Sheringham, Norfolk. At 5.5 on the evening of the 30th of October, 1957, a message was received that a pilot of an American Sabre Jet aircraft had baled out thirty miles north of Cromer. At 5.30 the life-boat Foresters Centenary was launched in a moderate sea, with a fresh south-westerly breeze blowing.

Visibility was poor, with rain squalls, and the tide was ebbing. The life- boat carried out a search in conjunc- tion with the Cromer no. 1 life-boat, with aircraft and with other vessels until five o'clock the next morning, when the coxswain decided to return because of the shortage of fuel. As a request by the United States Air Force to continue the search was made, a crab boat loaded with petrol stood out to meet the life-boat on her return.

After the refuelling four of the life- boat's crew were relieved, and she put to sea again to continue the search until 5.40, when she was recalled. She had found nothing and reached her station at 9.50 on the night of the 31st of October. She had been at sea for over 28 hours. The Cromer no. 1 life-boat Henry Blogg took part in the same search. She was launched at 5.33 on the evening of the 30th of October and was at sea for 27 hours.

Sheringham : rewards to the crew, £78 10s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £24 13s. Cromer : re- wards to the crew, £61 5s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £6 14s..