriving at 9.30 that night.— Rewards, £7 17s. 6d..