Buckle, Whitehills, Banffshire; and Cromarty, Cromartyshire. —• At one o'clock on the morning of the 5th of September, 1956, the Peterhead coastguard telephoned that a Sea- hawk aircraft wras missing on a flight from Lossiemouth. The aircraft was believed to be within a radius of twenty miles from Buckie. At 1.20 the Buckle life-boat Glencoe, Glasgow was launched. There was a slight swell, a light south-easterly breeze was blowing, and the tide was flooding.

The life-boat carried out an extensive search. At 2.15 the Whitehills life- boat the St. Andreiv (Civil Service No. 10) was launched, and ten minutes later the Cromarty life-boat Lilla Marras, Douglas and Will also put out to help in the search, which was carried out all through the night.

Only parts of the aircraft were found by the Cromarty life-boat, and at seven o'clock the life-boats were re- called. Buckie arrived back at 7.50, Whitehills at nine o'clock, and Cro- marty at 11.30.—Rewards: Buckie, rewards to the crew, £14 5s.; reward to the helper on shore, 12s.; White- hills, rewards to the crew, £15 17s.; rewards to the helpers on shore, £3 14s.; Cromarty, rewards to the crew, £19 Is..